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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 e 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? ...more

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Oct 06, 2021 jessica rated it really liked it
i adore dad/daughter relationships in YA novels. to me, its the least written
about family dynamic and i wish that would change.

i think millies relationship with her dad is the best thing in this story, so
its a shame there isnt much of it. but what is show is so heartwarming. i
understand that millies focus is on finding her mom, but i wish there was more
page time dedicated to her strengthening her bond with her dad. her dad is just
too precious, i wanted to read more about him!

but i think th i adore dad/daughter relationships in YA novels. to me, its the
least written about family dynamic and i wish that would change.

but i think theatre kids will really love this story. its BROADWAY, in all caps,
with musical references on every page! it also has all of the makings of a cute
YA story - funny, charming MC with an equally funny, charming best friend, high
school shenanigans, rivals becoming crushes, and NYC adventures.

overall, a great addition to ELs bibliography!

thanks st. martins press/wednesday books for the ARC!!

↠ 3.5 stars ...more
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Jun 02, 2021 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it it was amazing
Two things I may honestly say about this fabulous read:
This is the sweetest thing I’ve lately read!

This is my favorite Emma Lord I’ve ever read!

My cheeks, my lips hurt so much because of extra long smiling time! I felt like
I did so many sitcom sound effects during my reads: 135 awww, 147 laugh out
loud, 74 sighing, 32 giggling resulted with big permanent smile on my face!

This is gender reversed Mamma Mia meets Definitely Maybe with great enemies to
lovers premise, a little You’ve got mai Two things I may honestly say about this
fabulous read:
This is the sweetest thing I’ve lately read!

This is my favorite Emma Lord I’ve ever read!

This is gender reversed Mamma Mia meets Definitely Maybe with great enemies to
lovers premise, a little You’ve got mail vibes ( side story )

This book gives you contagious happiness and pocketful of sunshine with its
uplifting, relieving , feel good premise and beautifully resonating , so much
likable, unique characters!

Millie Price, a young diva, loud, entertaining, extrovert, self confident,
expressive, ball of fire, an aspiring future Broadway star gets her precollege
acceptance which means she has to move to the West Coast, living her 37 years
old, Tolkien- stalker, dweeb, dorky, earnest, kind father who raised her alone
when he was just a college graduated young man and her cool, friendly,
successful club owner dear auntie!

But when they didn’t give their consents, she needs an adult’s help for applying
her Plan B which means she has to find the mother who left her when she was a
baby and she ignored to contact with her for years.

Thankfully her neighbor/ best friend Teddy is a tech nerd who can reach any
information in few seconds. He already found LiveJournal of Millie’s father.
There are three women were mentioned at this journal who could be the possible
mother candidates of Millie. Beth: social worker, mother of Chloe who is a year
younger of Millie, Steph: executive assistant of famous Broadway agent and a
struggling actress and finally Farrah: a talented dance teacher.

Millie decides to meet with all of these candidates which means she finds
herself at the job interview to be intern of very famous Broadway manager. And
guess what? She’s competing with her long time nemesis Oliver who likes to push
her buttons and challenge her authority at school. And they’re both chosen to be
temporary assistants for two weeks for finishing compelling tasks. The one with
the best performance will get the permanent position.

Millie finds herself attending Beth’s house parties, hanging out with Chloe to
get her out of her shelf, attending dance lessons of Farrah and working so hard
to defeat Oliver by achieving her impossible tasks, having morning coffee chats
and long career talks with Steph.

But the funny fact about her search is as she gets closer to find the identity
of her mom, she finds out more about her true self and learns more about her
long time nemesis who may be kind hearted and protective guy with perfect
management skills.

Maybe she doesn’t need to move to the West Coast to find her true happiness.
Maybe the way to pursue her true dreams just stands right behind her eyes!

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!

One of the cutest, sweetest, most adoring, engaging, heartfelt reading I had for
a long time! I’m giving my five musical, quirky, dorky, sweet, perfect
supporting characters, permanent smile stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Wednesday Books for sharing
this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions. ...more
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Dec 26, 2020 megs_bookrack rated it it was amazing
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Millie Price dreams of becoming a Broadway star. Living in New York City with
her slightly-dweeby, single-dad and fun-loving, Aunt Heather, you would think
she was in the perfect place.

Millie has her sights set elsewhere, however. More specifically, on a
competitive precollege program that will take her out of state next year.

Her Dad isn't happy when he finds out about Millie's plan. He doesn't understand
why she can't finish up school at home. She's steps from Broadway, why would she
need to tr Millie Price dreams of becoming a Broadway star. Living in New York
City with her slightly-dweeby, single-dad and fun-loving, Aunt Heather, you
would think she was in the perfect place.

Millie has her sights set elsewhere, however. More specifically, on a
competitive precollege program that will take her out of state next year.

Her Dad isn't happy when he finds out about Millie's plan. He doesn't understand
why she can't finish up school at home. She's steps from Broadway, why would she
need to travel across the country to help her future career prospects?

It's clear to Millie that he just doesn't get it and probably never will. ((Our
Millie is nothing if not dramatic.))

What Millie needs is an ally to sell this precollege program to her Dad, but
where to find one?

Although she knows next to nothing about her birth mother, an untouchable topic
in their household, Millie does know that her Mom was a huge fan of musical
theater.

Perhaps if Millie can find her, she can recruit her onto Team 'Let Millie Go To
Precollege', thus swaying her Dad.

Going off clues found within her Dad's embarrassingly honest LiveJournal from
2003, Millie and her best friend, Teddy, begin the hunt in earnest.

They narrow their candidates down to three women living within New York City.
All Millie needs to do is get close to them and insert herself into their lives,
until she can figure out which one is her Mom.

