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Life is Not a Game: The Fan-Favorite Galatea Coming-of-Age Sensation
Charlotte has been hiding in plain sight for seven years.
Online, she's Mars—a master gaming strategist ranked fifth in the country, respected by her all-male team and inseparable from her best friend, Jupiter. In real life, she's a socially anxious teenager who eats lunch alone and can barely speak to strangers. Her teammates have no idea she's a girl. Especially not Jupiter, the boy she definitely doesn't have feelings for.
When her family moves cross-country, Charlotte gets the chance to reinvent herself at a new school—until a collision with a charming football player turns her world upside down. Suddenly she's caught between two the online best friend who knows her soul but not her secret, and the real-life jock who sees the girl she's been too afraid to be.
With a major gaming tournament approaching and her double life unraveling, Charlotte must decide who she really is—the confident strategist behind the screen or the shy girl standing in front of it.
Some secrets can't stay hidden forever. Some hearts refuse to pick just one.
Online, she's Mars—a master gaming strategist ranked fifth in the country, respected by her all-male team and inseparable from her best friend, Jupiter. In real life, she's a socially anxious teenager who eats lunch alone and can barely speak to strangers. Her teammates have no idea she's a girl. Especially not Jupiter, the boy she definitely doesn't have feelings for.
When her family moves cross-country, Charlotte gets the chance to reinvent herself at a new school—until a collision with a charming football player turns her world upside down. Suddenly she's caught between two the online best friend who knows her soul but not her secret, and the real-life jock who sees the girl she's been too afraid to be.
With a major gaming tournament approaching and her double life unraveling, Charlotte must decide who she really is—the confident strategist behind the screen or the shy girl standing in front of it.
Some secrets can't stay hidden forever. Some hearts refuse to pick just one.
303 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 23, 2026
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April 1, 2026
funny story for an evening (literally read in one evening)😅
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