When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price’s dream to
become a Broadway star. Not her lovable but
super-introverted dad, who after raising Millie alone,
doesn’t want to watch her leave home to pursue her dream.
Not her pesky and ongoing drama club rival, Oliver, who is
the very definition of Simmering Romantic Tension. And not
the “Millie Moods,” the feelings of intense emotion that
threaten to overwhelm, always at maddeningly inconvenient
times. Millie needs an ally. And when a left-open browser
brings Millie to her dad’s embarrassingly moody
LiveJournal from 2003, Millie knows just what to do. She’s
going to find her mom.
There’s Steph, a still-aspiring stage actress and
receptionist at a talent agency. There’s Farrah, ethereal
dance teacher who clearly doesn’t have the two left feet
Millie has. And Beth, the chipper and sweet stage
enthusiast with an equally exuberant fifteen-year-old
daughter (A possible sister?! This is getting out of
hand). But how can you find a new part of your life and
expect it to fit into your old one, without leaving any
marks? And why is it that when you go looking for the
past, it somehow keeps bringing you back to what you’ve
had all along?
I think I've discovered another author to add to my YA favorites
list! I'd had this one on my tbr for a long time and I finally got
around to reading it this weekend š and can you believe that I
finished reading it in like 3 hours? It was so much fun! I haven't
watched many musicals so I don't know much about them, but
Millie's love for them was contagious and it was hard not to love
her too!
Millie Price has just been accepted into a precollege program
that'll help her realize her dreams of becoming a Broadway star.
But her dad isn't too keen on her going out of state and wants her
to take some time before she makes decisions about her future.
Miffed about his refusal and in search of a way to get things back
on track, Millie stumbles upon her dad's angsty LiveJournal from
his college days. And she decides to search for her birth mom who
had left her on her dad's doorstep. She's got it narrowed down to
three candidates and decides to approach them in different ways
and this results in an unexpected internship, a dance class and
many other shenanigans š And there's also her drama club rival -
Oliver who is competing with her for the internship! But Millie is
determined to not let anything get in the way of achieving her
dreams!
Everything about this book was cute and fun - from the Mamma Mia
inspired plot to the vibrant and lively characters! Millie was
such a confident and expressive MC and I loved her so much! But
she was also a realistic teen in many ways with her emotions and
how she approached things. While she searches for her mom she
discovers new things about herself and others too! Honestly there
wasn't a single character that I disliked in this one because they
were all so lovable and well developed - from Oliver to Millie's
bestfriend Teddy and her new friend Chloe. Her three potential
moms were fun tooš I'd kinda guessed the twist halfway but I
loved how things worked out! In the end, this was a joyful and
vibrant story that you'll definitely love too - especially if
you're a musical or Mamma Mia fan!❣️✨
You can also find this review on my bookstagram here
Emma Lord is the NYT-bestselling author of YOU HAVE A MATCH and TWEET
CUTE, a BuzzFeed senior writer, and dessert gremlin living in New York
City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or
belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the
University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to
tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan
fiction from the back row. She was raised on glitter, a whole lot of
love, and copious amounts of grilled cheese.
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