When You Get the Chance swept me off my feet from the very start. It's a
beautifully engaging love letter to musical theater, featuring one of my
favorite YA Contemporary protagonists of all time.

I absolutely adored Millie. Her moods, dreams and insecurities all felt
incredibly real to me. I'm basically her Aunt Heather now. I love her so darn
much.

Emma Lord does a fantastic job of mixing cutesy-YA Romance, with quite serious
family issues. This seems to be a trend in her work that I really appreciate.

Millie has a lot of questions surrounding her Mom that unfortunately, she
doesn't feel comfortable asking anyone. She can tell by her Dad's reaction
anytime her Mom does get brought up, that he doesn't want to talk about.

This leaves poor Millie to struggle on her own with a lot of unanswered
questions. While her Dad is super loving and supportive of her, there's just a
lot left unsaid.

I loved how this wildly fun and hilariously witty story was wrapped around this
serious, dramatic core.

It's fun, sweet and fast-paced, while also having true substance that should
resonate well with a lot of Readers.

If you pick this one up, and I definitely recommend that you do, please take the
time to read the Acknowledgements at the end. I think it gives great insight
into Lord as a writer and her inspiration for this story.

At this point, I will pick up anything Emma Lord writes. I love her brand. I'm
sold!

Thank you so much to the publisher, Wednesday Books, for providing me with a
copy to read and review.

I look forward to adding a hard copy to my growing Emma Lord collection. Her
writing absolutely fills my heart with joy and I just can't get enough of it!

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Dec 26, 2021 Debra rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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When you get the chance...give this book a read/listen!

Millie Price has two things that she wants in life:

1. To be a Broadway Star
2. To know the identity of her mother

A girl can dream!

And she does, Millie really does!

When Millie finds her dad's open live journal from 2003, she decides she is
going to find her Mom!
Millie was left with her father after her birth. He raised her alone with the
help of his older sister. That found live journal has motivated her and she has
narrowed her search down to When you get the chance...give this book a
read/listen!

Millie Price has two things that she wants in life:

1. To be a Broadway Star
2. To know the identity of her mother

A girl can dream!

And she does, Millie really does!

Enter strong Mamma Mia vibes stage left!

This was a seriously cute book. Millie has her best friend, Teddy whose mad tech
skills help her out in this book, then there is Oliver - her rival who might
just go from enemy to frenemy.

There are antics, there is tension, there is angst, there are Millie Moods and
there is a lot of fun in-between. I listened to the audio and thought it was
fantastic! This was like a breath of fresh air. Fun, entertaining, and had me
singing all my favorite show toons while listening to this - not at the same
time of course, but you get the picture.

This book made me happy!

Thank you to Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Young Listeners and NetGalley who
provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the
thoughts and opinions are my own.

Read more of my reviews at www.openbookposts.com
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Catherine (semi-hiatus while moving) Woodward Glad you enjoyed it Debra! I was a
little bit iffy on her last book, but I loved Tweet Cute, so I’ll keep this one
in mind for down the line! 😊
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Debra Catherine (semi-hiatus while moving) wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it Debra! I
was a little bit iffy on her last book, but I loved Tweet Cute, so I’ll keep
Catherine (semi-hiatus while moving) wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it Debra! I was a
little bit iffy on her last book, but I loved Tweet Cute, so I’ll keep this one
in mind for down the line! 😊"

Thank you, Catherine! ...more
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Dec 08, 2021 Christy rated it really liked it
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4 stars This book was so much fun! This would have been a book I would have
loved to read as a teenager. I was (and still am) so broadway obsessed! But
alas… I’m almost the teenager’s dad’s age and have the live journal from my high
school days to prove it. Sigh.

Millie Price is going to be a star. She already is in her own right, but one
day, she’s going to make it big on broadway. She has dreams and plans to back
those dreams. Unfortunately, even as supportive as her dad is, he’s not quite o
4 stars This book was so much fun! This would have been a book I would have
loved to read as a teenager. I was (and still am) so broadway obsessed! But
alas… I’m almost the teenager’s dad’s age and have the live journal from my high
school days to prove it. Sigh.

Millie Price is going to be a star. She already is in her own right, but one
day, she’s going to make it big on broadway. She has dreams and plans to back
those dreams. Unfortunately, even as supportive as her dad is, he’s not quite on
board with her latest plan. Millie’s dad is a single dad. She’s never met her
mother… but she’s on a quest to find her now.

This story had a huge family dynamic and I loved that, but it also had a
fantastic romance. Talk about opposites attract romance- I couldn’t have loved
Millie and Oliver together more. They were less enemies and more rivals, but I
had a blast watching them fall for each other.

This book was such a win for me. I truly enjoyed it so much! ...more
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Oct 10, 2021 Terry rated it really liked it
Adorbs!

I admittedly judged this book by its cover. This is why I chose to read it. Many
thanks to St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books and NetGalley for making it
available to me. It did not disappoint!

In When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord, Millie gets the best news of her life
on the final day of her junior year of high school. She's been accepted into a
fancy pre-college for the performing arts. The problem is... her dad, who has
raised her on his own and with the help of his sister after Millie's mother
abandoned her, says no. At about the same time, her neighbor/best friend, Teddy,
finds her dad's old LiveJournal from the year she would have been conceived.
This leads her down the wormhole of trying to find her mother in what I would
say is a New-York-based retelling of Mamma Mia to actually find her mother.. Her
doing so clearly ends up having a profound, life-changing effect, as she not
only finds her mom but herself.

