This book had me cackling, cringing, and crying in my car outside the bookstore like I’m seventeen again and just got dumped over AIM.

Jess Lanza is that one theater kid who refuses to go quietly, even when the whole school is calling her the “Boyfriend Stealing Slutbag.” But behind the bold blog posts and killer one-liners is a neurodivergent girl figuring out how to apologize, how to be forgiven, and how to forgive herself. It’s raw and awkward and sometimes messy, which is exactly what being a teenager is.

Told in blog posts, scripts, and online chaos, this story nails the vicious loop of high school gossip and the way one mistake can explode a whole friend group. And somehow, it manages to be both heartbreakingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny, with side characters I’d absolutely follow onto a spin-off stage.

If you ever lived online, loved a friend too hard, or tried to rewrite your own narrative while the comments section screamed otherwise, you’ll see yourself in Jess. This one sticks to your ribs.