The Summer I Became a Nerd – Leah Rae Miller

The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you’re looking for a light, fluffy, nerdy contemporary romance then this is the book for you. It’s the perfect book if you have a book hangover or just to get your mind off of things.

After being embarrassed in the 6th grade, our main character decides to hide the fact that she likes comic books. Instead, she puts her effort into becoming popular and a cheerleader. Although she still reads comics, she buys them digitally and only reads them in the secrecy of her room so that no one will catch her. That all changes one day when the final issue of one of her favourite comics is printed… only in paper and her issue is back-ordered for weeks. Maddie must go to the local comic store to buy the issue in person and risk being seen by someone she knows.

This book follows Maddie on her journey of acceptance, being true to who she is, and learning how to treat others. I personally related to Logan, the boy who works in the comic book shop, a lot more than I did to Maddie. As a proud nerd, I don’t have a problem telling people that I like video games, comic books, roleplays, cons, sci-fi, etc. If your friends don’t accept you for who you truly are, then they aren’t your true friends. At times, the way that Maddie treated the people in her life was pretty bad and she tended to be incredibly selfish so I couldn’t connect to her as much, but I could completely see how others might if they’ve faced the same fear of being open about a certain aspect of themselves.

Overall, this cute, fluffy book was the perfect read between my two series binges. I consider contemporaries to be great palate cleansers that help you easily transition between a world-building heavy high-fantasy and your next read, get over a book hangover, or just refresh your reading if you’re in a book slump.

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