FICTION

The Worst Perfect Moment

by Shivaun Plozza
Holiday House. May 2024. 320p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780823456345.
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Gr 9 Up–Sixteen-year-old Tegan is dead, and her heaven is all wrong. She’s filed a complaint with the manager. Her assigned angel, Zelda, did all the research and constructed Tegan’s heaven as a perfect clone of her “happiest memory.” According to all calculations that memory is the Marybelle Motor Lodge, a broken-down motel complete with the tampon that floated in the pool when Tegan actually stayed there with her dad and sister in the aftermath of her mother leaving. There’s no way Zelda could be wrong, and she’ll prove it in the manager’s challenge, or they’ll both face consequences. Brimming with snark, angst, and self-discovery, this unique representation of the afterlife is as engaging as it is insightful.
VERDICT This appealing and amusing speculative queer romcom about the bureaucracy of heavens is perfect for fans of the TV show The Good Place and authors like Adam Silvera.
Reviewed by Kayla Chamberlain , Jul 19, 2024

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