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The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

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anne_liz's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.0

ebeubanks8's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

3.75

the romance was way too insta-lovey for me and they are children, so who knows if it is end game or not. but the gender exploration, and serious conversations between family members were good and very important for trans rep. and the one direction references were a-one.

koffeepuddin's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

and_so_she_reads_'s review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

lollierey's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

“Maybe part of being in love is the fear of fucking up, and doing whatever you can to make sure you don’t.”

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5.0

I need a moment… wow. I never expected to love this book as much as I do but here we are. Mason Deaver, you have officially won over my heart!

As a cis person, I will never be able to fully understand the struggles that trans people go through, but Neil’s story has taught me so much. I shamefully admit that I’ve never read a book with a trans main character, but damn I am so glad I did.

And Wyatt… oh my sweet baby!! How refreshing it was to read about such an open and emotionally mature character. Their journey was so valid and again - new to me.

A great plus was the fact it’s got the fake dating trope!! I don’t care how many books I’ve read that have fake dating, you can pry this trope from my cold, dead hands.

Overall, I’m extremely happy that I read this book, and I highly recommend it.

As usual, here are some quotes. I annotated a lot in this book, but tried to find three that stuck out to me the most.

“Jesus fucking Christ, we’re teenagers. It isn’t that serious.
This isn’t my fault; it can’t be.
Unless I’m just too lovable for my own good.”

“You love me more than I can love you.”

““I’ve learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most.”
I look up at her, at the honesty in her eyes.
“And falling in love is one of the scariest things in the world.””