Books On Our Radar: If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal
Do you love an academic enemies-to-lovers trope? Well let me put this sapphic contemporary with an underlying mystery to solve on your radar, If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal! When two academic rivals for valedictorian end up working together at a beloved Black-owned movie theater in town, and when mysterious things start happening, they have to work together to save the cinema, and maybe end up discovering more about each other along the way! If We Were a Movie releases on April 22nd!
If We Were a Movie
by Zakiya N. JamalPublished by: HarperTeen
on April 22, 2025
Genres: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA+, Mystery, Young Adult
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Lights. Camera. Love?
Rochelle “The Shell” Coleman is laser focused on only three things: becoming valedictorian, getting into Wharton, and, of course, taking down her annoyingly charismatic nemesis and only academic competition, Amira Rodriguez. However, despite her stellar grades, Rochelle’s college application is missing that extra special something: a job.
When Rochelle gets an opportunity to work at Horizon Cinemas, the beloved Black-owned movie theater, she begrudgingly jumps at the chance to boost her chances of getting into her dream school. There’s only one problem: Amira works there . . . and is also her boss.
Rochelle feels that being around Amira is its own kind of horror movie, but as the two begin working closely together, Rochelle starts to see Amira in a new light, one that may have her beginning to actually . . . like her?
But Horizon’s in trouble, and when mysterious things begin happening that make Horizon’s chances of staying open slim, it’s up to the employees to solve the mystery before it’s too late. But will love also find its way into the spotlight?
Thank you to BookSparks & EpicReads for gifting me a finished copy!
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