Lou Byrne has always been told she’s insufferable, a little too much. She’s worn it as a badge of honour, but then Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool from London and criticises everything about Lou: her city, her accent, the fact she can’t stop talking. Usually this wouldn’t affect Lou, but Isabel is different. Lou needs to get her ADHD under control before A-Levels (without medication) while dealing with friendship drama; a rivalry with Isabel is the perfect distraction.

I know we are only halfway through the year, but I can honestly say this is my favourite read of 2024. It’s enemies to lovers with the perfect level of slow-burn romance; the kind that gives you butterflies every time one of the characters gives a shy little smile or lightly brushes against the other. I was squealing on multiple occasions. But this is so much more than a romance. Through Lou, Leanne Egan shows the difficulty of dealing with an ADHD diagnosis and the fear and stigma around medication.

Egan managed to capture exactly how I felt throughout high school: always feeling a little too much while somehow not being enough. Lou is such a loveable, yet frustrating character. Sometimes I just wanted to reach into the book and shake her for being so oblivious.

This coming-of-age sapphic romance explores ADHD, homophobia, classism, revenge porn and so much more, all packaged into a funny and loveable book. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman. For ages 14+.