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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
this was sooo good. the representation holy moly we love to see it!!! this was just so cute like i love platonic love stories. sophie and jo remind me of georgia and rooney from loveless (which was mentioned in this haha). like friendships are so beautiful and just as important and fulfilling as romantic relationships. i mean especially if you’re aroace. i’m ace so can partly relate to this. and so many other issues were touched on too. i just love reading lgbtqia+ books. they’re so much better
funny
hopeful
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lighthearted
medium-paced
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Character
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love the representation this brings to the table. I’ve struggled to find ace main characters. But I didn’t love it. In the end it still felt like something was missing for me.
emotional
funny
informative
fast-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
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another one of those books I wish I had when I was younger. Would’ve definitely made me feel a little less alone.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
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Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cutie book! I loved the aro/ace representation, I certainly do not read enough aro/ace books. I also really loved the Wellesley representation and setting; however, for me, it was a little overexplained for a person who goes to the school. If you do not go to Wellesley, though, Zhao makes the setting extremely accessible. I think it could have been improved with a little bit more of a substantial plot, but I enjoyed what I read. I just would like to say, as someone who lived in Jo's exact room my freshman year, STO-202, you CANNOT fit a beanbag in that room. It's shaped too narrowly for there to be room for one. Also, I felt personally called out when Jo got texts saying her mic was too loud on WZLY. All in all, it's a cute story, and if you want to better understand the Wellesley culture, I suggest you read it!
2.75/5 stars
2.75/5 stars
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I would have KILLED for a book like this when I was a teenager, sure the main conflict is silly since it’s instagram beef, but for the age group it’s intended for, it works
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
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Character
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Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Aroace representation yay!
I’d say you do need quite some knowledge about all the terms that are very well known within the aroace community (or maybe lgbtq community in general?) but not so much outside of it. Might be a little hard to understand if you’re not familiar with the terms at all.
I’d say you do need quite some knowledge about all the terms that are very well known within the aroace community (or maybe lgbtq community in general?) but not so much outside of it. Might be a little hard to understand if you’re not familiar with the terms at all.