A review by bookishjanna
Forward March by Skye Quinlan
4.0
This novel beautifully captures the magic of YA contemporaries! The writing style is lovely and easy to understand, there's a focus on the main character's exploration of identity and there are many other characters and situations readers will be able to relate to.
There's asexual, lesbian, gay, bi, pansexual, poly and non-binary representation. I specifically loved one scene, in which Bellamy, a non-binary character, helps Harper make sense of her new feelings towards a girl. It's genuinely awesome to have queer people supporting other queer people!
I do have to mention though that there's a huge focus on homophobia, which is not inherently bad of course, but could be triggering. Harper's parents repeatedly show homophobic behaviour towards her and others and put their daughter under a lot of pressure.
Harper also has asthma and is allergic to seafood. There aren't really a lot of books that focus on characters with allergies and I think the descriptions in the book are super helpful to raise more awareness (if you're reading this right now and don't know what to do if someone has an allergic reaction - you should look it up!).
If you're a fan of marching bands, sapphic romances and characters exploring their queer idenities - you should read this book once it comes out on March 22.
content warnings (as included in the book): anxiety, depression, mentions of self-harm, alcoholism, being outed
➡️ e-ARC provided by Netgalley and Pagestreetya
i post about queer books here: instagram / tiktok /twitter
There's asexual, lesbian, gay, bi, pansexual, poly and non-binary representation. I specifically loved one scene, in which Bellamy, a non-binary character, helps Harper make sense of her new feelings towards a girl. It's genuinely awesome to have queer people supporting other queer people!
I do have to mention though that there's a huge focus on homophobia, which is not inherently bad of course, but could be triggering. Harper's parents repeatedly show homophobic behaviour towards her and others and put their daughter under a lot of pressure.
Harper also has asthma and is allergic to seafood. There aren't really a lot of books that focus on characters with allergies and I think the descriptions in the book are super helpful to raise more awareness (if you're reading this right now and don't know what to do if someone has an allergic reaction - you should look it up!).
If you're a fan of marching bands, sapphic romances and characters exploring their queer idenities - you should read this book once it comes out on March 22.
content warnings (as included in the book): anxiety, depression, mentions of self-harm, alcoholism, being outed
➡️ e-ARC provided by Netgalley and Pagestreetya
i post about queer books here: instagram / tiktok /twitter