Millie is a force of nature. Most readers will like her because she is so
unapologetically herself. She's brash and loud, she has big, bouncy curls, and
is the most well-rounded main character I've come across in a young-adult book
in quite some time. She definitely has her flaws. She's dramatic and
occasionally self-centered, as are a lot of teenagers. I certainly was at that
age. She is very self-aware, however, and owns up to these characteristics.

The story is solid. I wanted to keep reading to find out who Millie's mom was,
and if the tension between her and her arch nemesis, Oliver, would ever break. I
was never bored with the story. Millie's unique narrator's voice and sense of
humor kept me chuckling. There were 'aww' moments, and there were moments I
teared up imagining what she might be feeling in this search for her mom. I
really wanted things to work out for her.

My couple complaints are that the story ended up being a touch predictable. I
figured out who her mother was long before she did, although I wasn't sure
enough not to read for confirmation. I ended up being right. I also thought the
story wrapped itself up almost too neatly to be realistic. Don't get me wrong,
though. It wasn't a disappointment.

I believe readers of young-adult fiction and chick lit will really enjoy this
book. It's a cute story and would make an adorable movie or limited tv series as
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Jan 24, 2021 Susana marked it as to-read
Shelves: 2022-releases
At this point, I'll pick up anything this woman writes

GIVE ME ALL THE FEELS, I'M READY FOR IT

Expected release date: January 2022 At this point, I'll pick up anything this
woman writes

GIVE ME ALL THE FEELS, I'M READY FOR IT

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Aug 19, 2021 rish rated it really liked it
Shelves: arcs
★★★★☆ // 4 s t a r s
My Book Blog — Apollo Approved

Thank you St. Martin's Press for sending me an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for
an honest review!

Review
How do I start this because I honestly don't know. Well, let's just take a
moment to praise Emma Lord because here she is, doing it again. Anyone who's met
me knows that I very rarely give four stars to contemporary books, I rate them
on almost a completely different brain scale than others. But, here we are with
the second book by Emma Lord, u ★★★★☆ // 4 s t a r s
My Book Blog — Apollo Approved

Thank you St. Martin's Press for sending me an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for
an honest review!

Review
How do I start this because I honestly don't know. Well, let's just take a
moment to praise Emma Lord because here she is, doing it again. Anyone who's met
me knows that I very rarely give four stars to contemporary books, I rate them
on almost a completely different brain scale than others. But, here we are with
the second book by Emma Lord, up at four stars (and she's only published three),
like she really takes the cake as my favorite contemporary author at this point.
Go read Tweet Cute. Now.

Okay, so When You Get the Chance is about Millie Price, a high-school actor who
has big dreams for broadway. Once her dad tells her she can't go to precollege
in LA (they reside in NYC), Millie makes it her mission to find her mother (who
left her when she was a baby at her dad's doorstep) because she knows that her
missing mom was also a broadway girl like her and would most likely side with
her over her dad. This obviously lends way to a Mamma Mia! inspired plot point
in which she attempts to find her mom (unlike Sophie who is finding her dad).
Also unlike Mamma Mia!, she does find out who her mother is at the and so if
you're like me and thought at the end of Mamma Mia! that is was crazy that
Sophie didn't just take a DNA test and find out if Sam was actually her dad
(because we were all rooting for Sam, you know it), this book is more for you
than any other.

Honestly, I have nothing to say other than I loved it? It could have been a five
star read, the only reason it wasn't is because it was just very predictable.
All the twists were fairly obvious, and we enjoy them, don't get me wrong, but
still. Also, I'll be honest, the romance also fell flat. Yes, enemies-to-lovers,
blah blah blah. But, while it was important (kind of) to the plot (KIND of), it
wasn't highlighted. Which I am not against, romance is not my favorite thing to
read, but I do read it a lot (specifically contemporary romance) which is really
weird, but also it's more like I like fluff and I don't like details…Like make
me squeal but I don't care about your problems, I guess? This is going into rant
territory, back to the book. Oliver and Millie are very cute, and of course, I
ship them like crazy, and like I said I don't love romance too much, but I kind
of wish there was more? There were moments where I was like, "If Oliver shows up
right now, I think I would die from emotions" kinda think, ya know?

> ❝ ‘Millie, you’re not a person,’ he says. ‘You’re a roller coaster. My
> seatbelt is buckled. I have no idea where you’re going, but I’m in for the
> ride’ ❞

Anyway, this was the most confusing review, I literally just wrote words down
and didn't proofread it whatsoever…But, eyes peeled for When You Get the Chance,
for all my contemporary and Mamma Mia! lovers, this one's for you.

Read...If You Liked
• Tweet Cute
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Dec 16, 2021 booksandzoe rated it it was amazing
Very rarely am I so completely blown away by YA these days as I was when reading
When You Get the Chance.

New to Emma Lord, and hesitant about the premise (as much as I love Mamma Mia,
theatre isn't really my thing), I wasn't sure what quite to expect from this
novel. However, this novel delivered everything I didn't know I needed in my
life and more.

When You Get the Chance follows Millie Price, a devoted Broadway hopeful, as she
does some sleuthing through her fathers journal to discover who h Very rarely am
I so completely blown away by YA these days as I was when reading When You Get
the Chance.

When You Get the Chance follows Millie Price, a devoted Broadway hopeful, as she
does some sleuthing through her fathers journal to discover who her mother is.
When she finds three candidates, all based in New York, she integrates herself
into their lives as she tries to figure out which one could be her mother.

This book beautifully illustrates the dynamics of unconventional families and
the inner turmoil of having questions about what makes you, you. Something I
really enjoyed with Millies quest to find her mother is her reason: beyond the
typical "I just want to know," Millie has emotional problems she really wants to
figure out. The book doesn't explicitly state any mental illness Millie suspects
she may have; however, Millie deals with fits of passionate rage and unshiftable
moods that she calls her "Millie Moods," and she wonders if she may have gotten
it from her mother, and if her mother may be able to teach her coping skills.
This reason was a lot more compelling than the plain curiosity Sophie
experiences in the real Mamma Mia play (though that reason is also valid) and
gave Millie's character more dimensions.

