

Thanks to Netgalley and Independent Publishers Group for this ARC this is my honest and voluntary review. I loved this book, and now I need to go search my parents house for my California Diaries copies. I really enjoyed the graphic novel portions of the book and laughed/cried my way through the Jaded Quitters Club (yes, I just looked back at it again while writing this review for another laugh). This book was sweet and thought-provoking at the same time a great combination of an ultra-fan's dream book along with a critical review of relevant topics that are as important today as they were when the original books were published. Before I made it through the introduction, I found myself trying to figure out who I most identified with (likely a Mary Anne with some Dawn and Mallory mixed in) and looking back at the synopsis of the California Diaries series. Reading We Are the Baby-Sitters Club was an immediate trip down memory lane. Topics range from friendship, fashion, race and sexual orientation representation, and more. Set during a heavily competitive festival revolving around literature (in which the whole town is in on), the Literature Club does everything in their power to collect the most literature out of all the attending clubs. We Are the Baby-Sitters Club is a collection of essays and visual commentary on The Baby-Sitters Club books, as well as the multiple spinoff series that followed. A parody of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption II in DDLC’s style, bringing to life a new arc in We Are The Literature Club’s story.
