by Laura Steven
First published 2018
Izzy O'Neill dreams of making people laugh on stage. She lives without parents, scrapes by financially, and owns her sexuality without apology. Then someone creates a cruel website targeting her at school. Izzy tries to brush off the attacks with humor. Her sex life belongs to her, and she makes her own choices. But when photos surface showing her with a politician's son, everything explodes. The story becomes national news. Reporters swarm her life. Strangers judge her online. Everyone has opinions about what she did and who she is. Izzy has never felt shame about herself before. She refuses to start now. But staying strong while the whole country watches and criticizes will test every bit of courage she has. She must decide whether to hide or keep fighting for the right to be herself.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, young-adult, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, social-outcasts
Period: 21st-century
352 pages · Paperback · Electric Monkey
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, sexism