tl;dr fav sapphic college romance
Premise
Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on the other hand…not so much. Molly Parker has everything in her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness with just about anyone besides her mom. She knows she’s in love with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just…hasn’t actually talked to her yet.
Alex and Molly don’t belong on the same planet, let alone the same college campus. But when Alex, fresh off a bad (but hopefully not permanent) breakup, discovers Molly’s hidden crush as their paths cross the night before classes start, they realize they might have a common interest after all. Because maybe if Alex volunteers to help Molly learn how to get her dream girl to fall for her, she can prove to her ex that she’s not a selfish flirt. That she’s ready for an actual commitment. And while Alex is the last person Molly would ever think she could trust, she can’t deny Alex knows what she’s doing with girls, unlike her.
As the two embark on their five-step plans to get their girls to fall for them, though, they both begin to wonder if maybe they’re the ones falling…for each other.
Rating
4.5/5 stars
Review
y'all!! this book is everything!!
she gets the girl is a dual-pov rom com about two girls - alex and molly - who meet at college in pittsburgh (they go to pitt!!). alex wants to prove to her ex that she's ready for a relationship, and molly wants to get her dream girl. despite getting off on the wrong foot, they decide to team up. but while they're trying to set each other up with different people, they don't realize they've fallen for each other...
i loved this book. seeing alex and molly slowly fall for each other was absolutely everything. it's giving hate (or mutual dislike?) to friends to lovers. the way they open up to each other and feel so safe & comfortable around each other made me so happy, and you can tell they work so well together. AND YES. THEY GO ROLLER SKATING.
they also grow significantly as individual characters, with molly dealing with her social anxiety and giving others a chance, and alex being able to open up emotionally and make herself a priority.
this book also covers topics like complicated familial relationships, career indecision, and internalized racism. all of these topics were treated with care and i feel like were addressed in a meaningful way and resolved in a realistic fashion.
ps: writing a book with your wife is an absolute girlboss move, thank you very much
thank you to simon & schuster and netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
Other Info
Standalone (out April 5)
14+
CW: alcoholism, absent parent, racism (including internalized)
Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/She-Gets-Girl-Rachael-Lippincott-ebook/dp/B09841ZSNQ
Would I Recommend?
Yes!
Similar Books
The Falling in Love Montage by Clara Smyth