Let me just say that Emma Lord is fantastic. As a former high school teacher and librarian, I think she truly captured the "drama kid." I would recommend this to anyone who has big dreams that they hope come true, but also might be looking for their person in the wrong places. It is also a great book for New Yorkers, or anyone dreaming of New York.

I am confident that this book is wonderful. I am also confident after starting it twice that this is just not the book for me. I love Mamma Mia, but somehow I never felt like Mamma Mia was an invasion of privacy (probably because we zoom right past that in the movie/play) and in book format I absolutely could not get past that. And, in all fairness, this was less invasive than actually reading a parent's diary... The hypocrisy in me is definitely a thing. But anyway, this just didn't work for me. I was way too concerned about her dad's feelings because parenting seems really freaking hard and he was trying so hard to look out for his daughter and she was being impetuous.

In other words, I would have loved this book as a teenager. You know, the audience this book is intended for. But for me? A 31 year old lady? Nope. Not for me. Highly recommend for y'all though!

Really cute book that took me a while to not want to put it down. Now I need to rewatch Mamma Mia. I figured out who the mom was halfway through the book and I also got major Devil Wears Prada vibes.

There could have been a few chapters left out because it was starting to get dragged out and the amount of times Millie looks down at "Heather's shoes" was annoying. I know who the shoes actually belong to. I didn't need to be reminded 15 million times.

I adored this book! I loved Millie, all the musical theater references, the twists, the heart...
Just a delight, and another fun read from Emma Lord.

I loved this spunky, story of self discovery; it's the type of book I wish I had had when I was 18! Emma's writing is amazing and I'm so excited to dig into what she writes next!

This book was phenomenal! A modern day Mamma Mia with a musical theatre twist, this book kept me smiling from start to finish, and I was highly invested!

This book was a fun look into the world of theater through the eyes of a teenager chasing their dream. Millie is a character - not just in this book, but her personality makes her a stand out that you want to root for. I really enjoyed all the storylines and how they wrapped up!

I've enjoyed all of Emma Lord's work since her debut novel Tweet Cute, and When You Get the Chance is certainly no exception to that! Readers make a return to New York with our titular character Millie, who is on a journey that she thinks is merely to 1. figure out who her birth mom might be and 2. get her father on board with the pre-college theater program she wants to attend that's all the way across the country. But the truth is that it's actually the story of Millie getting to a deeper understanding of herself and what she wants, as well as the people who surround her -- new and old alike. It was charming and funny and I really enjoyed this one!

I adore Mamma Mia and will read absolutely anything Emma Lord writes, so it's no surprise I loved When You Get the Chance! At its heart is an enemies-to-lovers relationship set in NYC, but theatre-kid style with *all* the Broadway references and over-the-top shenanigans. It was a heartwarming, delightful read that I can't wait to revisit!

Since Tweet Cute came out, Emma Lord has become an auto-request author for me. I’ve read every book thus far and have enjoyed them all. This one is no different.

It is charming, it is happy, it is joyful! If you love theatre and musicals and all that comes along with it, take a chance on this book. You won’t be disappointed.

Anyone who knows me know I have a very weird relationship with YA novels, but Emma Lord does not disappoint. Pick this book up if Broadway has a special place in your heart!

Millie is determined to do a lot of things- become a Broadway Star and find out who her mother is being the two most important on her list.

I enjoyed this book quite a lot. Though it wasn't astounding as a story, I think Emma Lord writes likeable characters and in a compelling manner.

This was such a cute book! I am a big fan of Emma Lord’s books and I was so excited to read her newest one. I love how this book was set around the world of musical theater. It was such a fun premise for the book. This book has it all, love, family, drama, musical theater, and so much more. I found that in some parts of the book Millie drove me crazy and other parts I loved her. But overall, I really enjoyed it, and would recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks so much to the author, St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the gifted advanced e-copy of this book. And thanks as well to Macmillan Audio for the gifted advanced audio-copy. { partner } All opinions are entirely my own. All of my reviews can also be found on Instagram @Tackling_TBR and on my blog at tacklingtbr.home.blog

TW: absent parent

This book was such a delightful read! The story was sweet, the characters were enjoyable, and as a former theatre kid, the vibes were immaculate. This book felt like a warm hug after a long audition, and I didn't want to put it down.

I ended up listening to this book on audio, and I listened to it straight through because I was enjoying it so much that I didn't want to stop. The narrator did such a good job differentiating the characters - and it was a big cast, so it was quite a task! I would listen to this book all over again.

Overall I would absolutely recommend this book to my friends and to fellow readers. It is a delight of a YA romcom, and on top of that it has some truly heartfelt scenes centering around Millie's search for her mom. I think that with this book, you probably can't go wrong in format, whether you read it or listen to it, and I think the perfect way to do it just might be how I finished it - walking through downtown, past a slew of theatres, and people watching. I feel like Millie would do nothing less, if the roles were reversed!

An awesome addition to the world's of Emma Lord. She is quickly becoming one of my very favorite rom com authors in the YA space. This will appeal to fans of quirky characters and fans of internet nostalgia. Do not miss this if rom coms are your thing!

I somehow had pretty low expectations of Emma Lord's books, probably because I'd seen some mixed reviews. This was my first book of hers I've read, and I enjoyed it so much! Millie is such a charming main character, I absolutely loved her larger than life personality. The book is super funny but also full of heartfelt moments, and it even almost made me cry. I especially loved how this is filled to the brim with amazing family, friends and romance. I especially adored Millie's dad and Oliver.

Dnf @ 40%

I really enjoyed Tweet Cute but this one just missed the mark for me. Maybe it’s just I’m growing out of YA or I just was never into musicals but this one just didn’t work for me. Im sure a theater kid will love seeing themselves in a book. I will read more of her books in the future

Mamma Mia gender reversal in this #YA journey about a young girl searching for her birth mother. I really wanted to like this book. It has all the things I need for a good young adult romance: Emma Lord (loved her first two books), Broadway references like crazy and a mother reveal I didn’t see coming…but something was missing for me. I was bored the first half of the entire book, not getting into the mother search until the second half. The romance was very secondary to the storyline. Millie annoyed the heck out of me. In theory I love that she knew how good she was and owned it, but it all just rubbed me the wrong way.

This book was cute. It was good. Emma Lord always delivers! She always writes good books, and this one was no different

This was adorable in the way YA is adorable. The cover and description really pulled me in and the writing delivered. This was my first Emma Lord & I'll be reading more!

Really liked the idea of this one but it just didn’t land for me. Hard to get into the MC and the voice for me and that made it hard to get into the rest of it.

I can see this working for the right kiddo though.