What it’s about (from Goodreads):

Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.

Our thoughts:

Charming and funny and brilliant.

Elise is such a great heroine - she's imperfect and struggling with herself and you can't help but get drawn in and cheer for her. She's real and believable and her inability to fit in reminded me of my own high school crowd.

I also adored that Elise's parents played a big roll in the story. I feel like parents are often out of the picture in YA novels and that's just not the case here: she's watched, she's grounded and she's afraid to upset them - and that makes her, and the story, all the more real.

I really can't rave about this book enough. I LOVED it.

We would recommend this to:

Fans of young adult, people who like coming-of-age stories, people who like stories about characters finding themselves, anyone who has ever felt unpopular and music lovers.