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If at some points this book was too sugarcoated to be believable, I forgave it because it was just such a beautiful novel of the unpopular girl with a crush on a cheerleader finding out that that crush is totally requited.

Our main character, Patch, lives in Brunswick but goes to school as a scholarship student at a rather prestigious school in Kew. One of the things I love about reading #loveozya is that I actually recognise many of the places mentioned if they are set in Melbourne.

So when Patch and Evie end up going for coffee after Evie finds herself at the records store where Patch works, I was imagining which specific place they might be going to based on the vibe described.

The problem in this book is that Patch's big nemesis, and rather a bully, happens to be one of Evie's best friends. Abigail makes Patch's life difficult, and has done since Patch started at the school. She dumps ink down Patch's uniform which ends up leading to the first time that Patch actually has a conversation with Evie.

The romance that forms between Evie and Patch at first is just this beautiful friendship where both of them are too nervous to say anything about feelings they may or may not be having. This felt so so true to teenaged experience and the little moments while movie watching, attempting to hold hands and such, were just so sweet.

My favourite part of this novel was actually that Patch's best friend is about to start T at the beginning. He has transitioned at school and the teachers and other students are supportive of it. The biggest deal that seems to happen is that now when kids are split into boys and girls, Patch no longer gets to hang out with her best friend.

So it's great that this is the year when Evie comes into Patch's life! This book is an all round good time and I am so so glad I randomly picked it up.