Source: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
Publication Date: July 11, 2023
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Rory Calhoun is a teen popstar with perfect teeth and messy hair who’s inspiring first crushes all over the globe. Millie Jackson is just one of the millions of fans who love him—but that doesn't mean her heart doesn't break for him every single day in this laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story.How many of Rory’s fans collect “data” about him in a special notebook hidden in their underwear drawer? Or have faked a fascination with whale migration for a chance to visit his hometown? Millie may not be Rory’s only fan at Susan B. Anthony Middle School, but she's convinced she's the biggest—and the best.Rory’s new song “Worldwide Crush” is climbing the charts, and his lyrics are he’s looking for love—and he’s looking in the audience. Meaning Millie’s secret fantasies of running in the surf and eating waffles with him may not be crazy after all . . . she could be that girl! But first she has to get to his concert—his completely sold-out concert in a city nowhere near her home for which she does not have tickets or a ride. She just has to figure out how.
Review:
Worldwide Crush is a middle grade contemporary romance about a young girl who has a crush on a teen popstar. Millie is not like other fans, or so she thinks, she keeps a journal writing to her crush, Rory Calhoun. The book follows her as she learns more about him and herself and they try to get tickets to see him because that is how they will fall in love.
This was a cute middle grade book about first loves and teen popstar crushes and early teenage angst. This book is full of pre-teen/teen drama and attitude. Millie is angsty and broody over her admiration for Rory and even keeps a journal with letters to him. I found her character to be realistic almost in excess, so much drama. She is a lot of emotions at once and really gives you the experience of being a teen again. I liked that she really embodied that time. That being said, I still did feel a disconnect as an adult reader. I think middle grade readers will love this though.
I appreciated Millie's dreams of Rory falling in love with her and her commitment to the idea of meeting him. Even in-so-far as pretending to love whales to get to his hometown -it was clever and I thought that was fun.
Overall this was a cute book, slightly unrealistic at times, and other times too realistic for my liking, but I think that younger readers will really get in the feels with this one and enjoy it.
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