First published 2023
Nikki Maxwell finally feels like things are going her way. She has her best friends Chloe and Zoey by her side, and Brandon, the boy she likes, asks her to be his lab partner. Her world crashes when she discovers that Brandon plans to attend the Halloween dance with Mackenzie. Devastated, Nikki decides to skip the dance and attend a children's party with her little sister Brianna instead. Then she learns that Mackenzie was lying about her date with Brandon. Now Brandon wants to take Nikki to the Halloween dance after all. The problem is that Nikki has committed to both the dance and the children's party on the same night. She must figure out how to attend two completely different celebrations without disappointing anyone or ruining her chances with Brandon. Nikki's diary chronicles her frantic attempts to solve this scheduling nightmare while navigating the usual drama of middle school friendships and crushes.
Genres: romance, family-life, friendship, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult, diary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers
288 pages · Paperback · Molino