A review by poachingeggs
It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

4.0

3.5 stars, but i’ll round up because it was pretty cute. initially, i was losing it because this book was marketed as “perfect for fans of becky albertalli and to all the boys i’ve loved before,” and the fact that tatbilb is the only prominent ya book with an east asian lead so it’s tacked onto the blurb any other ya book with an east asian is ridiculous. hOweVer, the writing style did have similar ~vibes~ to tatbilb in that it was descriptive and relatable and just the right amount of quirky. sana, the main character, is incredibly flawed in so many ways and so are all of the characters, which is nice to read about because it’s so realistic, but i wish there was more on how sana is working to better herself, especially since so much of the book deals with racism within different POC groups, and just ,,,,, Sana Do Better.