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Pub Date 14 Aug 2025 | Archive Date Not set

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Description

When your world is crumbling around you, how do you make life sweet again?

Libby's life is turned upside down when a video of her 'cheating' on her boyfriend, Dan, goes viral the night he has a serious bike accident. Now the whole school has turned on her and her only friend is Neha, the new girl everyone else ignores.

If Dan doesn't wake up from his coma soon, the secret he's been carrying around might disappear along with him. A secret that will change everything. And he's not the only one hiding things - Neha's been crushing on Libby for months .

But when Libby finds herself falling for Neha she worries that if she follows her heart she will betray the people she cares about most. Can she discover who she really is before she loses everyone?

A heartwarming friends-to-lovers queer romance about coming out and finding yourself along the way. Perfect for fans of She Gets the Girl and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

When your world is crumbling around you, how do you make life sweet again?

Libby's life is turned upside down when a video of her 'cheating' on her boyfriend, Dan, goes viral the night he has a...


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ISBN 9781526684455
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)
PAGES 384

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Thank you to the author and publishers for allowing me an e-ARC via NetGalley! That has in no way influenced my review and all opinions are my own.

Let me start by saying that this is probably the best queer book I’ve ever read. A bold statement, yes, but it is absolutely true. And I’ll tell you why.
First of all, the characters. Every character is so different to each other, and they all invoke so many different emotions. The way that this book is written is amazing, as it feels new and refreshing without feeling ‘cringy’; it doesn’t try too hard to be a ‘modern’ book, and instead it feels very genuine. This makes it so easy to read that I finished it in 24 hours cause I didn’t want to put it down!

And the main event: the queerness of this book. As a bisexual girly, I often struggle to find books with bi characters in that aren’t just ‘token’ characters. The fact that the author themselves are bi just makes me so incredibly happy. I really felt that this book described how it feels to be a queer person, the guilt and the shame we can feel, the anxiety about ‘coming out’ to others and how they may feel about it. Everything is represented and described in a way that really hit home for me. I cried multiple times during this book, and it’s hard to keep this review spoiler free, but there were so many emotional moments in the book and I bawled like a baby - I cried on three separate occasions and now I feel like I need therapy (in the best way).
The other thing that really got me was how people treated Libby, and the awful hatred they were spewing to her. Again, it’s hard to keep the review spoiler free, but the redemption moments felt both fantastic but also completely heartbreaking. I really resonated with Libby and all of her feelings; the confusion of sexuality, the helplessness, the loneliness; I think this book also helped me think about my own experiences and feelings.

I am so incredibly happy that I was able to experience this book. It made me feel proud to be bi, and I just want to give the author so much love and praise because they really do deserve it. This book was spectacular and Becki is now on my list of ‘authors who could write a story about a dog going to the park and I’d read it’.

Rating: 5/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

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This was such a lovely read - nostalgic and hopeful in a way that sort of made me want to cry the whole time - dealing with grief and guilt, but also the joy of discovering something about yourself that you'd pushed away for years. Every time I had a spare moment to read, I wanted to be reading this book! Becki Jayne Crossley does an incredible job of tackling the heavy issue of bullying (both online and in-person), while still managing to centre queer joy and the beauty of being unashamedly yourself.

I have so much love for so many of the characters in this book - Libby, Dan, Neha, and Neha's friends from her previous school are wonderfully written and so relatable and funny, I found myself grinning down at the page like a weirdo on several occasions. The dynamics between these characters as they grow and get to know one another (and themselves) better was such a joy to read.

I'm not going to lie, a lot of the bullying aspects of this book were a tough read, but (without spoiling too much) I promise you that the resolution to this story is absolutely worth it and made me so happy.

I wish Tart had been around in my high-school years - this could be an absolute game changer for teenagers coming to terms with their sexuality and dealing with all the swirling emotions that come along with that.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

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