This book is very informative as the MC is an activist and strives to get every vote in, no matter the obstacles. Educational but not preachy, engaging story.

Marva is a very politically active teen. On election day, she sees another teenager be turned away from his polling location. She and Duke spend the rest of the day together trying to fix his voting problems. Along the way, Duke’s little sister has a secret spilled, Marva’s cat escapes, they both get caught skipping school, and many other mishaps.

I really enjoyed the dual perspective in this book, both main characters had distinctive personalities and viewpoints. I will highly recommend this book to my middle school students.

I really enjoyed this book. A book like this is so needed because when I was young I didn't realize how important voting was. Aside from that I really love how Brandy Colbert crafts a story. The whole thing takes place in a day but its still a very rich and the characters are so fleshed out. I could 100% see this as a movie.

This book was so well executed! Just from the description, I thought I was strapping in for a very cheesy love fest against the backdrop of an election, but it was so much more! I loved that Colbert was able to cover the importance of voting and the complicated, nuanced role race plays in elections. There were so many important topics covered in this book, and it would make for a great discussion!

Additionally, I loved the characters. Marva and Duke both felt so genuine in their characterization, and the love story did not overpower their personal journeys. While this book is marked as a Romance, it felt like it could just as easily pass as straight out Realistic Fiction because the romance factor was so naturally woven in. Yes, admittedly, there WERE inconveniences that led to these two characters being thrown together by the universe, but the obstacles never felt like plot points to love.

I will definitely be recommending this book, especially to my students!

This story covers so many of the challenges that black Americans face such as racism, low voter turnout, white ignorance, and having “the talk” about what to do when faced with police, to name a few. I think that the author did a great job of melding so many if these issues into a story without it being overbearing or forceful. I applaud her for bringing these about in a way that draws attention to them without making people automatically defensive about these important topics.

The two main characters of this story (Duke & Marva) are both 18yr high schoolers. I probably should have assumed this when I read it was their first election but for some reason I assumed that they were slightly older when I picked this up. The author did a great job at making these characters act/feel 18yr, giving them situations that represent their age and maturity. I also enjoyed that there were two narrators for this book, giving Duke & Marva their own distinctive personality as the story changed POV and even looked at past situations.

i love the fact that this book was pushing the manger theme that young peoples votes and voices matter in politics, and are important enough to share. I think the book was really well done, and i loved the characters so much!

If you enjoy political books that are on the lighter side of things then maybe this book is for you. I picked it up main for the romance so the start of this book was a little boring for me but I do love this main character tell her boyfriend to basically fuck off because he backed out on a promised I love she stuck to her gun and didn't crumble and be all like it okay I forgive you so even though I did not fully enjoy this book it still had things I really did enjoy.

This ended up not working for me. Something about the writing just didn't capture me, and also, I didn't feel like the two main characters had much chemistry? Maybe as friends they were ok, but anything else just didn't feel authentic. Not a bad book at all, juts fell kind of flat.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this e-book in exchange for a honest review. I gave this read 3 stars.

Marva spends her day helping Duke make his vote count. They encounter a lot of issues throughout the day.

I liked the spotlight on Black representation, interracial relationships, importance of voting at 18, and being active in politics.

I didn’t like that it covers just one day, the side story about a missing cat (it took away from the story), the weird love story (it was predictable and they knew each other for less than 24 hours), and the name of Duke’s band. Lol.

I also feel like if I had read this in high school, I would have related more and swooned over their one day adventure and relationship but unfortunately, these days I’m more realistic.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I loved the subject and themes in this book especially because they are current event topics. The romantic story was sweet but parts felt like a Saturday morning cartoon PSA that was painful to watch over and over and over again.

Another great read from Brandy Colbert. This book manages to engage with the political and personal lives of young Black characters in a way that feels authentic, individual, and never preachy. I think it also manages to name the violence and trauma experienced by these young Black people, while keeping the focus on a "day in the life" story filled with romance, low-stakes conflict, and interpersonal relationships. It's touches on serious topics while still allowing characters joy and youthfulness. I can hand this to any student who likes contemporary YA and know they will enjoy it. Bonus points: Just like her young characters, Colbert's parent/adult characters are never archetypes or one-note; She writes with humanity and authenticity for all of her characters. Recommend for purchase along with her other titles.

I was given a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Marva has been active in getting the vote out movements through school. When she goes to cast her vote at the polls and sees a guy being turned away from the polls, she makes it her sole purpose to help him cast his vote on election day. After several different polling locations, different things getting in the way, Duke is finally able to vote. However, after all they've been through, they may not part ways just yet. #TheVotingBooth #Netgalley #brandyColbert

Brandy Colbert is seriously THE BEST and this book was fantastic. This is a cute contemporary romance as well as a strong statement about voter suppression and race in America.

Yes, I will use The Voting Booth in classrooms. Brandy Colbert has quickly become one of my favorite authors and this book did not disappoint. The Voting Booth kept me interested and ready to read on. Colbert's character development and the way she moved the plot was fantastic. The relevance of this book this past year just added to the power of Colbert's work. I purchased a copy for my ELA teachers and my Social Studies teachers to have in their classroom libraries.

I wasn’t sure what to think going into this book. The election and everything political was in the news 24/7 so I was a little hesitant to pick it up. However, this was an excellent read and entirely relevant for the past year. I enjoyed it immensely.

The Voting Booth is a short but interesting novel about the obstacles Black Americans have to overcome and contend with to ensure they get the right to vote. For someone with almost zero knowledge of how polling stations work in the US it was quite an eye opening novel.
This is the second Brandy Colbert novel I have read and I've really enjoyed both. The Voting Booth is definitely an important read, but I think it misses out on being a powerful novel in YA fiction. At times the voting situation felt like it took a back seat to some of the other events in the story although Marva did initiate some important discussions.
I'll definitely be reading more Brandy Colbert novels.

A really cute realistic fiction/ romance perfect for election year! I appreciate how the author wove in themes of racism but didn't make it the key focus of this story, because it is so important to feature realistic fiction in the classroom library that represents people of color in day-to-day stories. I did feel like the romance between the two main characters was perhaps a little rushed just because of the fact that one of them was already in a relationship when the story began, but it was still an enjoyable outcome!

I don’t usually like books about politics but I liked this one a lot because it was told just over one day. I think it hit on a ton of important topics in such a short time frame and I really liked it

I really really enjoyed this book and they way it managed to take a neutral stance, despite the climate of the election that was happening about the time this book came out. It touched on a lot of wonderful topics, but it still managed to have an adorable and almost carefree air to it. Wonderful!

honestly, i didn't go into this book expecting I'd love it as much as i did. i feel like all of the books about voting are why to romance heavy, and they aren't 100 percent about voting. but, the whole book is all about voting and how all younger people need to get out there and vote, since they can change the world. and that is something i really liked, since a lot of them don't really deal with them actually voting, its just a topic of conversation. and i also really liked the romance. since it wasn't punch in your face, and it wasn't the main thing that was happening, it was like a little side thing, and it wasn't the biggest issue in the book. but, i also really liked the whole cat thing, even if it wasn't that big of a thing, and was kind of stupid, but it was still cute. and thankfully the cat didn't die.