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A review by sweetdreams_sunshine
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
4.0
This book is so, so important.
I won't lie there are flaws in this book. The biggest one for me was the ending was rushed and most of the results from the climax were resolved way quicker than necessary. Also although while I tag this as realistic fiction there were aspects of Amanda's life (and transition) that the author chose to gloss over to an extent, which may bug others but didn't bother me. Instead Russo chose to focus on Amanda's emotional journey and personal growth and I really enjoyed this fact.
Amanda, as a character, was easily the strongest aspect of this novel. She was easy to relate to, therefore it was easy to really feel for the struggles she went through. She also had a pretty great support system which made the majority of the side characters easy to like.
Overall, I just think this is a great read that everyone should give a chance.
I won't lie there are flaws in this book. The biggest one for me was the ending was rushed and most of the results from the climax were resolved way quicker than necessary. Also although while I tag this as realistic fiction there were aspects of Amanda's life (and transition) that the author chose to gloss over to an extent, which may bug others but didn't bother me. Instead Russo chose to focus on Amanda's emotional journey and personal growth and I really enjoyed this fact.
Amanda, as a character, was easily the strongest aspect of this novel. She was easy to relate to, therefore it was easy to really feel for the struggles she went through. She also had a pretty great support system which made the majority of the side characters easy to like.
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I did enjoy that Russo did not make so her parents were accepting of the fact that she is a female, no matter what sex she was born as. I feel like that would not have been realistic, no matter how supportive they were in end.Overall, I just think this is a great read that everyone should give a chance.