cute and fun romance with some cool plotting. the revenge plot is awesome too. 4 stars. tysm for the arc.

Four Stars: Mean Girls Meets Gay Panic in the Best Way Possible 🌈

Look, if you’ve ever plotted petty revenge on your mutual crush with your fellow heartbreak victim and accidentally caught feelings along the way, congratulations—you are this book’s target audience. For the rest of us? Buckle up, it’s sapphic chaos at its finest.

Beau is a brooding, emotionally complex cinnamon roll in combat boots, and Charm is the human equivalent of a golden retriever who just realized she likes girls. When their shared crush Maia pulls a fast one (read: heteronormative betrayal via promposal), these two band together in a scheme that’s equal parts “get even” and “maybe make out?”

The plot is what you’d get if She’s All That and John Tucker Must Die had a queer Gen Z baby—with lots of banter, fake lessons in seduction, and unexpected feelings blooming between co-conspirators. Spoiler alert: the plan goes off-script. Adorably. Awkwardly. Gay-ly.

Why not five stars? Because sometimes the teen drama levels hit soap opera at a sleepover territory, and you may want to lovingly shake the characters and yell, “JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER.” But then again, that’s half the fun.

In short: Come for the revenge plot, stay for the enemies-to-girlfriends slow burn, and prepare to root for love... even if you showed up for petty vengeance.

3.25/5 stars

Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC!

Call Your Boyfriend is a YA romance where two girls, Beau and Charm, team up to get revenge on Maia, who’s been playing with both of their hearts.
I adored Charm. I wish the entire book had just been about her because she was so sweet and had so much emotional turmoil that I wanted more of. There were so many emotional aspects of this book that I would’ve loved more of (family dynamics, past relationship histories, etc.) but we never saw any of it after the first quarter of the book.
And this book was… so absurd. There were funny parts, yes, but the entire starting premise was so off-putting (there’s a whole thing involving panties; it’s weird) and it never stopped from there.
The romantic manipulation felt really gross, and Beau really needed a few lessons on healthy flirting and relationships because oof. I wanted this to be an actual romance, but by the time we got there, I wanted Charm to be fifty feet away from Beau at all times.
And, for a slow burn, this was annoyingly slow. [Slight Spoiler] Beau and Charm had well and truly admitted their feelings to themselves, but didn’t get together until literally the last two(?) chapters. It was just annoying.
Also, who names two characters (who are down bad for each other) Ezra and Enzo? I cannot tell these two apart!!
Anyway, if you like supremely messy lesbians with revenge plots, give this one a go.

CW: toxic relationship; queerphobia; grief

First I want to say Thank you to Simon & Schuster’s Childrens Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This book follow Beau & Charm who feel like they have been played by a popular girl “Maia” who for the sake of the public has a boyfriend. Beau who normally doesn’t fall for any of the girls she hooks up with falls for Maia, as well as Charm who is Maia’s tutor. The only thing is Maia accepts a Promposal with her on again off again boyfriend. Not realizing they were being played Beau & Charm team up to get back at Maia, & wind up falling for each other. I personally felt for all of the characters in the book. Charm was such a sweetheart, Beau just wanted someone to like her in public, and I think Maia was just struggling with her own sexuality and didn’t want to be judged by her peers. And Please let us not forget Celine(Beau's sister and voice of reason LOL!) & Ezra(Charm's best friend) Loved both of them as well!!

This was a super cute YA-Rom-Com, Friends to lovers read. I really enjoyed it and hope that you will too!

I think I could have loved this if Maia actually deserved this whole (unnecessarily harsh) revenge plot; however, this book gives early aughts teen romcom + queer representation, so I have to give it well-deserved points for that. It was impossible to suspend my distress for Maia even though I liked Charm and Beau. Some of the dialogue/inner monologue seemed realistic while other parts felt out of place at times. The characters did feel distinct from each other and pretty fleshed out. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

Call Your Boyfriend opens up with Beau arriving to a party with a pair of panties in hand, hoping to return them to the girl she’s been hooking up with for months. Beau had finally gathered up the courage to have a real talk with Maia about their relationship when she stumbles across her about to kiss another girl.

Charm is excited to see where all the flirty exchanges she’s had with Maia during their tutoring sessions will lead, but when their kiss is interrupted she learns that Maia’s intentions weren’t as sweet as she assumed. Worse, only days after the party Maia accepts the very public promposal of her on-again-off-again boyfriend, leaving both Beau and Maia heartbroken.

Realizing they’ve both been played by the same girl, Beau and Charm decide to team up and give her a taste of her own medicine. The plan is for Beau to teach Charm how to flirt so that she can woo Maia, go to prom with her, and then dump her. However the more time Beau and Charm spend together for their “lessons” the more they begin to grow closer themselves.

