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I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

8 reviews

sehenry20's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lilybear3's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This is the fluffy, happily-ever-after, YA romance that I crave every now and then.  I loved this book and it made me smile reading it.  I liked that this book dealt with fatphobia and beauty standards in Korean and American culture.  It also dealt with strained parent/child relationship, LGBTQ+ issues, and bullying.  I loved that Skye had support from friends and others, but she was ultimately her own source of encouragement.  She believed in herself and gave herself confidence, even if it meant battling the voices in her head.  There is a good amount of queer characters and I am happy that there is bi representation!  Lots of pop culture references and, of course, K-pop songs and references!  I will be thinking about Henry for a very long time because he is simply perfect.
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zombiezami's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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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kaneli's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lily1304's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Delightfully unsubtly fat-positive, it's like the whole point of the book. It's a really fun, cute adventure, but we still get to see Skye's very realistic struggles with body image and harassment. I also really appreciate that Skye is explicitly bisexual even though the love interest is a guy so it doesn't "matter" to the plot - like yeah, make her queer! Why not?

Also, oh my god,
the super hot love interest guy is ALSO BISEXUAL? I love it, I need more bisexual male characters.
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modern_day_wonder's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

I loved this! It was super cute! I could definitely see myself recommending this to my students. Great story of body positivity and being your own biggest fan when someone close to you doesn’t see your worth. 
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thereadingshelf's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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rosita's review

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

I wanted to love this so much, but i just couldnt get into the writing style. To be fair, i am not the target audience, since i am 20 and not in my teens anymore.
Let's start with the good: I feel like it is such an important book, and i loved the asian, fat, and queer rep. I feel like the romance was super cute and did have chemistry, and i was very interested in what the competitions was going to turn out like!!! I had a lot of fun reading the book, and finished it in like a day. And the queer rep!!!! i was so exited that sky, who is bi
ends up with a bi guy!!! i am also a bi girl dating a bi guy!!! thats so cool!!!

The bad: The book has a point to make (about body positivity and fatphobia), and it makes it clear. Especially at the beginning i kept thinking "ok, people judge you because you are fat, we get it, can we move on with the story please?". The characters also talk like they are buzzfeed writers? idk how to explain it, but they sound fake and millenial-like. The writing was very juvenile, which is great for a ya i guess, but i just didnt like it.
The ugly:  the audiobook sucks. I am sorry to the va, but she sounded to me like the watchmojo lady, and that kept making me annoyed. I feel like it could maybe have been better if i had read it physically, but sadly, i wasnt able to, so i had to deal with her 
In conclusion, if you want to read it, please dont let me discourage you. It is a fun, light, and fluffy read, with great representation, but the writing can be awkward at times. And dont listen to the audiobook, please.
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