THE ROMANCE IN THIS BOOK YALL. Millie has a theatre rival in the form of techie
Oliver, of which they constantly butt heads. I admit, I've been a bit burnt out
on rivals-to-lovers, as it seems to be becoming a very saturated trope, but THIS
BOOK DOES IT SO WELL. Their banter, their backstories, the development of their
relationship, their chemistry.... its just so perfect. Everything about their
romance is a LOVE--think Not Here to Be Liked but... with even more
chemistry?!?!

I listened to this via audiobook and the narrator is great. She has a very clean
voice that sounds like a teenagers without getting annoyingly sharp as some
narrators tend towards when reading YA books. Highly recommend!

Emma Lord is a fantastic writer, and I'll definitely be diving into her backlist
after reading this book. I can't even control my emotions rn. I read this book
all in about 5-6 hours. This book was insane good. Holy shit.

Rep: Asian-American LI, Sapphic side character, sapphic side relationship.
Surprisingly only 1 Glee reference. ...more
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Dec 17, 2021 kate rated it it was amazing
Shelves: lgbtqia-rep, young-adult, poc-rep, contemporary
this book was a pure and utter delight from start to finish and filled my little
musical theatre loving heart with so much joy. {full review to come}
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Nov 20, 2021 Lindsay (pawsomereads) rated it really liked it
4.5⭐️
When You Get the Chance stars Millie, a rising senior who has big Broadway
dreams and the talent to back it up. She was raised by a single dad and aunt who
have always supported her in all of her endeavors. But when she and her best
friend, Teddy, stumble upon her dad’s LiveJournal page from 2003, she starts
wondering more about her mom and sets off on a journey to find her in a very
Mamma Mia-like fashion. Add in a rivals-to-lovers romance and a great cast of
supporting characters and you’ 4.5⭐️
When You Get the Chance stars Millie, a rising senior who has big Broadway
dreams and the talent to back it up. She was raised by a single dad and aunt who
have always supported her in all of her endeavors. But when she and her best
friend, Teddy, stumble upon her dad’s LiveJournal page from 2003, she starts
wondering more about her mom and sets off on a journey to find her in a very
Mamma Mia-like fashion. Add in a rivals-to-lovers romance and a great cast of
supporting characters and you’ve got an award-worthy read!
I highly recommend listening to the Mamma Mia soundtrack while reading this one
just to really give yourself the full immersive experience. This book was full
of theater and Broadway references as well as a lot of love for Nee York City.
If you’re a fan of bright lights in the big city, this one is definitely for
you.
Millie was such a fun and energetic main character. She was truly infectious and
magnetic and I was rooting for her throughout the whole story. I was totally
emotionally invested in her goal of finding her mom and pursuing her dream of
starting in a musical. I loved that she was confident in herself but also showed
character growth over the course of the book.
This was a fun and fast read that focused a lot on family, finding and being
yourself and creating the perfect milkshake. It was super sweet and I can’t wait
to keep reading more books by this author!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a
copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! ...more
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Dec 28, 2021 kaitlyn rated it really liked it
Shelves: romance, 2021, contemporary, arc
first off, i’d like to thank netgalley, st. martin’s press, and emma lord for a
copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! i’ve been wanting to read
one of lord’s books for awhile now and i’m glad that this was my first one!

when you get the chance is a funny, emotional, and entertaining ya novel that
follows millie price, a lovable theatre nerd, as she navigates growing up and
learning more about herself. i love theatre too and it was super fun seeing how
passionate she is about it as first off, i’d like to thank netgalley, st.
martin’s press, and emma lord for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest
review! i’ve been wanting to read one of lord’s books for awhile now and i’m
glad that this was my first one!

when you get the chance is a funny, emotional, and entertaining ya novel that
follows millie price, a lovable theatre nerd, as she navigates growing up and
learning more about herself. i love theatre too and it was super fun seeing how
passionate she is about it as well as well as reading all of the references
throughout! it also focuses on her relationship with her dad and how she’s
searching to find her mom, which was a great storyline in my opinion. bring in
her rival, aka possible love interest, as they compete to get a summer
internship, and you have a super fun ya novel!

i loved millie a lot and how confident and passionate she is about what she
loves. it was great getting to read about someone who knows what they want and
that they deserve it! i also really enjoyed all of the side characters and the
plot. i laughed out loud a couple of times while reading as well! emma lord is
truly a great writer and her style works perfectly for this type of book.

this is, overall, a great book full of fun ya tropes and drama! i loved it and
am rating it 4.5 stars. i highly recommend for you guys to pick it up when it
comes out on january 4th! ✨ ...more
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Sep 25, 2021 h o l l i s rated it really liked it
Shelves: a-smattering-of-lols, ebook, arc, 2021-reads, single-dad, made-me-cry,
not-all-the-feels-but-some, contemporary, family-focused, ya
As much as I was super keen to read more by this author, who is quickly becoming
a fave, I was a little worried about some similar echoes to her sophomore debut
what with another family-based secret and/or discovery being a main plot point.
But honestly this was so different that if you are likewise worried, don't be.

I don't think this contemporary is such a standout that I'll remember it as
vividly as, say, Lord's debut, but in an era where my YA consumption is going
down, and everything feels As much as I was super keen to read more by this
author, who is quickly becoming a fave, I was a little worried about some
similar echoes to her sophomore debut what with another family-based secret
and/or discovery being a main plot point. But honestly this was so different
that if you are likewise worried, don't be.

