Language: R (72 swears, 1 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (kissing, mentions of sex and of lost virginity; stranger grabs her butt); Violence: PG (zombie walkthrough attraction)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
18yo Lia has landed her dream trip to Fableland as a participant in their 50th anniversary scavenger hunt. Her two best friends are along, but they are there for the park, not for the hunt, so rearrangements have to be made. Lia meets Mason, who is pretty dreamy and also in the contest, but has a hard time believing he is into her, as Lia is a plus-sized girl. As the game goes on, their chemistry seems to be getting hotter - can she trust Mason with the game and with her heart?
Howe does a great job of writing Lia as a big girl, but not letting her being big be the only “interesting” thing about her. And Fableland doesn’t feel like a Disney ripoff, either; I wanted to understand Fableland so that I could figure out the clues too.
Characters cue white; Lia’s best friends are LGBT.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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