Hi friends! So today I'm going to be doing a review on "The Other Parker" by Sarah Zane. This review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free (however there will be the Goodreads synopsis in this and sometimes it can contain spoilers to please keep that in mind!)
Bri Tanner has one goal for her junior year: destroy Shawn Parker.
After the no - good lousy cheat broke Bri's younger cousin's heart, she's determined to make him pay. He might be able to charm every other person at their school, but not her.
Bri has a secret weapon: she's demisexual and already hates him
There's nothing he can say or do to make her fall for him or his tricks. Shawn might be Harris High's star football player, but Bri Tanner is about to show the player how it feels to be played.
The only problem? The more time Bri spends with Shawn, the more she's around his sister Shannon. Shannon always has a goofy smile, a joke, and a helping hand ready for anyone who needs it.
Shawn Parker has no chance at her heart, but the other Parker? She might be a problem.
This sapphic coming - of - age story inspired by John Tucker Must Die and Easy A is packed full of queer joy, found family, girl power, high school hijinks, and a little bit of revenge."
I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley, however all opinions are my own.
So the reason I wanted to read this is literally because this was advertised as "John Tucker Must Die" but make it gay, and I was all in. Friends, the description did not lie. This book was such a fun read. First of all, I got all the nostalgic feelings from this book, it did genuinely feel like watching an early 2000s girlypop movie like John Tucker Must Die, Mean Girls or Easy A. We truly don't make media like that anymore and it makes me so excited to see it coming back. This had everything I wanted in a queer story. The found family in this story was incredible and I loved that the characters friendships were built around what happened to them instead of them tearing each other down. The group was a feminist powerhouse and the wit and banter between them all was hilarious and so much fun to read and feel a part of. There were quite a few twists and turns that I was absolutely was not expecting, but once again just added to the story and made it so much more enjoyable to read. I genuinely laughed out loud so much with this story and kept wanting to pick it up any time I wasn't reading it. This was honestly just such an easy read, and I had such a good time with it. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who just wants a quick fun little read which gives off those y2k girlypop movie vibes, whilst being incredibly queer. I will definitely be picking myself up a physical copy of this book as well as reading Sarah's other books when I get the chance to.
I gave this book a 4/5 star rating on Goodreads.
This book is already out!
What did you think of this book? Who were your favourite or least favourite characters? Do you have any books you'd recommend for me to read and do a review on? Please let me know down in the comments below!
Have a wonderful day!
Love, Doe!
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