drtx_bwt's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Death
femmenova's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
thebookbujo's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lena_3103's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
blonduos's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
theaconner's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
liralen's review
3.0
Cute, and I am always happy to see some unexpected* queerness in YA. What most interests me, though, is the difference between this era of YA and the sort I grew up reading. I'm making some broad generalisations here, but bear with me: in the teen fiction I read in the late nineteens and early aughts, problems and solutions tended to be local. A girl had a problem, there were issues to be had, some things worked out and some things didn't but for the most part she didn't change the world. It was a moment. Now...so much more YA fiction is about movements: It's not enough for a girl to land a coveted acting role—to have her moment—but she has to push the entire industry to change as she does so. It was true in [b:I'll Be the One|53098416|I'll Be the One|Lyla Lee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575913396l/53098416._SY75_.jpg|68119645], and it's true here, and it's far from universal but much more common now than it once was.
Maybe it's that the YA of today (oh god, I've become one of those crotchety people going 'back in my day'...well, better lean into it, I suppose) leans aspirational rather than realistic: instead of problems that resolve messily, or without the main character getting their way, they end up with the prize, the scholarship, the boy (the girl), the parental support, the...whatever it is that they need. And it's fine! And I'll still read and enjoy them! It's also true that there's a lot more YA now set in non-western settings, and I'm here for that. But there's also a reason that it feels a lot more brain candy than substantial.
*Unexpected if you have forgotten the details of the back-cover copy by the time you read it, which I had
Maybe it's that the YA of today (oh god, I've become one of those crotchety people going 'back in my day'...well, better lean into it, I suppose) leans aspirational rather than realistic: instead of problems that resolve messily, or without the main character getting their way, they end up with the prize, the scholarship, the boy (the girl), the parental support, the...whatever it is that they need. And it's fine! And I'll still read and enjoy them! It's also true that there's a lot more YA now set in non-western settings, and I'm here for that. But there's also a reason that it feels a lot more brain candy than substantial.
*Unexpected if you have forgotten the details of the back-cover copy by the time you read it, which I had
sofiacore's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
felt like i was reading a fanfic almost the entire time especially by how utopic it is 😅 this is not necessarily a bad thing though, its obviously just a feel good book for younger audiences
jiixbooks's review
2.0
Sometimes you just don’t mesh with a book and this time it’s me but it’s also the story
I was promised a sapphic ship but if I’m halfway through the novel and the only glimpse in that direction is them looking at each other for one two seconds longer I start getting tired
The writing was also not the best in my opinion
The premise that Brian would fall in love with her after one single date was a big far fetched especially with him getting immediately mad when she didn’t wanna hang out like chill, it just absolutely lost me in that scene
Im sure there is sth you can find that’s enjoyable about this one but sadly it just didn’t work for me on so many levels
A DnF after 55%
I was promised a sapphic ship but if I’m halfway through the novel and the only glimpse in that direction is them looking at each other for one two seconds longer I start getting tired
The writing was also not the best in my opinion
The premise that Brian would fall in love with her after one single date was a big far fetched especially with him getting immediately mad when she didn’t wanna hang out like chill, it just absolutely lost me in that scene
Im sure there is sth you can find that’s enjoyable about this one but sadly it just didn’t work for me on so many levels
A DnF after 55%