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the rival by emma lord

Great audiobook from YA romance author Emma Lord. Another in the genre about a first year female student- Sadie- at a prestigious and academically challenging fictional college. This time she is a member of the journalism major and a part of the online news outlet. Her family friend- Sebastian- is competing with her on the journalism award which is semester long and has several rounds. There is also an overarching side story about the university and how they fund extracurriculars.

Sadie and Sebastian are likable characters, great build up and banter between rivals. The inner dialogue of an Emma Lord female main character is always adorable and sweet. If you enjoy a sweet YA story this is a good one. Narrator is engaging and all parts are well acted.

🗞️enemies to lovers
🗞️he falls first
🗞️dads are lifelong best friends
🗞️miscommunication
🗞️third act fight
🗞️LGBTQ representation (he is bisexual, also there are non-binary and queer friend characters)

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an audiobook ARC. Book to be published 1/28/25

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