The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

A teen rockstar has to navigate family, love, coming out, and life in the spotlight after being labeled the latest celebrity trainwreck in Jen Wilde's quirky and utterly relatable novel.

As a rock star drummer in the hit band The Brightsiders, Emmy King's life should be perfect. But there's nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a celebrity crash and burn. When a night of partying lands Emmy in hospital, she's branded the latest tabloid train wreck.

Luckily, Emmy has her friends and bandmates, including the super-swoonworthy Alfie, to help her pick up the pieces of her life. She knows hooking up with a band member is exactly the kind of trouble she should be avoiding, and yet Emmy and Alfie Just. Keep. Kissing.

Will the inevitable fallout turn her into a clickbait scandal (again)? Or will she find the strength to stand on her own?

Jen Wilde, author of Queens of Geek, which Seventeen called, "the geeky, queer book of our dreams" is back with a brand new cast of highly diverse and relatable characters for her fans to fall in love with.

Praise for Queens of Geek:

"The book deals head on with issues of mental health, body shaming, sexuality, and internet celebrity, handling them with a delicate and skillful touch." --Teen Vogue

"This fun book about fierce friendships gives voice to a group of diverse female characters who are so defined by so much more than just their mental health and sexuality." --Bustle

"This celebration of geek culture and fandom promotes diversity and being true to oneself." --School Library Journal

Jen Wilde is a coffee-obsessed writer, geek, and fangirl who enjoys pugs, books, and coffee. Fangirls (Queens of Geek), rockstars (The Brightsiders), zombies (As They Rise), and witches (Echo of the Witch) are among her YA characters. Her first series garnered over three million online readers and was an Amazon bestseller. She shares her time between Melbourne and New York, where she was born and reared. Jen enjoys binge-watching her favorite series on Netflix, eating pizza, traveling to exotic locations, and attending conventions dressed as Marty McFly.