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WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE BY EMMA LORD // spoiler-free book review: need a YA contemporary romance that’s also a mamma mia retelling with rivals to lovers AND is set in NYC? i got you.
In the wise words of Lizzo, IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME,,, Let us not waste any more of that and dive right into it! Title: When You Get The ChanceAuthor: Emma LordPage count: 320Date published: 4 January 2022Genre: YA contemporary romance ๐ค Synopsis: Nothing will get in the way of Millie Priceโs dream to become a Broadway star. Not her lovable but super-introverted dad, who after raising Millie alone, doesnโt 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 โMillie Moods,โ 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 dadโs embarrassingly moody LiveJournal from 2003, Millie knows just what to do. Sheโs going to find her mom. Thereโs Steph, a still-aspiring stage actress and receptionist at a talent agency. Thereโs Farrah, ethereal dance teacher who clearly doesnโt 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…