Crush (Awkward #3) by Svetlana Chmakova

Following the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybrook Middle School series continues with its next installment - CRUSH!
Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants?

Format: ebook

Narrator: n/a

Perfomance: n/a

Story: 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑

Books about teens and dating aren't my go to reads but something about Crush's cover and blurb made me click the request button on Netgalley. 

It's quite refreshing to get a middle school boy's perspective and Jorge is such a precious cinnamon roll. The female characters were all independent, self-assured girls and if I were attending Berrybrook Middle school, I would be carried away with Olivia's spirit, too. Jazmine, the love interest, is shy and sweet but she isn't a push over. In fact, she can kick her stupid ex's ass if she wants to. And Jorge loves her for being badass.

It's official... I'm taking the awesomest girl in school to the ball.

I also love the art, the character designs and how the author drew the expressions. The humor had me chuckling and the dialogues and scenes were realistic. There were positive messages inserted here and there that worked well with the scenarios without being preachy. I also love how Svetlana Chmakova made the comic diverse by including a non-binary student, a Muslim coach as well as characters wearing hijabs in the background. Also major points on the hair thing. I agree that girls look pretty whether they have short hair, long hair or no hair at all

Crush is cute, fun and diverse, with tons of positive messages for every teenage boys, girls and non-binaries. Definitely recommended!

P.S.

I received a copy of Crush from Yen Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

 SOUNDTRACK

There She Goes
The Las
The Las

There she goes
There she goes again
Racing through my brain
And I just can't contain
This feeling that remains

There she blows (there she blows again)
There she blows again (there she blows again)
Pulsing through my vein (there she blows again)
And I just can't contain
This feeling that remains

There she goes
There she goes again
She calls my name
Pulls my train
No one else could heal my pain
But I just can't contain
This feeling that remains

There she goes
There she goes again
Chasing down my lane
And I just can't contain
This feeling that remains

There she goes (there she goes again)
There she goes (there she goes again)
There she goes (there she goes again)