A review by her_littleclouds
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Windy was the only character I sort of liked but even that is putting it really lightly! Rose was an absolute bitch to windy, Jenny and her mom, it really didn’t feel justified too. There are scenes where windy and Jenny just like stand and listen to other peoples conversations and then gossip about them and it was really uncomfortable to read. I was thinking about dnf’ing this book multiple times while I read it! There was really nothing likeable about it tbh. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, and Miscarriage

Spoiler

windy and rose are basically bullying Jenny about her pregnancy. Dud and his friend group talk about drugs, sex and curse a lot. In the last few pages the mom talked about her miscarriage and a little blood is shown in that panel! If these are things that make u uncomfortable In any way I would definitely not recommend this book