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funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
2.5
Alright I am not going to lie I did struggle with the review of this book. I do believe that we need more lighthearted and happy queer stories, but at the same time there was something from the start, in this book, that got me feeling like it was all fake. Each time there was an occasion for conflict if was shut down and I don't mean any homophobic conflict or so but just an exchange of opinions between the character. Nothing NOTHING AT ALL, which has me feeling like this book as fluffy and adorable as it is feels painfully flat and lacking substance.
I feel like there were so many occasions to discuss further themes and instead of taking them as granted, it'd have been better interested to have explored, especially as the book ends up a bit meh, and from what I have read from the excerpt of the following book... it starts again from that point which to me seems like a bad way to disrupt the stories; there were also moments where I felt like they were unnecessary and could be used to explore further thematics.
sadly not my thing, although the fluff was fluffing, especially when Alex got half the Frozen Yogurt flavors because he didn't know which Eli liked.
I feel like there were so many occasions to discuss further themes and instead of taking them as granted, it'd have been better interested to have explored, especially as the book ends up a bit meh, and from what I have read from the excerpt of the following book... it starts again from that point which to me seems like a bad way to disrupt the stories; there were also moments where I felt like they were unnecessary and could be used to explore further thematics.
sadly not my thing, although the fluff was fluffing, especially when Alex got half the Frozen Yogurt flavors because he didn't know which Eli liked.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Gore, and Violence
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