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This is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
Rinn Olivera is finally going to tell her longtime crush AJ that she’s in love with him.Daniella Korres writes poetry for her own account, but nobody knows it’s her.Imogen Azar is just trying to make it through the day.When Rinn, Daniella, and Imogen clock into work at Wild Nights Bookstore on the first day of summer, they’re expecting the hours to drift by the way they always do. Instead, they have to deal with the news that the bookstore is closing. Before the day is out, there’ll be shaved heads, a diva author, and a very large shipment of Air Jordans to contend with.And it will take all three of them working together if they have any chance to save Wild Nights Bookstore.
Review from Booklist Reviews:
Three female teens take the lead in Safi's (Not the Girls You're Looking For, 2018; Tell Me How You Really Feel, 2019) latest novel to save their jobs at Wild Nights Bookstore and Emporium, which is about to go under. Safi's use of a close third-person point of view works surprisingly well, as the chapters alternate among the three characters, capturing the varied personalities of each: how lovesick and pressured biracial Rinn feels; the more thoughtful interior to the rough exterior Daniella shows the world; and the inner turmoil of Imogen, who's seen as the girl continuously on the verge of a mental breakdown. Their only commonality? Their love for Wild Nights. For a story taking place over the course of one day in the vein of Empire Records, a lot is packed in here that isn't essential to pushing the story forward. There's no denying that each brooding, sarcastic, and honest voice is entertaining, but each can also feel long-winded. Readers who appreciate strong character arcs and character-driven stories with clashing personalities will eat this right up.
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