Drama

This is a meringue of a book - light and airy and sweet. Maybe it doesn't have a ton of substance, but it's very enjoyable. Anyone who has been a theater nerd or endured the maddening ambiguity of early teen romance will relate. It evokes very poignantly the feelings of crushes, friendships, and the difficult territory in between.

The art is fun and engaging, and you feel the author's love of theater shining through.

It's nice to see representation of different ethnicities and sexual orientations. Everyone has their own unique character, but kids of all kinds are presented as just part of the gang. Sadly, the LGBTQ+ acknowledgement has earned this book challenges and bans. Just having gay characters is pretty much anathema to so many benighted people, sadly.