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A review by melziereads
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
3.0
I went into Dear Wendy with high expectations. I was excited to see Asexual rep in a YA novel. Sadly I didn't end up loving Dear Wendy. To me it felt like the writing was on the younger side of YA. I almost feel like it would have been better if Sophie and Jo were written as high school students intense of college students.
I also wasn't a huge fan of Jo's character. She felt very young to me. Not at all like a college student. I get that she was trying to come to terms with her sexuality and what it means to be asexual but she seemed very juvenile. The way she treated her friends was abusive. Just because you fear being alone that is no excuse to treat your friend poorly.
I did enjoy Sophie's character. I felt like her struggle with her parents was very relatable. She also seemed like a typical college student. I even liked that she was a bit of an overzealous student.
My favorite part of the book was Sophie and Jo's budding platonic relationship. It really showed that there are many ways to love others and that romantic love doesn't need to be the end game for everyone. This part of the story really spoke to me.
Overall Dear Wendy is a cute read. While the story wasn't necessarily for me I could see it being a great read for younger asexual people coming to terms with their sexuality.
I also wasn't a huge fan of Jo's character. She felt very young to me. Not at all like a college student. I get that she was trying to come to terms with her sexuality and what it means to be asexual but she seemed very juvenile. The way she treated her friends was abusive. Just because you fear being alone that is no excuse to treat your friend poorly.
I did enjoy Sophie's character. I felt like her struggle with her parents was very relatable. She also seemed like a typical college student. I even liked that she was a bit of an overzealous student.
My favorite part of the book was Sophie and Jo's budding platonic relationship. It really showed that there are many ways to love others and that romantic love doesn't need to be the end game for everyone. This part of the story really spoke to me.
Overall Dear Wendy is a cute read. While the story wasn't necessarily for me I could see it being a great read for younger asexual people coming to terms with their sexuality.