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Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum, Sara Waxelbaum
9 reviews
pey333's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Outing
grace_b_3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia
imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Biphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship
dododenise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really enjoyed it.
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, and Abandonment
tinysierra's review against another edition
4.25
This book is laugh out loud funny. At least, I found myself chuckling at different points.
Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl takes place in a red state (Florida) and mentions the Don’t Say Gay bill.
Throughout the book, Abbie is struggling with her parents dysfunctional relationship with each other and distant relationship with her. She’s also dealing with her biphobic best friend, who ends up making an ableist comment about Margo later. Meanwhile, Margo’s coming out
I would call it slow burn. After a while it does get kind of annoying hearing about how “Margo/Abbie isn’t my type. She doesn’t like me” but eventually they get over it.
In the end, Margo does figure out that there is no right way to be queer. But before that, she gets a lesson on queer history and stereotypical gay behavior. It’s interesting to think about how queer people can be so similar yet so different.
There are important conversations about gay sex, consent, boundaries, and how intimacy with your partner is what you two personally make it out to be.
One thing I didn’t understand was the John Mayer references? Guess it must be because I’m a Swiftie >.>
Graphic: Biphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content
alexfromistemor's review
- 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
I loved this book! Loved it, loved it, loved it!
I found myself reading two books dealing with neurodiversity essentially at the same time, but in different ways (the other being the arc for Cleat Cute). And obviously, the settings and scenarios are different, as well, but still I found it interesting that these two books both dealt with neurodiversity (I think of the Tiktok sound 'Oh, you're a queer couple? Which one of you has ADHD and which one is autistic?').
This book was also just so, so refreshing about just how plainly the characters talk about everything, ever. It's both no-holds-barred, and yes also thoroughly accurate when it comes talking about queer identities, biphobia, autism, sex, all of it. The authors have a note at the start about how they they wanted to be able to write a book about messy people and they nailed it! No one is a stereotype (apart from a few perfect moments of disaster queer mentality). The popular kids aren't necessarily the bad guys, the queer outcasts not necessarily the good guys, they're all just people, with flaws and virtues enough to feel real.
I love how much Margo knows herself. Not necessarily about being gay, per se, but knowing that she needs to know things to be able to be comfortable with them. Abbie as the expert about something that says right off the bat no one can be an expert about. The two of them together, with their start as fairly antagonistic, then friendly, and steadily building to love felt earned, and honest! The care they have for one another, not just when it comes to other people but also when one of them is being a dumbass, is great! They communicate!
I don't really have any negatives about the book, really. The closest I can come deals with the ending, thus spoilers:
My qualms are so, incredible miniscule, I can't even see them as worthy of losing anything from the rating, so I'm happily giving this 5 stars.
Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
danileah07's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
thecottoncandyunicorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The one thing that really surprised me with this book was how explicit the sex scene was. It was way more graphic than I would expect to read in a YA novel.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy!
Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia
There is also some parental neglect.