Joya Goffney's debut novel, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, chronicles the loss of Quinn's red-spiral journal and her subsequent blackmailing by an unknown Instagram account.
Quinn, an African-American high school senior, attends a predominantly white private school in Austin, Texas. She has very few black friends and has gotten used to dismissing racial remarks as meaningless and unimportant. Quinn is often told that she is "not black enough" and called other racial names, but she never stands up to these racists.
Carter is a new African-American student at Quinn's school. He challenges Quinn's thoughts about racism, stereotypes, and friendships. Carter likes Quinn, but will Quinn ever like him?
Quinn, Carter, Auden, and Olivia become friends as they seek out the missing journal. Will Quinn have to meet the demands of the blackmailer, or will they find the blackmailer before the journal goes public?
I rated this book 4/5 stars because I thought it was an excellent YA novel. I was very invested in the characters and cared about what happened to them. The storyline kept my interest until the end. This book teaches about love and acceptance, race relations, bullying, forgiveness, and more.
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