The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene GooMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group and Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) for the advance reader copy The Way You Make Me Feel by Maureen Goo in exchange for an honest review. What a great romance! Korean and Brazilian born, Clara has been raised by her dad, Adrian, since her mother is an online “influencer” (her parents never married) who travels ALL the time. Clara has a great life but it is one she controls; she loves pranks, doesn’t really take anything serious (except enemy, Rose Carver), has two guys for best friends and scathingly speaks her mind all the time. But Clara has some issues and they all come to call at the junior prom, where her prank goes all kinds of wrong; there is fake blood, a fire starts and Clara and Rose verbally and physically duke it out. What results is a summer where Clara must work with Rose on her father’s food truck, KoBra. Goo’s writing is funny, feel good, and honest about finding your true self. Clara was annoying and harsh, but she steps up, surprising herself and many others. What I really enjoyed were the great characters, funny moments, Clara’s love story with L.A., her passion for Korean and Brazilian food---sounded so delicious, I was salivating, and her redemption at the end. Clara and Hamlet’s relationship was awesome because she lets the reader know how not her type he is, but because Hamlet is so great, kind, thoughtful and exciting, she is quickly and thoroughly into him. Rose and Clara as enemies and then friends was so so nice to see as well as her father who might just be the best dad in the world. This book will be a hit with teens!
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