Anna Meriano

Grounded for the summer by her sometimes-evil stepmother, seventeen-year-old vegan feminist Ellen Lopez-Rourke gets permission to join a Quidditch team, where she makes new, if nerdy, friends.

This Is How We Fly

Julie Burszan 

The perfect way to celebrate the beautiful Harry potter community while also, literally, saying fuck terfs.

Abrianna

First I would like to thank Penguin Teen for sending me an ebook ARC of this book. This book was a great coming of age novel. I related a lot to the characters and their struggles such as strict parents, dating, career plans, and sexuality. The whole Quidditch aspect made it an even better read for me. I recommend that age 13 and up read this. This book also addresses the importance of human rights and feminism. I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a great read.

Cori McCarthy

First of all, I want to thank Penguin Teen for sending me this book through NetGalley for an early review! To be honest, I have never really read a lot of YA contemporary, but I for sure loved this book. Let's dive into the review!

I absolutely loved the concept of this book! It is a slight Cinderella retelling about a girl who joins a Harry Potter inspired Quidditch team. Our protagonist, Ellen, is such a strong-willed person who will stand up and fight for what she believes in. During this last summer before college starts, Ellen finds herself joining an all-gender, full-contact Quidditch team that gives her a chance to not only find herself, but find who she wants to be in life. Meriano also explores the topics of family dynamics and finding her own voice in this world. Every scene was just so full of detail that it made it hard to put the book down. The family part of this book was my favorite because it was so moving to see the development from the beginning of the book to the end. The book is definitely a book I am going to remember. I 100% recommend picking up this book when it comes out later this year, because it will definitely leave you feeling inspired. 

Final Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

This Is How We Fly

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