I don't think this contemporary is such a standout that I'll remember it as
vividly as, say, Lord's debut, but in an era where my YA consumption is going
down, and everything feels like it's already been done to death, this left me
feeling really content and delighted and soft and I had a really good time with
these characters. With three books under her belt, this author is an auto-read
for me and I'm excited to see what she does next.

Full review to come.

** I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange
for an honest review. ** ...more
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Dec 13, 2020 Alyssa added it
Shelves: old-want-to-read, on-my-radar-2022
you had me at broadway. take my money
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Feb 05, 2021 laura marked it as to-read
Shelves: not-published-yet
enemies to lovers at broadway? I'M IN!!
enemies to lovers at broadway? I'M IN!!
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Sep 02, 2021 Alaina rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021-arcs, contemporary, fiction, young-adult, 2021, romance, chick-lit
I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When You Get the Chance was such a cute freaking book. Definitely gave me Mamma
Mia vibes and now I want to watch both the movies and listen to all the ABBA
songs. It just gave me those vibes so much and I think that's why I devoured
this book so freaking easily.

As for the characters? I loved them - drama and all. I was honestly so happy
throughout the entire book because of how cute things were. Future Broadway
stars in ac I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest
review.

As for the characters? I loved them - drama and all. I was honestly so happy
throughout the entire book because of how cute things were. Future Broadway
stars in action and finding a long lost mother? Heck yes - sign me up!

In the end, I really loved this found family. They were just great supporters
and communicators. Especially when things didn't go as planned. I just really
enjoyed this book and I can't wait for the next book by Emma.
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Sep 26, 2021 Wendy W. rated it it was amazing
Shelves: netgalley, netgalley-and-edelweiss-2021, netgalley-2021
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord is a Young Adult (YA) story that is sure to
make you smile. It’s just pure fun from cover to cover. That doesn’t mean it
doesn’t tackle serious subjects, it does, but that the seriousness is surrounded
by fun engaging characters and a lively plot that will entertain you in the best
way.

Millie Price loves everything Broadway musical and is determined to make it to
the stage one day. She lives in New York City with her introverted dad who has a
tech job and wo When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord is a Young Adult (YA) story
that is sure to make you smile. It’s just pure fun from cover to cover. That
doesn’t mean it doesn’t tackle serious subjects, it does, but that the
seriousness is surrounded by fun engaging characters and a lively plot that will
entertain you in the best way.

Millie Price loves everything Broadway musical and is determined to make it to
the stage one day. She lives in New York City with her introverted dad who has a
tech job and works from home. She gets a chance to attend a prestigious arts
pre-college program on the west coast but when her dad is reluctant to let her
go, she collaborates with her nerdy neighbor to find her mother, who left her
with her father when she was a baby. Teddy, the nerdy neighbor kid she grew up
with, helps to find an old LiveJournal Millie’s dad wrote back when he was in
college and the journal entries give hints as to who Millie’s mother is. They
find three possible “mothers” who all live in NYC. Stephanie, a personal
assistant to a high-powered agent, Beth, another theater nerd who hosts theater
meet-ups, and Farah, a dance instructor.

As Millie works to become more acquainted with these three women, she continues
to cross paths with her arch-nemesis, Oliver, a stage manager at her high
school. Oliver and Millie got off to a bad start Freshman year and have worked
to aggravate each other ever since. But, when their paths keep crossing and they
have to work together, they become closer and feelings start to develop. Millie
has her hands full this summer after her junior year of high school. Find her
mother and get permission to go to the pre-college program in California.

I just loved this book. Millie is such a force of nature. She is
unapologetically loud, dramatic, and unashamed, and I loved her. She is such a
musical theater nerd and loves the stage and everything Broadway in such a
passionate way, you just can’t help but root for Millie. I enjoyed the way the
characters ran around NYC and I could tell the author has a love and deep
knowledge of the city that shone brilliantly in her writing.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially anyone who loves musical
theater. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in
this review are completely my own. ...more
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Dec 23, 2021 On the Same Page rated it really liked it · review of another
edition
Shelves: contemporary, arc, 2021, ya
ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest
review.

> But trying to control it is like yelling at the ocean to stop making waves in
> shapes you don’t like. Sometimes I feel every bit as powerless to stop myself
> as everyone around me.

Raise your hand if an ABBA song immediately got stuck in your head just from
reading this title. 🙋🏽‍♀️

While I can't say that what this book tries to do is very original, I do think
the execution is really good, and I enjoyed my time with it ARC provided by the
publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

> But trying to control it is like yelling at the ocean to stop making waves in
> shapes you don’t like. Sometimes I feel every bit as powerless to stop myself
> as everyone around me.

Raise your hand if an ABBA song immediately got stuck in your head just from
reading this title. 🙋🏽‍♀️

While I can't say that what this book tries to do is very original, I do think
the execution is really good, and I enjoyed my time with it. If you are or ever
have been a theatre fan, you will probably enjoy this even more than I did. For
me, the strength of this book is definitely in its characters. One of my
frequent issues with YA books is that the characters are initially introduced as
quite mature for their age, and then I inevitably get frustrated when they make
decisions that feel very immature and more what I would expect from "normal"
teenagers. But Millie is a very normal teenager from the start: she has Moods,
she says things without thinking them through sometimes, she has hopes and
dreams and ambitions, and doesn't always agree with the decisions her father
makes on her behalf. Sounds pretty accurate to me.

> When you know someone inside out, so well that they feel less like another
> person and more like an extension of yourself. All your battles, all your
> victories— they’re always shared, always known. Always fought for side by
> side, whether you’re propping each other up or balancing each other out.

