We Got the Beat, Jenna Miller
We Got the Beat, Jenna Miller
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We Got the Beat

Author: Jenna Miller

Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024

Synopsis

""Charmingly wry and sharply perceptive. An ode to first love, complicated friendships, and the messy joy of rewriting your own story."" —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaJordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn’t happened yet, but it will. It’s positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future.So it’s a total blow when Jordan discovers that she not only didn’t get the editor in chief spot, but she’s been assigned the volleyball beat instead. And who is the star and newly crowned captain of the volleyball team? Mackenzie West. But words are Jordan’s weapon, and she has some ideas about how to exact a long-awaited revenge on her nemesis. Then things get murky when forced time together has Mack and Jordan falling back into their friendship and into something more. And when Mack confesses the real reason she turned on Jordan freshman year, it has Jordan questioning everything—past, present, and future.If Jordan lets her guard down and Mack in, will she get everything she wants, or will she be humiliated all over again?

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 Bookishrealm on May 22, 2024

We Got the Beat is a hard book title to say without singing the song. Try it. I dare you. I've been trying to make my through as many of the YA 2024 new releases as possible and this one was next on the docket. While I did have an okay time reading this one, I think that it suffered from lack of ten......more

Goodreads review by Starr on January 16, 2024

I received an ARC from Edelweiss TW: internalized fatphobia 3.5 This book has an interesting premise- forced allies/forced proximity is a love of mine, and the idea of having to follow around your ex-friend/ex-crush and write gushing articles about her is great. The tropes of the whole friends to e......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 16, 2024

This was such a CUUUUUUTE YA lesbian romance!!! It makes me wish I stuck with volleyball, but alas. It even had some Mean Girls inspo. I’m also such a slut for Minnesota rep. I learned about this book and met the author at Steamy Lit (and got some cool swag) last year, so I can’t wait to tell her I......more

Goodreads review by mouwwie on March 20, 2024

everyone in this book makes me so mad. when im less petty about it ill share a more elegant review edit: okay so. the romance was fine. the plot was fine. the chemistry was FINE. just that. fine. i would honestly solidly give it 3 stars. HOWEVER. everybody in this book is infuriating. characters who m......more

Goodreads review by Mia on May 16, 2024

I enjoyed this book. I liked the idea of it and the cover. My only complaint is how I felt like it was slow in some parts. That could have been from me being in a slight reading slump, but other than that I really liked this book!......more

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