Why did I love this book?
She Drives Me Crazy does a fantastic job mashing up two of the greatest tropesâenemies-to-lovers and fake datingâand combining them with a spin on the classic sports romance genre by having both basketball player Scottie and cheerleader Irene be girls. Itâs not all fun and gamesâScottie is nursing a breakup in a painfully relatable fashionâbut it is a lot of fun and games, and Quindlen definitely knows how to write romance, too.
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âA little sweet, a little sharp.â âBooklist, starred review
High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston.
After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, Irene Abraham, head cheerleader for the Fighting Reindeer.
Irene is as mean as she is beautiful, so Scottie makes a point to keep her distance. When the accident sends Ireneâs car to the shopâŠ