A Tale of Two Crushes by Cori Cooper is a fun Young Adult novel about Holland Morriss, a high school junior, who moves to a new school in 11th grade and almost immediately is pursued by two different boys, who let’s just say have “history.” While this is seemingly flattering, for Holland, this sets off an exploration of her own identity and what she really wants out of life. Before this situation, Holland followed life in a linear way, following her best friend and seemingly very directed and focused. Now in a new city she starts to explore what she really wants from life and which of these 2 boys is the one she want to spend time with.

I enjoyed this book. One thing I loved about the book was the way Holland considered her emotions. They were written as if they were people in her life: Anxiety, Fear and Confidence were regular residents of Holland’s brain. It was very clever and also, very real.

This was a fun book and very enjoyable!

Reviewed by @kindlyreadwithme