A review by mittymyers
The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to like this book so much. It’s got great queer rep and discussions on toxic relationships and internet speculation. But it felt like we just wizzed through it all, so much so that I didn’t form a connection to any character, and Emmy’s spirals felt so close together that you didn’t get enough time to realise there was a good time you were meant to be mourning. Also the references from 2018 are shockingly dated 5 years later damn. But for a new adult contemporary it doesn’t treat its reader like an idiot and does it’s best to teach you something new in under 300 pages.