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asparagusisreading's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Thank you to the author, publisher, the FierceReads team, and NetGalley for this e-arc to read and review! This does not sway my opinion, all thoughts are my own.
Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland is a young adult contemporary with queer romance. SLP follows Madison, a high school student who enjoys creating campaigns for people and topics she's passionate about. On the worst day of her life, her girlfriend dumps her and then fires her from the campaign, then she rear-ends the car of a student government advisor that could help her win a spot in at a prestigious youth politics summer camp. Despite this terrible day, Madison quickly forms another plan to work on another campaign for someone else running to be junior class president. She will not let this day get her down. Soon, she finds her perfect candidate - the two get along and play to each other's strengths while also falling for each other.
I know little about political campaigns and found this story to be both fun and educational on the behind-the-scenes of a campaign, even if its one that isn't as grand as a presidential campaign. I was sucked in and enjoying the story, especially Madison's ambition and new friend group that supports each other and lifts them up. I do think I missed my time reading this book, I likely would have enjoyed it more if I was younger, but I had a fun time reading this and rooting for the Veronica x Madison team to win. The story is full of passion and heart, typical high school drama and conflict, up until about 78%-90%. The book description describes "But when she and a group of queer classmates discover a pattern of harassment within the student government, Madison's forced to shift gears once again." Knowing this prior to reading, I was waiting for the pattern of harassment and conflict to be revealed. For it to come to a head so late in the book, mentioning this in the description felt like a spoiler because I was waiting for it to happen. I don't mind this being included in the story since its something necessary to be discussed, especially for the target audience that may experience this, I just wish it wasn't "spoiled" in the description or integrated more seamlessly. The ending almost felt like a completely different book andMadison's sister felt like she was only added in to be a comfort and guide to the victim's at the end (her assault was mentioned like 3 times and then forgotten about.)
Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland is a young adult contemporary with queer romance. SLP follows Madison, a high school student who enjoys creating campaigns for people and topics she's passionate about. On the worst day of her life, her girlfriend dumps her and then fires her from the campaign, then she rear-ends the car of a student government advisor that could help her win a spot in at a prestigious youth politics summer camp. Despite this terrible day, Madison quickly forms another plan to work on another campaign for someone else running to be junior class president. She will not let this day get her down. Soon, she finds her perfect candidate - the two get along and play to each other's strengths while also falling for each other.
I know little about political campaigns and found this story to be both fun and educational on the behind-the-scenes of a campaign, even if its one that isn't as grand as a presidential campaign. I was sucked in and enjoying the story, especially Madison's ambition and new friend group that supports each other and lifts them up. I do think I missed my time reading this book, I likely would have enjoyed it more if I was younger, but I had a fun time reading this and rooting for the Veronica x Madison team to win. The story is full of passion and heart, typical high school drama and conflict, up until about 78%-90%. The book description describes "But when she and a group of queer classmates discover a pattern of harassment within the student government, Madison's forced to shift gears once again." Knowing this prior to reading, I was waiting for the pattern of harassment and conflict to be revealed. For it to come to a head so late in the book, mentioning this in the description felt like a spoiler because I was waiting for it to happen. I don't mind this being included in the story since its something necessary to be discussed, especially for the target audience that may experience this, I just wish it wasn't "spoiled" in the description or integrated more seamlessly. The ending almost felt like a completely different book and
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia
pey333's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cursing, Outing, Bullying, and Biphobia
Minor: Car accident and Self harm
miloblue's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
OK, ngl, I was pretty hesitant to give this book a go. I’m pretty fed up with overachievers in queer YA fiction, and thought that Madison was going to annoy the crap out of me. Her devotion to The Plan and being super-duper organized did grate, to be sure, but it was incorporated well into the story, and I kinda let it pass in what was truly a pretty engaging novel.
Without spoiling anything, the ending has a bit of a fade out and some intense shit is not wholely resolved into a 100% HEA, but I understand why the author chose that route and it worked fine.
Without spoiling anything, the ending has a bit of a fade out and some intense shit is not wholely resolved into a 100% HEA, but I understand why the author chose that route and it worked fine.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia and Outing
hadto_wehadto's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Outing, and Bullying
stormyskyreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Trigger warnings: This book features different degrees of sexual assault and harassment.
Madison can’t decide what’s worse: getting dumped or getting fired as her ex-girlfriend’s campaign manager for junior class president which will hurt her chances of getting into a prestigious youth politics summer camp. After Madison finds another campaign to manage, she is surprised to encounter personal drama from her ex and is surprised to find herself developing for her crush and junior class president candidate. Everything gets derailed when Madison realizes that she and her queer classmates are being harassed by someone within student government and they all have to decide to handle that.
This book grips you by the hand and runs. There’s no stopping until the end. I laughed and cried with Madison as I read her journey and I imagine other readers will too. There are difficult moments of homophobia and harassment and outings, so be prepared and protect yourself while reading. I like that the author includes trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. I don’t think authors should have to include trigger warnings, but I did like that they were there. To me, it demonstrated the high level of care taken to address the topic.
I also love how ambitious Madison is and how hard she works throughout the book. It’s nice to see her grow as a person beyond just her work though because that’s something that can be really hard to do.
5 out of 5 stars
Madison can’t decide what’s worse: getting dumped or getting fired as her ex-girlfriend’s campaign manager for junior class president which will hurt her chances of getting into a prestigious youth politics summer camp. After Madison finds another campaign to manage, she is surprised to encounter personal drama from her ex and is surprised to find herself developing for her crush and junior class president candidate. Everything gets derailed when Madison realizes that she and her queer classmates are being harassed by someone within student government and they all have to decide to handle that.
This book grips you by the hand and runs. There’s no stopping until the end. I laughed and cried with Madison as I read her journey and I imagine other readers will too. There are difficult moments of homophobia and harassment and outings, so be prepared and protect yourself while reading. I like that the author includes trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. I don’t think authors should have to include trigger warnings, but I did like that they were there. To me, it demonstrated the high level of care taken to address the topic.
I also love how ambitious Madison is and how hard she works throughout the book. It’s nice to see her grow as a person beyond just her work though because that’s something that can be really hard to do.
5 out of 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia
caseythereader's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
Thanks to Macmillan for the free copy of this book.
- SOMETHING LIKE POSSIBLE is essentially "what if Leslie Knope was a bi teenager?" and I loved every moment of it.
- Madison's drive makes her at times a frustrating character, but I understood her and cheered for her throughout it all. Plus, Moreland is so good at writing complicated teenage emotions and delicate coming outs.
- This book takes a hard turn at the end into some heavy subject matter. I know it's sometimes annoying to call a book "important," but I think this is for young girls. It's something that's not often explored with nuance at this age level, and I'm glad for it.
- SOMETHING LIKE POSSIBLE is essentially "what if Leslie Knope was a bi teenager?" and I loved every moment of it.
- Madison's drive makes her at times a frustrating character, but I understood her and cheered for her throughout it all. Plus, Moreland is so good at writing complicated teenage emotions and delicate coming outs.
- This book takes a hard turn at the end into some heavy subject matter. I know it's sometimes annoying to call a book "important," but I think this is for young girls. It's something that's not often explored with nuance at this age level, and I'm glad for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Self harm and Cursing
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