Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Cupcake by Cookie O’Gorman - ADVISABLE

Cupcake by Cookie O’Gorman, 320 pages. Entangled Teen (Entangled Publishing), 2021. $9.

Language: PG (16 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

12th grader Cupcake is highly aware that being a plus size girl takes her outside the accepted standards of beauty, which makes her nomination for Homecoming Queen her senior year so suspicious. And then it goes a step further when Cupcake is paired with Rhys, the star quarterback. This has got to be a prank -- right?

If you’re in the mood for a rom-com but can’t decide which of your favorites to watch, read Cupcake instead. This rom-com includes classic tropes and references to all the best rom-coms, since Cupcake and her mom are obsessed. O’Gorman teases readers as Cupcake frequently reminds herself that she is not in one of her favorite rom-coms. The whole book has a fun, cheesy feel that is sure to make you smile. The mature content rating is for innuendo and a reference to male anatomy.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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