Out of Character, Jenna Miller
Out of Character, Jenna Miller
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Out of Character

Author: Jenna Miller

Narrator: Joy Nash

Unabridged: 10 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023

Synopsis

Dumplin’ meets Geekerella in debut author Jenna Miller’s queer, body-positive love story that explores online and offline relationships in all of their messiness.If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, she’d happily tell you she’s fat, a lesbian, and obsessed with the Tide Wars books. What she won’t tell you—or anyone in her life—is that she’s part of an online Tide Wars roleplay community. Sure, it’s nerdy as hell, but when she’s behind the screen writing scenes as Captain Aresha, she doesn’t have to think about her mother who walked out or how unexpectedly stressful it is dating resident cool girl Taylor Cooper.But secretly retreating to her online life is starting to catch up with Cass. For one, no one in her real life knows her secret roleplay addiction is the reason her grades have taken a big hit. Also? Cass has started catching feelings for Rowan Davies, her internet bestie . . . and Taylor might be catching on.As Cass’s lies continue to build, so does her anxiety. Roleplaying used to be the one place she could escape to, but this double life and offline-online love triangle have only made things worse. Cass must decide what to do—be honest and risk losing her safe space or keep it a secret and put everything else on the line. 

About Jenna Miller

Jenna Miller (she/her) writes young adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen and have their voices heard. When she’s not obsessing over words, she can be found making charcuterie boards, befriending people online, cross-stitching, or adventuring in the Minneapolis area. Out of Character is her debut novel and is followed by We Got the Beat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Star on May 01, 2025

CW: addiction (not drug/alcohol/substance), underage drinking/alcohol consumption, parent cheats/abandons her family to go live in another state with another man, fat body issue discussion. Rep: Cass (MC) is fat, white and lesbian. Taylor (love interest) is cis, white and pansexual. Tate (side chara......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on February 20, 2023

Actual rating 3.5 stars. I loved lots of things about Out of Character. I adored that Cass is a fat girl who isn’t ashamed of her weight. I cherished Tate, Case’s best friend. I treasured the text and phone conversations between Cass and Rowan. I loved the message that online friends can be as import......more

Goodreads review by Danika at The Lesbrary on May 25, 2023

Talk about a painfully relatable read. I’m almost glad this wasn’t around when I was a teen, because I’m not sure I could handle reading it then! Cass is a fat, nerdy queer teenager who is obsessed with a book series and roleplays as one of the characters in an online community. I was a fat nerdy que......more

Goodreads review by Leah on June 07, 2023

This book was not for me. I generally love YA and don’t mind the dramatics and emotional turmoil that goes along with it. However, this time it was too much. “Out of Character” is about Cass, a self-described fat lesbian nerd. And I loved this about her. Unfortunately, those were the only things I l......more

Goodreads review by kate on February 14, 2023

A beautifully funny, nerdy, chaotic, adorable, messy and original read. This book was a delight from the beginning until the end. The conversations surrounding body positivity and Cass' journey to accepting and loving her body were especially moving and powerful. With purposeful explorations of fami......more

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