She Drives Me Crazy Hardcover – April 20, 2021

It's currently 4 am and I read the entire book in one sitting LOL. This book is so fun and sweet. It depicts healthy relationships and the importance of healing and communication. This is a wonderful book for anyone, young or old, queer or straight, who wants a feel-good read.EDIT***I just finished rereading this book and decided to add to my review. I loved the book the first time around, and adored it my second read through. I think Quindlen perfected the YA formula with this book. It's a book with endearing and unique characters that you can't help but root for. Irene definitely steals the show as my favorite character. She is the love interest of the novel, and Quindlen writes her so well that you as the reader end up falling for her too. This book has some of YA lit's funnest tropes -- fake dating and enemies to lovers. While this book keeps a lighthearted tone and is a very feel-good read, it teaches lessons that both teenagers and adults could benefit from-- the importance of putting healing first and the importance of communication for healthy relationships. It sets a wonderful standard for many readers to apply to their own lives. In addition, I think Quindlen perfected the YA recipe because it has the best parts of YA literature while leaving behind the parts that annoy me. The big conflict in the book between our two heroines doesn't feel overly dramatic or drawn out. I usually cringe when I get to the part in YA lit where the love interests hit a speed bump in their relationship and a lot of times it feels unnecessary. She Drives Me Crazy does a wonderful job with making the conflict necessary for the plot and not cringe at all. It drives the plot forward and helps the protagonist grow while still keeping the story fun and interesting. After reading this book for a second time, I can say with confidence that it's one of my favorite romance novels and I'll definitely be rereading it again soon!

I'm a firm believer in the Mark Twain quote: "Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." And while I'm too broke to travel, I live this idea by occasionally reading books in a genre/point of view I don't normally gravitate towards. This book was one such purchase after stumbling upon it in a local bookstore, I later bought it on Amazon so I could judge it's worthiness before recommending it to my wife. I don't like to reread books in a short amount of time, usually I'll give the reread a few months to a year before I consider picking it up again. I finished this book a day before this review and by God I've barely resisted the urge to reread it again the day I write this review.I like the characters, I like the plot and I like the multiple not too subtle, but not too preachy messages this book conveys. It is going onto my list of best books I've ever read, which includes such classics as: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Dresden files series, The Eternal champion trilogy, Vampire Hunter D, The Great Gatsby, World War Z, Anne of Green Gables, Wizard's First Rule, The Golden Compass, The Corpus Hermeticum, The Han Solo Trilogy, At the Mountains of Madness, Our Man in Havana, Monsters you've Never Heard of, Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody, The Hobbit, Annie on My Mind, Dave Barry does Japan, Shulz and Peanuts, and my all time favorite Belinda.My only complaint is that the book isn't longer and that the odds of a sequel are slim to none. Also, Spoilers Ahead; seriously Spoilers Ahead: It's set up that the main two characters have had intimate relations before they met, so why don't we get a scene like that involving these two? I wasn't looking for full blown NC-17 but something sensual without being explicit. The kind of thing that raises the eyebrows and causes the imagination to wander just enough that your motor gets running.If your on the fence about whether or not to read it because either it's a topic you find stale or a topic you don't normally have interest in; take it from this libertarian, gun loving, small government believing doesn't care about gays except for a select few friends, only votes for the right because the left wants to turn all Americans into Shoggoths, long haired, hard rock fan that also loves Celine Dion, foul mouthed alcoholic: if you like a good novel regardless of what your personal beliefs may be, buy this book. You can thank me later with a bottle of Jim Beam Devil's Cut. I'm glad I travelled out of my little corner of the world and I have no regrets that I read this book. It will forever have a place of honor on my hall of fame shelf on my bookcase. My hat, if I wore one, goes off to the author. She wrote a damn fine book.

~OMG, WHAT DID I JUST READ?!I got this book at around 1:30 pm this afternoon and the second I started reading it, I couldn't take my eyes of off it. This book was perfect and here I am just finishing it at 1:00 the next day in the morning. This book is so addictive I can't put it down without groaning. If you are someone who loves fake dating, competitive sports, tough-to-get relationships, and ALOT of drama and I mean A LOT of drama, you will absolutely love this book!!!! This book is about a girl named Scottie and she had a break up with her now ex-girlfriend. She is trying to get over it and realizes that her Ex feels jealous as soon as she's been carpooling with a popular girl from school, Irene. (carpooling because Scottie accidentally bumped and broke some part of her car.) Afterward, Scottie realizes this and asks Irene to fake date to make her Ex jealous and she agrees because Scottie is also covering the cost of the damage made to her car. Find out what happens next (TRUST ME ITS SO INTERESTING!!!)

I never thought I’d read an LGBTQ book but when I was searching for another book this one caught my eye and I am so glad I read it because I loved it so much! It made me feel so many emotions and I felt like I was going through the journey with Scottie and it was an amazing read :)

Best book ive read

O livro está em ótimo estado e chegou antes do previsto! Estou empolgado pra ler, mas já sei que vou amar!

The media could not be loaded. Me gustó muchísimo este libro, no podía parar y lo acabé el mismo día. Es un excelente momento para dar entrada a autoras que nos muestren romances hermosos y distintos a los que leímos mientras crecíamos. La edición es buena, gran calidad de hojas y pasta dura. Si tienes bloqueo lector, si quieres divertirte leyendo o si solo quieres leer libros lgb, te lo mega recomiendo para tu biblioteca.

Bought as gift for a friend, cute story!

The book is an easy read and you quickly get to know the characters and their quirks. Once you start it’s hard to stop since the plot between Scottie and Irene is very intriguing and well written! Definitely recommend