Famous in a Small Town

by Emma Mills

[Sam@WLABB]

Every book she writes makes me love Emma Mills more and more. I swear, she writes books just for me, because each one leaves me warm and fuzzy and in a state of elation. And, yes, she did it once again with Famous in a Small Town.

I am not even sure where to start here, because I loved so many things in this book, but it is my firm belief that it's the characters that standout the most in Mills' stories.

As always, Mills assembled a cast of characters, who were interesting, witty, relatable, and essentially, people I would want to be friends with. But the strength was not in their individually, but rather in the friendship dynamic that existed between them. It was always a special treat, when Sophie and her whole squad were on page together. From the way they interacted and joked around, to they way they deeply understood each other was a thing of beauty. There was fun and snappy banter and lots of shenanigans, but there were also these really deep parts, which may or may not have caused me to shed a tear or two.

Several different storylines are woven together in this book, and one of my favorites was Sophie's quest to get Acadia's most famous citizen, Megan Pleasant, to help their marching band raise money for the Rose Parade trip. This mission had her re-creating the week in Acadia per Pleasant's famous song, as well as searching for the reason Megan had not returned "home" in so long. I was pretty surprised by what Sophie discovered, and it was a lot of fun tagging along with the gang as they searched for the answers.

There was another big reveal, which made me gasp out loud. I did NOT see it coming, and was so surprised by the revelation, and yes, once again, I cried. Well done with this one, Emma Mills, because it packed such a punch in the feels for me.

And, because you know I am all about the romance, I have to talk about Sophie and August. They hit it off right away, but August kept his distance. My heart broke a little for him, when I learned why he was trying to keep Sophie at arm's length, but I was still shipping these two. Let me tell you, they were adorable and precious and so much fun to see together. Their banter was fantastic, and I wore a stupid grin almost every time they interacted with each other.

Other things that made me smile:

• Fries with friends
• The girl in the blue boots
• Macaroni and cheese, the good kind, that you make on the stove
• The texts between Sophie and her sister
• Mullets!
• Teen Zone 2
• Rollin in the Cutlass
• Uncle August and his nieces ❤️

Overall: Another outstanding Emma Mills book, filled with family, friends, humor, and feels, lots and lots of feels.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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