Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

Written by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum

Narrated by Marli Watson and Kristen DiMercurio

"The most delightfully snarky romance I’ve read this year." —New York Times bestselling author Ashley Poston  

This charming YA rom-com follows Margo, who suddenly realizes that she’s gay but has no clue how to express her identity, so she enlists out-and-proud Abbie to act as her tutor on everything “Queer 101”...and first love.
 
Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs is the right tutor.
 
Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science. But a flunking grade in US History is threatening her acceptance to her dream school. All she needs is the right tutor.
 
Margo agrees to help Abbie get her history grade up in exchange for “Queer 101” lessons. But as they spend more and more time together, Margo realizes she doesn’t want just any girl—she wants the girl.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: May 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781488227486

Brianna R. Shrum

Brianna R. Shrum is the author of six novels for young adults. Her work has been translated into multiple languages across two continents. She is queer and Jewish and rebelliously lives in the Bible Belt (South Carolina) with her favorite people, when she's not writing, you can usually find her climbing rocks or reading with a chai.

Reviews for Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

[Jude · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Margo Zimmerman is the super cool kid others don’t know whether they want to be or be with. She aces all her classes, she’s part of the high school swim team, she’s gorgeous, and her family is wonderful. When she realises she’s a lesbian, she wants to learn everything about being gay, from the culture to meeting girls. One of her teammates is openly queer, so Margo asks her to teach her. Abbie Sokoloff, who is struggling in one of her classes, agrees, in exchange for some tutoring.

I love that for once, the autistic MC is the self-confident character, not the awkward one. Margo has zero issues with being on the spectrum. It’s who she is. Take it or leave it. At first, Abbie may seem rude and dismissive, but as the story unfolds, it’s easy to understand her initial behaviour. The person behind the persona is a lot more likable, as Margo will find out.

This audiobook kept me chuckling for most of the time I listened to it. I laughed aloud any time one of the Zimmerman’s family’s pets was mentioned because they all have such brilliant names. I loved Margo’s relationship with her brother, who is also queer, and a communist. He’s not the most helpful on her journey to understand how to act gay (spoiler: there’s no right way), but I loved the way he teases her lovingly and respectfully. Another thing I liked is that even though it’s a YA book, it’s spicy. Teens have sex in real life and while I don’t necessarily expect sex scenes in books aimed at teenagers, I like that there are, sometimes. Because, you know, life.

Dual narrations aren’t often convincing to me, but I rather enjoyed this one. I loved Kristen DiMercurio’s performance in Ashley Herring Blake’s Bright Falls series and I loved her in this too. Marli Watson was a new narrator to me, she’s great as well, and I hope to hear her in more sapphic stories. The whole narration is excellent but my favourite part was the first kiss, which sounds like spoken word poetry. 4.5⭐️


Read all my reviews on my blog (and please get your books from the affiliation links!): JudeintheStars.com

[Airun 357 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Cute quick read, classic denial is a river in Egypt ja

[Veronica Costas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very cute story. Super funny as well. Totally recommend it.

[Kate Chatzi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book. It was both delightful and insightful. Definitely worth it.