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Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

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brynn_books's review

emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so good! it was a perfect representation of queer youth. I like that this book felt realistic about the queer experience.

Ophelia is one of my favorite main characters. I understood why she did what she did and I was on her side throughout the whole book. I really want to be her best friend. I feel like we would get along.

I love the focus on platonic relationships in the book. Normally, queer books tend to focus on romantic love, and while there was romantic love in this it wasn’t the main focus which I appreciated. I definitely got some flashbacks to my own high school experience of figuring out my sexuality.

This book felt like a warm hug and I think it was perfectly executed. I would highly recommend this book!

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booksngrannies's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jenna_gilb's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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queerghstbuster's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bookrokosmos's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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anniereads221's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

With all the good things said about this book let's just say I had a few expectations

And I can honestly say it surpassed them. The way I just ended up loving Ophelia and her friend group with so much love!!! The way I love that Ophelia has supportive parents.

I was just bawling my eyes out by the end. My younger self would have loved this book more than I do right now. Young people reading this book are gonna see a part of themselves in this book for the first time and realise they are not alone. You can still figure out yourself and not know exactly who you are.

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bersblue's review

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emotional funny reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.0

A lot of good things, but at the same time a lot of failures. I don't quite understand why the author decided to have so many plots. the characters are fine. they make mistakes and learn lessons, but sometimes they behave ridiculously. i don't understand this obsession with Ophelia and her infatuation with boys, or this absurd misunderstanding of her passion for flowers. The thread with Talia is also a bit strange.

I don't understand why she didn't immediately tell Ophelia that she had a boyfriend. a bit toxic behavior.

Other than that it was ok, such without being crazy, but you can see that the author knew what she was writing about.

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