Out of Character

Dumplin meets Geekerella in debut author Jenna Millers queer, body-positive love story that explores online and offline relationships in all of their messiness. If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, shed happily tell you shes fat, a lesbian, and obsessed with the Tide Wars books. What she wont tell youor anyone in her lifeis that shes part of an online Tide Wars roleplay community. Sure, its nerdy as hell, but when shes behind the screen writing scenes as Captain Aresha, she doesnt have to think about her mother who walked out or how unexpectedly stressful it is dating resident cool girl Taylor Cooper. But secretly retreating to her online life is starting to catch up with Cass. For one, no one in her real life knows her secret roleplay addiction is the reason her grades have taken a big hit. Also? Cass has started catching feelings for Rowan Davies, her internet bestie . . . and Taylor might be catching on. As Casss lies continue to build, so does her anxiety. Roleplaying used to be the one place she could escape to, but this double life and offline-online love triangle have only made things worse. Cass must decide what to dobe honest and risk losing her safe space or keep it a secret and put everything else on the line.