Take note Hallmark, this is the sapphic Christmas movie we want! Caroline is making her way through her senior year of high school and it’s almost time for the holidays. She’s started talking to a new girl, but she’s not really been into anyone since her best friend/crush left years ago. Arden, the best friend, left her small town when she was 14 to become an actor. She’s made it big in the past four years, but her real behavior has started to echo the party girl image her agent developed for her. Now she’s up for a serious role that she really wants. She kills the audition, but the director doesn’t want the flighty party girl. So she and her agent come up with a lie on the spot. They say she’s been dating her hometown best friend for years and is headed back for Christmas to be with her. Now she just has to convince Caroline.
Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott, (List Price: $19.99, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 9781665937566, October 2024)
Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia