CiCi Curran '20 returns with a romance that does not shy away from difficult topics. This book will tug at your heartstrings and is sure to keep you interested the whole way through.
At the start of every school year, there is always a new girl or boy. Faced with immediate judgment, they either make friends or fall into the background of high school. In If I Was Your Girl, by Meredith Russo, Russo tells the story of Amanda Hardy, a transgender girl who's been through it all. She’s attempted suicide, been beat up, and can barely remember a time when she wasn’t bullied. Amanda switches school to have a new start, a new start where nobody knows about her secret. Things start well for Amanda. She manages to fit in by making friends, reconnecting with her
dad, and catching the attention of guys.Right off the bat, Amanda makes new friends and meets Grant. Kind, socially smart, and athletic, Grant is the perfect guy for Amanda. Naturally, she finds herself falling love. There’s just one problem: how do you fall in love and have a relationship with someone you can’t tell everything?
Faced with the choice between telling Grant the truth and potentially ending their relationship or lying and being forced to live with herself, Amanda finds herself unable to make a decision.
Unlike other authors, Russo doesn't filter any aspect out no matter how dark. Amanda soon discovers that the truth demands to be known, whether she likes it or not.
Verdict: Read If I Was Your Girl if you're in the mood for a romance that also addresses issues affecting our society every day. You won’t be able to put this story down until you know how Amanda's story ends.
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