SYNOPSIS:
Waylon Russel Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time before he graduates, move to Austin with his twin sister Clementine and finally go Full Waylon so that he can live his Julie- Andrews-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music truth. So when Clementine deviates from their master plan right after Waylon gets dumped, he throws caution to the wind and creates an audition tape for his favourite tv drag show, Fiercest Of Them All. What he doesn’t count on is his audition tape accidentally getting shared with the entire school… As a result Waylon is nominated for prom queen as a joke. Clem’s girlfriend Hannah Perez, also receives a joke nomination for prom king. Waylon and Hannah decide there’s only one thing to do. Run and leave high school with a bang. A very glittery bang. Along the way Waylon discovers there’s a lot more to running for prom court then campaign posters and plastic crowns. Especially when he has to spend so much time with the very cute and infuriating Tucker Watson. Waylon will need to realize that maybe the best plan for tomorrow is living for today. Especially with the help of some fellow queens.
REVIEW:
Before we get started I just wanted to say, that I am very sorry I have not done a book review in such a long time. I was so focused on the other part of my blog that for a minute I forgot what this blog originally was. My thoughts on books, so with that in mind I hope you enjoy my review on Julie Murphy’s third book…. Pumpkin!
Hello! I hope you are all doing very well. Today I will be reviewing the YA/Fiction/LGBTQQIP2SAA+ novel by Julie Murphy…. Pumpkin! This is actually Julie Murphy’s third book and when I tell you that it made my heart warm for days, you’d better believe me. This book is a little different from her other books although not to different. It is about a flamboyant gay boy named Waylon who lives in the fictional town of Clover City. He loves drag and decides that he will audition for his favourite drag tv show Fiercest Of Them All. However when the audition video leaks he is in a bit of a situation not to mention the fact that he and his sisters girlfriend are nominated for prom Queen and king. I loved this book. It was so lighthearted and inspiring. It made me feel super happy and energetic. Julie is such a wonderful immersive writer and she writes so real and truthfully that you fully believe that it’s not made up. All of the characters are very well made and the story is incredibly well executed. I really enjoyed this book and hope that Julie Murphy will continue this beautiful picture of a small town in Texas. I hope you enjoyed this review. If you have any books you would like me to read that would be wonderful a always enjoy it.
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