The other element I really enjoyed was the different relationships Millie has. I
like the single father trope, and I would've loved to see more interaction
between Millie and Cooper. But I also really appreciated Heather and Teddy and
the support system that they provide. The relationships felt very realistic;
they got mad or disappointed with each other, but not in a way that felt
unwarranted.

There is a romantic subplot as well, but it is very slow burn and not the focus.
Instead, the focus is on Millie and her journey of self-discovery. Her search
for her mother forces her to confront some of the things she has always taken
for granted, and I really liked seeing her relationships with the three women
and how they all influenced her growth a little bit. The big reveal wasn't
really a surprise, but all in all this is a heartwarming story and a fun read.
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Dec 05, 2021 Shaylan rated it it was amazing
5 stars for this adorable and heartwarming YA novel! When You Get the Chance
will be released on January 4, 2022 and I highly recommend picking up a copy!

Millie Price is just a touch dramatic. She loves all things musical theater and
aspires to be a Broadway star. In this Mamma Mia inspired novel Millie is on the
hunt to find her birth mother and along the way she grows even closer to her
single dad. Their relationship is put to the test when all of his exes start
popping back up, after Millie 5 stars for this adorable and heartwarming YA
novel! When You Get the Chance will be released on January 4, 2022 and I highly
recommend picking up a copy!

Millie Price is just a touch dramatic. She loves all things musical theater and
aspires to be a Broadway star. In this Mamma Mia inspired novel Millie is on the
hunt to find her birth mother and along the way she grows even closer to her
single dad. Their relationship is put to the test when all of his exes start
popping back up, after Millie tracked them all down by reading an old
LiveJournal of her dad's. As Millie spends the summer trying to figure out which
woman is her mom she grows closer to her sworn enemy, Oliver, the stage manager
of the theater productions at her school. Along with her best friend, Teddy,
Millie is determined to find her mom and launch herself on the path to stardom.

I loved this! Millie and her dad had such a cute relationship, and I feel like
father-daughter relationships aren't written about very often. This was
refreshing and a fun read about a teenage girl who is trying to find her mom and
figure out herself. I liked all the side characters that feature in Millie's
life and how her hate for Oliver grows into romance as the book progresses. It's
a very sweet high school romance but it isn't the main plot point because Millie
finding out who her mom is features as the overall plot. Millie puts herself
into hilarious and new situation as she runs around NYC trying to figure out
which woman is her mom. Is it dancer Farrah, aspiring actress Steph or musical
theater nerd Beth? In the end she strengthens her relationship with her dad and
the epilogue was just perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the
book and a satisfying ending always something I want out of my books. Emma Lord
is becoming one of my must read authors and I can't wait to see what she comes
out with next!

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an eARC in
exchange for honest review. As always all opinions are my own. ...more
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Sep 02, 2021 michelle (magical reads) rated it really liked it
Shelves: reviews, released-in-2022, 2021, arcs
4.5 stars

> read on my blog

rep: Chinese-American love interest, wlw side characters

**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest
opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

> “For what it’s worth…I think I found them. [. . .] It’s human geocaching.”
> “No. No, it’s obviously a Mamma Mia.”
> “It’s a Millie Mia.”

I’ve been a huge fan of Emma Lord’s books since her debut, but I was especially
excited when I heard about her next release! I love the 4.5 stars

> read on my blog

rep: Chinese-American love interest, wlw side characters

**I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley. These are my honest
opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

> “For what it’s worth…I think I found them. [. . .] It’s human geocaching.”
> “No. No, it’s obviously a Mamma Mia.”
> “It’s a Millie Mia.”

I’ve been a huge fan of Emma Lord’s books since her debut, but I was especially
excited when I heard about her next release! I love the Mamma Mia! film and knew
that this book would be so much fun. In When You Get a Chance, a future Broadway
star takes a chance and sets out to find her birth mother—and herself along the
way.

Millie is ecstatic when she gets into Madison, a theater precollege that will
allow her to pursue her Broadway dreams a year early; however, the only issue is
that her father doesn’t want her to go. When she and her best friend, Teddy,
stumble over his old LiveJournal that contains clues about the mother who
abandoned her on her dad’s doorstep, she takes it as a sign to find her mother
and get her to side with her. There’s Steph, an actress and executive assistant
to a ruthless talent agent whom Millie ends up interning for alongside her
rival, Oliver; Beth, a fellow Broadway fan whose daughter, Chloe, might be her
half-sister; and Farrah, a dance teacher who immediately crushes on Millie’s
aunt.

The plot was so fun, as expected! Lord has a talent for writing outlandish plots
and making them feel believable and unforced but still with the maximum amount
of drama and chaos. I got this sense in her debut, Tweet Cute, but I definitely
felt it for this book. She doesn’t hesitate to lean into the Mamma Mia! of it
all, with Millie being a huge fan of the musical and an ABBA song always
seemingly playing in almost every chapter. Still, Millie interacting with all
three candidates (of being her mother) felt natural to me.

I loved Millie’s character and her growth throughout the story. She’s ambitious
and loud, always determined to achieve her goals, clearly seen in this plot to
find her mom so she can go to a theater precollege. It was a feat in and of
itself that I wasn’t annoyed by Millie as a theater kid at any point of the
story (sorry to any theater kid reading this…but also not…); instead, I enjoyed
the chaos her character added. I always love a good, chaotic book, and this one
was no exception!

In middle school, an embarrassing (to Millie, at least) video of her performing
went semi-viral in the theater community. Since then, she’s sought to wipe out
all existence of “Little Jo,” the character she was playing and what casting
agents would condescendingly call her. Instead, she’s gone through “phases,”
such as Goth Millie, Hippie Millie, and so on; these are, effectively, costumes
that allow her to deflect. While she’s always been sure of her dream, there are
still parts of herself that she has to find, and I really liked this journey.

