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Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

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sea_sea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny sad 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

5.0

Oh my goodness, I loved this book so so much 💗. 
The anxiety rep was so good and also the characters were just amazing!!! 
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seventhswan's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.75

Although I've not read a whole lot of it, this is probably the best YA fiction I've picked up! I thought Imogen was just the sweetest character, and was rooting for her from the get go. The plot felt super realistic and authentic, the representation of a range of identities and perspectives within the LGBT+ community was on point, and everything was extremely feelgood from start to finish. I'm not someone who gets annoyed by pop culture references in fiction anyway, but I especially enjoyed them in this book as little signposts to other queer media and artists. Also: the characters were not irritating, which is usually my biggest problem with YA - teenagers are irritating, being a teenager is irritating, but it's not something I look to relive! Setting this story largely at a university and having the characters be actual young adults instead of older children solved a lot of this for me. 

Where I thought this book fell down was the ending. The conflict between Imogen and
Gretchen
was never fully resolved, and I wanted more than a couple of paragraphs of Imogen and
Tessa
actually getting to be girlfriends! I'd definitely read a sequel if there was one, though, and I'd be open to reading more of Albertalli's books in future.
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