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Smash It! (Original)
Smash It! (Original) | Francina Simone
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Refreshingly authentic and bold... Don't miss this smashing #ownvoices novel from Francina Simone, filled with heart, humor and a heroine to root for! Olivia "Liv" James is done with letting her insecurities get the best of her. So she does what any self-respecting hot mess of a girl who wants to SMASH junior year does... After Liv shows up to a Halloween party in khaki shorts--why, God, why?--she decides to set aside her wack AF ways. She makes a list--a F*ck-It list. 1. Be bold--do the thing that scares me. 2. Learn to take a compliment. 3. Stand out instead of back. She kicks it off by trying out for the school musical, saying yes to a date and making new friends. Life is great when you stop punking yourself! However, with change comes a lot of missteps, and being bold means following her heart. So what happens when Liv's heart is interested in three different guys--and two of them are her best friends? What is she supposed to do when she gets dumped by a guy she's not even dating? How does one Smash It! after the humiliation of being friend-zoned? In Liv's own words, "F*ck it. What's the worst that can happen?" A lot, apparently. #SMASHIT
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Sharanya
Smash It! (Smash It! #1) | Francina Simone
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Mehso-so

I wish there was an “it‘s complicated” option! On one hand, I LOVED the characters & their journey in this story. It‘s an ode to Black girls, female sexuality, & just how absolutely messy AF teenaged romance can be. It‘s funny, painful, beautiful, ridiculous, & realistic. On the other...there are some issues with how race & ethnicity are handled that shouldn‘t be ignored. Honestly, this would have been a five-star book, if it weren‘t for that.

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Addison_Reads
Smash It! (Smash It! #1) | Francina Simone
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Panpan

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

This YA book about a girl and her two guy best friends, sounded like a fun read, and for a teen, they'd probably love it, but sadly I didn't.

The dialogue between the characters bugged me, and the characters felt superficial and far too selfish.

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes YA just doesn't feel very authentic. 4y
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Addison_Reads
Smash It! (Smash It! #1) | Francina Simone
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My bingo card for #BookSpinBingo is getting lots of squares colored in. I have a few reviews to catch up on tomorrow, but I wanted to share this before retiring for the night to read. 😀 Only 10 books left to read.

@TheAromaofBooks I'm determined to color it all in this month. 💚

TheAromaofBooks Wow you are making amazing progress!!!! 4y
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LibrarianRyan
Smash It! (Smash It! #1) | Francina Simone
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Love, love love this cover. The bright colors will make it stand out on bookstore shelves.

Out September 22

#CoverLove
#YAedition

ShelleyBooksie Gorgeous cover!!! 4y
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