Sarah Anne has never really thought much about her dedication to the Nightshade
series. But when she stumbles across a
contest to identify the world’s #1 fan she finds that the bank of qualifying
questions are amazingly easy. So she decides to compete and is surprised to find that she's a winner. But
taking part in a contest means going public and that presents challenges:
fandom is sexist and she struggles to be taken seriously. Worse, though, is the public exposure.
Back at school, she’s officially over Nightshade. She and her BFF Roxy agreed last year to give
up all of that stuff and focus on what “really” matters: fashion, boys, and popularity. If it got out that she was competing
in this contest, it would be an act of social suicide. She'd lose her place on the A list and probably lose
Roxy’s friendship as well.
But winning the contest means showing the guys that girls know fandom as well and it's a chance for Sarah Anne to excel at something she really enjoys. As the contest continues and Sarah Anne continues to lead the pack,
keeping everything secret becomes harder and harder. She comes to realize that she can’t do it all and she has to choose what is most important to her.
I’m pretty certain you can guess the outcome and it is every
bit as satisfying as you would expect.
This is no deep thought novel, but it is deep fun. Sarah Anne is smart, strong, and in the end surprisingly good at taking care of herself.
Lots of good
empowering messages for girls and a few observations about fandom sexism to boot.
[Disclaimer: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review. The book is scheduled for release on May 28th.]
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