Even with a chaotic plot and protagonist, this book was still so heartfelt.
Millie is extremely close with her dad and her aunt Heather, who’ve co-parented
her her entire life. I found their talks to be so heartwarming; they’re both so
supportive of Millie, and while she wants to know who her mother is, she clearly
has two great parents already. Finding your mom turns out to be more of an
emotional journey than Millie expects, which she grows to realize over the
course of the story, and I really loved the ending where she has to face her
emotions and think about why she really wanted to find her.

I also really liked the friendships in this book! Millie has been close with
Teddy, her neighbor, their entire lives; they’re partners-in-crime and always
will be. I really liked reading about how close they are, with her trekking
around the city with him to find geocaches and him patiently listening to all of
her obsessions. She also befriends and mentors Chloe, her potential half-sister.
Millie also unexpectedly connects with all three of her potential mothers in
some way. Farrah and Steph particularly help her get through bad moments, as
does Georgie, Steph’s and Millie’s boss.

> Take all the chances you get! You never know where they’ll lead.

The romance was so cute! Millie and Oliver have been rivals since the day they
met, but it was fully cemented by the fact that Oliver talked their theater
director out of doing Mamma Mia! their freshman year. They haven’t been able to
do it since due to the rights being unavailable, and since then, Millie and
Oliver have been imbued in a legendary feud. When they’re forced to be
co-interns, however, they begin to see eye-to-eye, with Millie beginning to see
that Oliver has helped her and her plans more than she previously realized. I
really liked their scenes together, and their conversations had me laughing at
times.

Speaking of laughing, I loved the writing in this story. Again, I’ve loved this
author’s books, particularly for the humor and dialogue. She writes with a
unique voice, and I always find so much joy reading her books.

Full of love and heart, When You Get the Chance took a chaotic, Mamma Mia!-esque
plot and turned it into an emotional journey. I loved the protagonist’s
character development, as well as the relationships and the romance in this
story. If you like Mamma Mia! and/or Lord’s previous novels, I think you’ll
definitely enjoy When You Get the Chance as well!

original review:

this was soooo fun and cute omg mamma mia-inspired + rival-to-lover romance!!
emma lord also has a talent for taking outlandish plots and making them feel
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Nov 26, 2021 Saima rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2021, arcs
4.5/5 stars

EMMA LORD YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN.

Full review to come !!!
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Dec 26, 2021 Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) marked it as 1-2022-ya
Shelves: ya-contemporary, ya-romance, ya-realistic-fiction, young-adult
"embarrassingly moody LiveJournal from 2003"

This makes me feel ridiculously old and called out lol.

(also reminds me to delete my super embarassingly moody/emo Xanga and Myspace
one day so Riley does not in fact EVER stumble upon it) "embarrassingly moody
LiveJournal from 2003"

This makes me feel ridiculously old and called out lol.

(also reminds me to delete my super embarassingly moody/emo Xanga and Myspace
one day so Riley does not in fact EVER stumble upon it) ...more
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Aug 20, 2021 Mia rated it liked it
Shelves: arcs-read-in-2021
3.5 stars

I'm very happy to say I really enjoyed When You Get the Chance. Despite some
minor issues, there was a lot of good in here to be had. From the characters, to
the writing, to just the way this book came out overall. It's very engrossing,
and the kind of book some readers will finish in one sitting.
Theater and humour are all entangled with emotions and balanced great and I
absolutely adored the Millie and Oliver.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone and everyone!

ARC kindly provided b 3.5 stars

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest
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Jun 09, 2021 Alex rated it really liked it
Shelves: 12-and-13
Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of When You Get the Chance in
exchange for an honest review!

This was such a blast! When You Get the Chance is Mamma Mia for theatre kids
(and I know, how much more theatre kid could Mamma Mia possibly get but this has
both a 'which of these 3 adults is the parent' AND theatre kid plotline) and it
does it all with a whole lot of heart and a very adorable enemies to reluctant
coworkers to friends to maybe lovers love story at its helm. I had an absolut
Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of When You Get the Chance in
exchange for an honest review!

This was such a blast! When You Get the Chance is Mamma Mia for theatre kids
(and I know, how much more theatre kid could Mamma Mia possibly get but this has
both a 'which of these 3 adults is the parent' AND theatre kid plotline) and it
does it all with a whole lot of heart and a very adorable enemies to reluctant
coworkers to friends to maybe lovers love story at its helm. I had an absolute
blast with this one and loved how real all of Lord's characters felt here.

Such a fun time whether or not you're a theatre kid/Mamma Mia fan, but if you
are one, you're in for an even bigger treat. ...more
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Jan 12, 2021 Eilidh marked it as to-read
Shelves: anticipated-2022-releases
From the sounds of this it looks like Lord’s best is yet to come.

All I have to say is Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 🎶💃💜
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Dec 26, 2021 Kaya added it
Shelves: new-releases-2022, favorites-2022, contemporary, 2021-favorites
When You Get The Chance is going to be one of the best contemporaries of the
year. Yeah, I said it. There’s so much to it: musical references, strong
characters, a great focus on family and friend relationships, discovering
oneself, and a rivals-to-lovers romance. And every single element works well
together, without infringing on the others.

Millie Price is a Broadway-aspiring, extroverted girl who is on a mission to
find her mom after her dad turns down her dreams of going to a precollege acros
When You Get The Chance is going to be one of the best contemporaries of the
year. Yeah, I said it. There’s so much to it: musical references, strong
characters, a great focus on family and friend relationships, discovering
oneself, and a rivals-to-lovers romance. And every single element works well
together, without infringing on the others.

