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4.01 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
I loved this book so much. Sophie and Jo have my heart.
i want to preface this by saying i spent 368 pages making fun of the college thinking it was a made up one to realise, when reading the acknowledgements, that it is, in fact, a real college in america. so. how's your day going?
i had really high expectations for dear wendy, because duh!!! aroace contemporary? sign me up! i want to read more books that have a-spec main characters. unfortunately the book didn't exactly reach my expectations.
let's start with the positive: the aroace rep was amazing and it's definitely the best aspect of the book. it was why i chose to read this book in the first place so im really glad to say that it was really good. i loved the discussions around the aroace identities and what it's like to exist in a world that is predominantly allo. i loved the discussions around the different micro-identities (we meet several characters who are demisexual, or a-spec and pan for example!) and how being a-spec doesn't stop you from being in a romantic and/or sexual relationship. i think not enough medias talk about this and it was refreshing to see. the friendship between jo and sophie was really cute: i felt seen when they both realised they weren't alone and that they had found someone else who was aroace. i know the feeling lol and it's SUCH a good feeling to finally have someone to talk to. im glad they found eachother. the progression of their friendship into what will most likely be a queerplatonic relationship later was also sooo wholesome and it made me really happy to read that. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE MEDIAS WITH QPR!!!!
now with the things that bothered me. i am so sorry to say that but the feud between wendy and wanda was SO STUPID
i had really high expectations for dear wendy, because duh!!! aroace contemporary? sign me up! i want to read more books that have a-spec main characters. unfortunately the book didn't exactly reach my expectations.
let's start with the positive: the aroace rep was amazing and it's definitely the best aspect of the book. it was why i chose to read this book in the first place so im really glad to say that it was really good. i loved the discussions around the aroace identities and what it's like to exist in a world that is predominantly allo. i loved the discussions around the different micro-identities (we meet several characters who are demisexual, or a-spec and pan for example!) and how being a-spec doesn't stop you from being in a romantic and/or sexual relationship. i think not enough medias talk about this and it was refreshing to see. the friendship between jo and sophie was really cute: i felt seen when they both realised they weren't alone and that they had found someone else who was aroace. i know the feeling lol and it's SUCH a good feeling to finally have someone to talk to. im glad they found eachother. the progression of their friendship into what will most likely be a queerplatonic relationship later was also sooo wholesome and it made me really happy to read that. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE MEDIAS WITH QPR!!!!
now with the things that bothered me. i am so sorry to say that but the feud between wendy and wanda was SO STUPID
informative
lighthearted
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
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:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Inside my head, there are two voices, Wendy and wanda.
This is why positive representation is so important. I cried like five times. There's not enough media with friendship as the main theme and I'm so tired of asking why that's the case. There's so much love in that relationship. There's grand gestures, and the tiny, meaningful ones too. This book shows that. It is also brimming with top-tier media recs which has just cemented my belief that us ace folx have amazing taste. Obviously, it does not cover all experiences but to see so much of myself for once, in something I consume, makes a huge difference.
This is why positive representation is so important. I cried like five times. There's not enough media with friendship as the main theme and I'm so tired of asking why that's the case. There's so much love in that relationship. There's grand gestures, and the tiny, meaningful ones too. This book shows that. It is also brimming with top-tier media recs which has just cemented my belief that us ace folx have amazing taste. Obviously, it does not cover all experiences but to see so much of myself for once, in something I consume, makes a huge difference.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
~actual~ platonic friends/lovers? YES
Just YES.
Just to be clear, this book WAS NOT fast paced. But I still loved it. It's the book that you curl up by a window with some hot cocoa to read.
Just YES.
Just to be clear, this book WAS NOT fast paced. But I still loved it. It's the book that you curl up by a window with some hot cocoa to read.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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