Flip the Script by Lyla Lee

Flip the Script

Lyla Lee

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 31, 2022

In this simmering, joyous novel, I’ll Be the One author Lyla Lee delivers a tender romance set between two brave teens who decide that when the script isn’t working, it’s time to rewrite it themselves.

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Who it’s for
A warm, playful read with film-world gloss and first-love nerves.
Genres
YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Contemporary YA Romance, Film & Movies for Teens
Published
HarperCollins, May 31, 2022

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About this book

In this simmering, joyous novel, I’ll Be the One author Lyla Lee delivers a tender romance set between two brave teens who decide that when the script isn’t working, it’s time to rewrite it themselves. The first rule of watching K-dramas: Never fall in love with the second lead. As an avid watcher of K-dramas, Hana knows all the tropes to avoid when she finally lands a starring role in a buzzy new drama.

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And she can totally handle her fake co-star boyfriend, heartthrob Bryan Yoon, who might be falling in love with her. After all, she promised the TV producers a contract romance, and that’s all they’re going to get from her. But when showrunners bring on a new lead actress to challenge Hana’s role as main love interest—and worse, it’s someone Hana knows all too well—can Hana fight for her position on the show, while falling for her on-screen rival in real life?

Rom-Com Glow

A warm, playful read with film-world gloss and first-love nerves.

Come here for

  • Warm, teen rom-com energy
  • Movie-set sparkle, easy to sink into

Expect

  • Romance-forward momentum
  • Light, immersive pacing

Where it sits

YA Romance - LGBTQ+89%
Contemporary YA Romance37%
Film & Movies for Teens36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Art & Artists
  • Coming of Age
  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
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  • Asia for Teens
  • Asian American YA
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+
Authors
Lyla Lee
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 31, 2022
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Art & Artists