Millie Price is a Broadway-aspiring, extroverted girl who is on a mission to
find her mom after her dad turns down her dreams of going to a precollege across
the country. In a sort of reverse Mamma Mia situation, Millie juggles an
internship competing against her biggest rival Oliver, making friends with a
girl who might possibly be her half-sister, and taking dancing classes all to
narrow down which woman out of three is her biological mother.

I adored this book. It was entertaining in all the best ways. There were so many
musical references! Sure, I didn’t get half of them but if you’re a die-hard
theater fan? Please stop reading this review right now. Just go read this book.
I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Even if you’re not a musical theater fan (how could you not be one…?) there is
still so much to love about this story. Millie’s sweet relationship with her
single dad and her close friendship with her neighbor Teddy are all high points
for sure. Friends-to-lovers is an amazing trope, don’t get me wrong, but it’s so
nice to read about soulmates that are just platonic. Speaking of which, the
romance isn’t the biggest feature in this book and you know what? It works.
There’s just enough pagetime for our two leads (rivals-to-lovers can be a
complicated trope) to have chemistry, while never taking away from Millie’s arc.

One thing I love about New York is that if you get the right writer, it can feel
like the most magical place on earth.

“There’s this nonstop hopefulness, this weird charge that never leaves the air,
like anything can happen. Like your destiny is constantly right around the
corner.”

And Emma Lord does it so well. I, the person who cannot sing worth a dime and
has two left feet and couldn’t play the role of Peppa Pig if my life was on the
line, wanted to do musical theater after this book. No joke. On another note, I
also appreciate how Lord touched on some of the racism that is in the industry
from the perspective of Oliver Yang, a Chinese-American boy. She didn’t go into
depth with it but it’s still touched on.

The tone of this book somehow manages to be serious and light at the same time.
Millie has such a loud personality, but at her most vulnerable moments, one
can’t help but relate to her. Watching her do all of these crazy things just to
find out her mom is, and then discovering what exactly is so important about her
discovering this fact is just…really well-done.

Overall, When You Get The Chance is very nearly a perfect contemporary novel for
me. It’s an effortless blend of musical theater, self-reflection, family/friend
relationships, chaotic happenings, and sweet, believable romance that has
cemented it as an all-time favorite for me. I’m giving this 4.5/5 stars!

this is the funny, warm, wholesome broadway reverse mamma mia YA contemporary
novel of my dreams (bet you didn’t expect that sentence). rtc!

thank you so much wednesday books for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
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Dec 20, 2021 Toya (the reading chemist) rated it really liked it
Shelves: young-adult, ya-contemporary, romance
At this point, I feel like I will read anything that Emma Lord writes.
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Aug 11, 2021 Mimi rated it it was amazing
Emma Lord just keeps getting better and better with every book. Anyway, brb,
gotta watch Mamma Mia! on a loop for the next decade.
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Sep 13, 2021 Kari Ann Sweeney rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021, ya, advanced-reader-copy
I adored Emma Lord's debut, 𝘛𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘦, and her follow up 𝘠𝘰𝘶
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. Thanks to St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books and
NetGalley for the free copy of her upcoming release, 𝗪𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐆𝐄𝐓
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄. (PUB 1.4.22)

Listen- ABBA is playing on a near-daily rotation at my house, so I was here for
a gender-flipped take on Mamma Mia! It didn't disappoint.

"𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯,’ 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴. ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦
𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘐
𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘯
𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥 I adored Emma Lord's debut, 𝘛𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘦, and her
follow up 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. Thanks to St. Martin's Press, Wednesday
Books and NetGalley for the free copy of her upcoming release, 𝗪𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔
𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄. (PUB 1.4.22)

Listen- ABBA is playing on a near-daily rotation at my house, so I was here for
a gender-flipped take on Mamma Mia! It didn't disappoint.

"𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯,’ 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴. ‘𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦
𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘐
𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘯
𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦’" (SIGH- isn't this the best line?)

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝:
- All the delightful musical theater elements. On stage and behind the scenes.
- NYC setting.
- Secondary characters and second chances.
- Enemies-to-more trope.
- Big personalities, big emotions and big dreams.
- Delightfully funny and heartwarmingly charming.
- All the teenagers felt authentic. Millie and Oliver stole my heart.
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Nov 17, 2021 Jen Ryland added it
I really loved this one. Yes, Millie is kind of a lot, but I sort of loved that
about her. When she's butting heads with her dad over her desire to leave home
and attend a residential high school theatre program, she decides to find her
mom. After snooping in her dad's Live Journal from college (lol) Millie comes up
with three possible candidates and proceeds to investigate each one.
Simultaneously, she's competing with her arch-rival, Oliver, for an internship
with a super-influential theater p I really loved this one. Yes, Millie is kind
of a lot, but I sort of loved that about her. When she's butting heads with her
dad over her desire to leave home and attend a residential high school theatre
program, she decides to find her mom. After snooping in her dad's Live Journal
from college (lol) Millie comes up with three possible candidates and proceeds
to investigate each one. Simultaneously, she's competing with her arch-rival,
Oliver, for an internship with a super-influential theater producer.

Yes, this premise was almost as implausible as that of Mamma Mia, which clearly
inspired the story. But it was also a huge amount of fun. Millie and Oliver's
relationship was super-cute, as was Millie's relationship with her father. To
me, it was incredibly obvious who Millie's mom was, but that didn't spoil the
fun of the book at all.

Read more of my reviews on JenRyland.com! Let's be friends on Bookstagram!

Thanks to the publisher for providing an advance copy for review!
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