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A review by daffodill37
The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde
2.0
I feel like this book is just trying too hard to be inclusive. I'm all for diverse characters but the story just wasn't really that good. It's simply an inclusive book for the sake of being an inclusive book.
To be fair, I'm definitely not the target audience here. I'm nearly twice as old as most of the characters. In fact, I CRINGED when Emmy says she was one of the only kids in her school who knew the lyrics to "What's My Age Again" by Blink-182.
There are books who's character's non-traditional sexuality contribute to creating a great story. This is not one of them.
To be fair, I'm definitely not the target audience here. I'm nearly twice as old as most of the characters. In fact, I CRINGED when Emmy says she was one of the only kids in her school who knew the lyrics to "What's My Age Again" by Blink-182.
There are books who's character's non-traditional sexuality contribute to creating a great story. This is not one of them.