A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist
except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her
and later sent away
casually announces he’s been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman
as it explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today" (The New York Times Book Review
Idol, Burning HarperOne A Goodreads Choice Award FinalistThe novel that lit the Japanese publishing world on fire: From a breathtaking up and coming writer, a twenty first century Catcher in the Rye that brilliantly explores toxic fandom, social media, and alienated adolescence. Haunting and sincere, Idol, Burning subverts and astonishes. Rin Usami balances humor, obsession, heartbreak, and sacrifice in her debut, crafting a story that's both enveloping and expansive. Usami's writing is thrilling and deft,