Encouraged by her new friend Alexis, who is a member of popular crowd, Ava tries out for the school play, but after an embarrassing audition, she resigns herself to being a stagehand.

Booklist's Karen Cruze highlighted the book's "snarky wit" and how it "never gets overly heavy despite all the hand-wringing".

[1] In a similar vein, Leanne Hall, writing for Readings Books, called Pink "equally entertaining and thought-provoking" and highlighted how "Wilkinson tackles some big issues – gender, feminism, sexuality and racism – with a light touch".

[3] Kirkus Reviews called the novel "funny and poignant", noting that "the delightfully authentic, bawdy dialogue and cast of intensely likable misfits energetically propel this story forward".

[4] Similarly, Publishers Weekly noted that "Ava's worlds collide in a melodramatic conclusion that strains believability".