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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
3.5
it was cute but i had a hard time telling the difference between jo and sophie’s pov at times because they sound so similar
it was cute but i had a hard time telling the difference between jo and sophie’s pov at times because they sound so similar
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5⭐️
i truly enjoyed this!! yes to more book about friendship and finding people who gets you ☹️ i’m not on the a-spec as far as i know but this was still so interesting to read + i loved the conversation about finding people who get you instead of settling for friends/romantic partners that don’t necessarily do. as a lesbian, it’s been hard to find people i can be 10000% my authentic self, but i am so incredibly grateful for my lesbian friends (i have 2 but that’s already a lot) because they do understand me and i know they’ll never judge me and this book was a testament to finding people who can simply understand you without ever judging you, so that was lovely. it was fun and entertaining, deep at times but the kind of deep that’s not to much and too overdone. i liked this a lot.
i truly enjoyed this!! yes to more book about friendship and finding people who gets you ☹️ i’m not on the a-spec as far as i know but this was still so interesting to read + i loved the conversation about finding people who get you instead of settling for friends/romantic partners that don’t necessarily do. as a lesbian, it’s been hard to find people i can be 10000% my authentic self, but i am so incredibly grateful for my lesbian friends (i have 2 but that’s already a lot) because they do understand me and i know they’ll never judge me and this book was a testament to finding people who can simply understand you without ever judging you, so that was lovely. it was fun and entertaining, deep at times but the kind of deep that’s not to much and too overdone. i liked this a lot.
I love a good platonic friendship focused story! This was a fun college story with some great diverse characters. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it. I like that they used different narrators for different characters, including the instagram submissions within the story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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:
Complicated
this book just made me feel very seen and understood on so many levels, and it's just sweet and funny and i had a great time reading it. i do think if i could have read this when i was younger it would saved me some spiraling, but as it is i just feel very... affirmed. a warm hug from someone who truly understands you
i also just really appreciate it functionally having the plot of a romcom but entirely centered around a platonic relationship, no questions or doubts about it
i also just really appreciate it functionally having the plot of a romcom but entirely centered around a platonic relationship, no questions or doubts about it
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! even though i’m not aroace, i’m on the demi spectrum and found myself relating to not only Jo and Sophie (MCs) but many of the side characters as well.
i love so many things about this book i don’t even know where to start. the setting at Wellesley is so unique but with similar college experiences one would have at any university. i love all the different character dynamics throughout the book between friends, parents, siblings, their sociology professor, and between Jo and Sophie (obv). i enjoyed all of Zhao’s references to pop culture, academia, and internet communities. i liked how many new things i learned throughout the book about gender, love/relationships, and sexuality. most of all, i LOVED reading Jo and Sophie’s platonic love story! i didn’t expect to cry over it but i did
i love so many things about this book i don’t even know where to start. the setting at Wellesley is so unique but with similar college experiences one would have at any university. i love all the different character dynamics throughout the book between friends, parents, siblings, their sociology professor, and between Jo and Sophie (obv). i enjoyed all of Zhao’s references to pop culture, academia, and internet communities. i liked how many new things i learned throughout the book about gender, love/relationships, and sexuality. most of all, i LOVED reading Jo and Sophie’s platonic love story! i didn’t expect to cry over it but i did
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This read like a first draft, where nothing was elaborated on and none of the characters felt fully developed—which is a shame, because it had So Much potential. Also, for being a book about college freshmen, the way the characters talked and acted felt dangerously close to Middle Grade, but they also sounded like chronically online internet users (derogatory)??? Idk. It was weird/preachy and, in some parts, unbearably cringe (and I say this as someone who was, and still is, chronically online). The whole thing just felt like it was missing something. Alas 💔
This is my first DNF of this year. I really wanted to like it, I really, REALLY did as a fellow member of the ace community who was really looking forward to this but I just couldn’t.
Really enjoyed “Dear Wendy” for its representation for the ace community and other cultures but that’s about all this story has going for it…
All in all, I think this is a fine debut for Zhao and I am grateful for her contributions to ace representation.
Really enjoyed “Dear Wendy” for its representation for the ace community and other cultures but that’s about all this story has going for it…
All in all, I think this is a fine debut for Zhao and I am grateful for her contributions to ace representation.