I will forever hold a soft spot for contacts with an “if we do this, we can’t fall in love” addendum. Shooting themselves in the foot before they realize how they’ll grow closer, creating their own complex obstacle and miscommunication when there never needed to be one. It gets me every time!

There were definitely some comedic moments but overall this is truly a story about learning to welcome love. Both Beau and Charm have parental abandonment issues and feelings of insecurity when it comes to dating. Beau is constantly getting the attention of “straight” girls who want to keep her a secret, and Charm’s ex-girlfriend callously told her all the ways she fell short as a partner. As they spend time together, they begin to learn how to demand more from love and to be with the people who actually care for them.

All the characters were so well developed and multifaceted. It was nice how even Ezra and Celine got some interesting insights into their insecurities and struggles. Every character, no matter how small, really jumped off the page.

Beau being this playboy who falls to her knees for the shy clueless girl is such a delicious set up. Charm being effortlessly irresistible while thinking that she’s awkward made me giggle. She has girls falling for her left and right, and yet she thought she had no game. Beau quickly realizing that she’s created a monster by teaching Charm the art of seduction. She’s dug her own grave as she falls for Charm.

Maia is differently a very interesting figure. You feel a lot of sympathy for her because you know that she’s clearly struggling with her sexuality and being closeted. But at the same time, some of her actions are inexcusable and harmful. So you’re constantly flipping between empathy and disdain.

I had a lot of fun with this sapphic romcom and I think this will be a perfect read for many!

This was a book I wasn’t expecting to enjoy as much as I did. From the initial synopsis , I was intrigued by the concept and the cover easily caught my attention. But if you had told me I would end up falling in love with these characters and laughing out loud numerous times, I’m not sure I would have believed you. It is an amazing queer coming of age novel that deals with identity, friendship, family, and revenge. It is one that you are going to finish in one sitting and then once you finish, go right back to the beginning and start over again.

Revenge is a dish best served cold and boy do these girls want revenge. Beau who has been secretly hooking up with Maia starts to develop feelings for her. Charm who tutors Maia in trig has been on the receiving end of flirtatious touches and texts. Now jump in time to a house party where Beau and Charm are both looking for…you guessed it. Maia. Let’s just say things don’t go well and hearts were broken. So now what? Now it’s time for Maia to get a taste of her own medicine.


For the most part, I enjoyed the book, and it was a page-turner for me. In the beginning, I wasn’t a big fan of Beau, but after getting to know her character more, she grew on me. Charm was char- ah I almost got you! Charm was likable, funny, and a great best friend. There were times when I laughed out loud and there were other times when I wanted to yell out of frustration. I felt like the ending was abrupt, but overall it was a good read. Are you looking for a queer coming-of-age story that has relatable characters dealing with family drama and their own insecurities? Something with all the teen angst you could possibly want? That might have been too specific. Oh, well. Here you go! Happy Reading!


I’d like to thank NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for giving me an arc.

This book was so cute!!! I loved the way they meet and how they slowly begin to trust each other after figuring out what was happening to them. I liked the flow of the story and how everything unfolded. It was sweet and made me wish we saw where things go from here. I also enjoyed how all the characters added to the story and made it feel realistic and cozy. Definitely a book to check out!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc

📖 Bookish Thoughts
This was such a fun sapphic YA rom-com! Beau and Charm are both dealing with the same heartbreak after getting played by the same girl, and I loved the setup of them teaming up for revenge. Very high school!

There was so much good banter between them! Beau is totally charming, a little guarded, flirty while also being a sensitive soul. And our girlie Charm? She’s such a sweetheart. Soft, tender-hearted, and just trying her best. Their personalities balanced each other so well, and I loved watching the slow burn from awkward alliance to actual feelings.

Also—Charm finding Maia’s underwear in Beau’s drawer?? I was cackling. Peak teenage drama.

It had plenty of teen drama, but still kept things fun and light-hearted. It gave me the kind of sapphic rep I would’ve loved as a teen—and I’m so glad it exists for readers now. And let’s be real… for the sapphic girlies, dating the straight girl is always messy 😭

🩷 What You Can Expect
• Sapphic YA romance
• BIPOC characters
• Revenge plotting
• Shared heartbreak
• Slow burn
• Found family
• Coming of age
• Friends to lovers

📅 Pub Date: July 1, 2025
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you Simon Teen for the gifted e-arc. I enjoyed this one. Ya, Queer, coming of age vibes. A wholesome story of navigating life as a teen and understanding your sexuality while also navigating school, prom, relationships, friendships.

A super cute sapphic friends to lovers with flirting lessons. I really enjoyed watching Beau and Charm's relationship progress and how they became comfortable with themselves. Really wish there was an epilogue though.

Thank you to the publisher for the e-copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC of Call Your Boyfriend.

