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madanxiety's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This is like the book I always wanted to write. But I guess I should still write it because there still aren't enough wlw stories on paper.
Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Lesbophobia
robinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
sarahspils's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There's that balance of classic teenage angst, moving through grief, and girls realizing they're in love with each other that kind of gave me early-2000s romcom vibes for sapphics tehe. I personally wouldn't qualify this as a life-changing book per se, and there are some moments where I think there could be more to be desired. My one critique that comes to mind right now is that I might've liked a little more use of terms of sexuality, especially since 'lesbian' is only used once in the entirety of the book in reference to "lesbian Jesus" (lol), and I think that could've been an opportunity to normalize them even more, working alongside the ambiguous moments of Coley and Sonya discovering their sexualities while not being too cliche. But with the root of the work originating from the iconic "Girls Like Girls" music video, overall it was really nice to see this idea become fully dimensional. I liked it :)
I don't know if this really qualifies as a spoiler (we've all seen the music video 🤭), but:
A simple read handling more complex topics, kind of Emily Henry-level but way less boring 😌.
(is this too long of a review omg idk I just kept typing oh well)
Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment
luhreen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
bethersboop's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
amanda_marie'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
3.75
Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent
readingqueerly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Though with that, I must say it was a little underwhelming. I should have known as simple YA romances just don't really hot the same anymore for me. It wasn't bad necessarily, just a little clunky and repetitive at times. I think if this book had come out seven years ago I would have loved it a lot more. For me it's just a little too late to be reading this.
It's a debut novel and it very much feels like a debut novel in YA. It was... Fine I guess.
Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
hologram_reads'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
captaincocanutty'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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol