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I had so much fun hate buddy reading this with my fav yappers/beefers, you know who you are 👀🤭 (links at the bottom <33)

★★☆☆�� �� how do I put this nicely�� um ew, this book was ew��.
I’m gonna go start a fire, burn this book and make some s’mores. Anyone wanna come?

�˟️ plot �˟️
Mallory doesn’t play chess anymore because of past traumas (like I care 🙄) but ends up beating the world champion Nolan and then she starts playing for money because she has a sad life.

�˟️ mallory �˟️
Ummmm she’s got to go�� 🔫😃
Mallory tries to be this petty girl who’s taking over the burden of her mom and does everything herself because iTs HeR rEsPoNsIbILiTy Of CoUrSe. Idk if I was supposed to feel bad for her�� because I did not. Like at all. I LAUGHED when she had a mental breakdown 🤭
The book would’ve been so nice if she would’ve just shut up.
She’s annoying, she talks to herself too much, she’s too stubborn, she’s delusional, she’s disrespectful, she just EW.
I will admit, her family drove me crazy, but she deserves it 😊

�˟️ nolan �˟️
At the start, I didn’t mind Nolan. I loved his cocky, world champion, I’m-better-than-you personality. BUT IT JUST DISAPPEARED. Like I wanted MORE of a rivalry or SOMETHING, but he was just fine??
AND DOES THIS MAN KNOW THE MEANING OF CONSENT??? like I know she did it first, but he went soooo far in 2 secs, like bro�� CHILL PLEASE 💀
"You touched me, can’t stop now. Touch take rule" BRO WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CHESS RN??? WHY WHY WHY?? THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS 😭 I’m going insane guys

�˟️ overall �˟️
I hate how the author marked this as YA (ahem it wasnt quite ya) and tried to connect with people in the age category, saying things like Ed Sheeran (body pillow, mind you), VISCO, Jeff Bezos, Discord, friggin BTS, yada yada. She failed. Like miserably.
I think I got 5x stupider reading this, but I had fun hating it.

brb me and liepa are gonna go play chess now 🤭 (I’m better than her no I’m not...)

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( liepa, the only one who read it for the br. zoe, at least you tried (dnfed at 10%). maggie, she already read it lol. peachie, stupid library. liv, sarah, izzy, harper, didnt read it, but wanted to be mentioned smh.)