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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01 AVERAGE

minsessed's review

2.5

hopeful lighthearted 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: No

swethak7's review

3.75

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

thenovelsanctuary's review

3.0

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3.5

melziereads's review

3.0

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I went into Dear Wendy with high expectations. I was excited to see Asexual rep in a YA novel. Sadly I didn't end up loving Dear Wendy. To me it felt like the writing was on the younger side of YA. I almost feel like it would have been better if Sophie and Jo were written as high school students intense of college students.

I also wasn't a huge fan of Jo's character. She felt very young to me. Not at all like a college student. I get that she was trying to come to terms with her sexuality and what it means to be asexual but she seemed very juvenile. The way she treated her friends was abusive. Just because you fear being alone that is no excuse to treat your friend poorly.

I did enjoy Sophie's character. I felt like her struggle with her parents was very relatable. She also seemed like a typical college student. I even liked that she was a bit of an overzealous student.

My favorite part of the book was Sophie and Jo's budding platonic relationship. It really showed that there are many ways to love others and that romantic love doesn't need to be the end game for everyone. This part of the story really spoke to me.

Overall Dear Wendy is a cute read. While the story wasn't necessarily for me I could see it being a great read for younger asexual people coming to terms with their sexuality.

nightgoesblack's review

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

eeemacarena's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

becsbooks612's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny informative inspiring

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

turtleycool's review

4.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

cemulmun's review

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Honestly, I expected more out of this book. I got the impression the author wanted to write the book that they would like to read; however, in the journey to be diverse, the story has been lost. I don't believe any of the emotions felt by the characters as we never really saw the stakes. We didn't truly see the relationships developing - we were simply told. I'm a huge preacher or show don't tell, and, unfortunately, there was a lot of telling in this story. Now, that being said, I believe this writer has a lot of room to grow and could create stories that will make people feel things in the future. 

lottie1803's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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