The first line of Call Your Boyfriend had me hooked, and I knew I was in for quite the interesting ride with this one. The dual-POV narration of Beau and Charm works throughout to give readers the backstory and internal thoughts that we need to understand the characters more fully. And I found myself getting more and more invested in their budding relationship.

The storyline was angsty without being over-the-top with drama happening just for drama’s sake.

Like Charm, I kept looking at Maia’s external persona – which changed depending on who she was with – for clues to understand her better even though we definitely weren’t supposed to root for Maia to some extent. And I didn’t root for Maia either, but I knew there was more going on with her than Beau’s estimation of her as just a “straight” girl that was using her. Sure, Maia used both Beau and Charm, but she’s young and not as sure of herself as she might present to everyone else around her. She was clearly questioning her sexuality, but she did so in a selfish way, which while hurtful still made sense.

I will say that the use of the word “wack” didn’t make sense in this book. I just can’t see these characters using that word, and I cringed when it would appear in their dialogue.

I also would have liked an epilogue that showed Charm and Beau a few months after prom. That would have been a nice end-cap to this story because the ending as it stands felt unfinished and left me wanting a little more. With that said, this was a fun read with well-developed characters and a cute couple that I couldn’t help but ship early on.

I actually REALLY enjoyed this ! It is such an adorable and FUN read with Great banter !
Different family dynamics and amazing character development with such lovable characters from the start !

Beau reminds me of my ex girlfriend… smooth talker, natural charmer, and sensitive, EXCEPT mine was a hoeee . 🤣 🙄
Charm is sweet as sugar !

It was such a heartwarming book that had me smiling the entire time and the author did amazing with making the reader feel the emotions through the characters!
I will def be purchasing a physical copy once it’s published !

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC copy in exchange for my honest review!

This is a fun, revenge romance, friends-to-lovers story where Beau and Charm, both played by the same popular girl, Maia (who flirted with each of them, made them feel all kinds of things, and then went back to her boyfriend!), team up for a revenge plot to get Maia to fall in love with Charm, who will then dump her to give her a taste of her own medicine. But as Beau and Charm work closely to enact their plan, their "practice sessions" start to blur the lines between the fiction they’re trying to create and the reality of the feelings they’re both trying to avoid. It’s one of those stories where a good heart-to-heart conversation to clear up misconceptions could’ve alleviated most (if not all) of the drama. But it’s done well, so that it doesn't feel like a cliche.
Both main characters are dealing with their own traumas that make them hesitant to lay things out on the line blatantly, so they dance around the issues and hesitantly initiate conversations that *might* give them the answers they’re looking for *if* the other person knows how to respond properly, but these conversations only serve to confirm the other girl's fears and misconceptions about where they stand in this relationship. So there’s a constant clash of miscommunication, but done in a satisfying way that moves the story forward, instead of leaving the frustrated reader to wonder why they don’t just *talk* to each other!!
My only issue with this book is that I had a hard time distinguishing between the two point-of-view voices without the chapter headings to clarify who was narrating. Usually, when there are two authors for a dual POV book, I assume that one author wrote each voice... but either these two authors have very similar voices, or this was more of a collaboration where they polished it all together, and the two POV characters ended up blending into the same style of voice, making it hard to distinguish who was actually speaking on the page. The chapter headings made this not so much of an issue, but I always like stories that have very distinctive voices so I don’t need to rely on those chapter headings, which can feel like an interruption to the narrative flow. (I would give the book 4.5 stars because of this issue, but rounding it up to 5 stars, since I can't do half-star ratings.)

Call Your Boyfriend is an amazing queer coming of age story and my little bisexual heart simply adored it.

Beau has been hooking up with a girl who won’t acknowledge her existence. Charm has been into the same girl. What happens when they both end up in the same cafe angry at the same girl? Enter The Plan. The plan has rules of course, one being that Charm and Beau cannot fall for each other. However as time passes, The Plan starts to evolve into sometime neither one saw coming. Refreshing, funny and real this book checked all the boxes for me.

Just two idiots in love being idiots and not telling each other how they feel for an absurd amount of time while they pretend they don't have feelings for each other and are just friends. all while trying to get revenge on a confused queer girl.... really cute and quick queer YA romance. outlining the struggles of someone trying to come out and how it feels to be out and be hidden.

I LOVED Charm and Beau and was rooting for them the whole story. The entire cast was sublime (Enzo and Ezra? Adorable!), and the characters were real and messy--just like teenagers are. Absolutely loved this story.

I loved this! This was such a cute YA Rom-com, and I was kicking my feet throughout the entire story. I loved the main characters, and the romance was PERFECT. When I pick up a YA book, these are the vibes I always want. I was smiling so much throughout the book and thought it was such an amazing read. If you're wanting something sweet and romantic, I heavily recommend giving this story a try!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for the eARC!

This was such a cute fun read that really embodies what it feels like to be a teenager, while also having a very interesting plot!

This book had me hooked from page one and it was such a blast.