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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.0 AVERAGE

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fantasyifyanasty's review

DID NOT FINISH: 62%

Wasn’t gripping me
emotional lighthearted 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've been saying it and I'll say it again: WE NEED MORE ARO/ACE REP IN BOOKS!!!!! Specifically aro/ace love stories oh my god give me all the qpr books!!!!!

Unfortunately this felt pretty young for a new adult book. It takes place in a college setting but felt veeery high school. It was a bit hard for me to push through at points but the overall story was so so cute and I loved the two main characters so I kept going. Also I'm a SUCKER for anything Natalie Naudus narrates so of course I sped through this.

Overall I really enjoyed it! The love story was so special and I loved Jo and Sophie. I just wish it felt more grown up? Great book though.
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yorit1's review

5.0
emotional funny lighthearted 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
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marvelllousmeg's review

5.0

A wonderful debut with TWO aspec protagonists?! Sophie and Jo, freshman students at Wellesley College, quickly bond over their aroace identities and become close friends. They co-create a campus org, spend quality time with each other’s friends and family and have plenty of deep chats that are sure to warm your heart. Finally a book proves platonic love can be just as special as romantic love. "Dear Wendy" is deeply personal to me as I’ve had some of Jo’s thoughts on gender nonconformity and also find joy in advising on love matters despite being ace.
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bubblypxt's review

5.0
funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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emotional inspiring 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
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sofiagness's review

5.0

Looooove love love everything about this!! It was so fun seeing their online banter and feud and their irl friendship blossom! The asexual representation and their conversations about it were everything to me. I´m always looking for more books with platonic love stories and aroace rep. heartfelt and so sweet and funny too, it really explores the importance of found family, queer love and joy that comes with finding people alike yourself
emotional funny 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

ruby85's review

4.75
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