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lizeth26's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
This was darker than expected!
Please look up the trigger warnings ⚠️
Jeremy was so selfish, but I understand him too. I think he could have gone a different way with certain situations.
I think most of the problems would have been solved if the two MC's just had a proper conversation! It pissed me off the whole time! You could tell they loved each other so much and it was painful to watch
This was darker than expected!
Please look up the trigger warnings ⚠️
Jeremy was so selfish, but I understand him too. I think he could have gone a different way with certain situations.
I think most of the problems would have been solved if the two MC's just had a proper conversation! It pissed me off the whole time! You could tell they loved each other so much and it was painful to watch
jaybelzebabe's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
inblackink's review against another edition
2.0
What a disappointment I couldn’t even finished it. This was one of the new releases that I was most looking forward to and oh man how much it hurts me that i didn’t like it. This had the potential to become the new red, white & royal blue and I am so mad that it wasn’t good.
The representation was fine, I am trans myself and I related to a lot of what Jeremy was feeling. He is really angry at everyone, at himself, at his life; i could relate to that, I get it. But dude, this character kept making the worst fucking choices he could make over and over again. How stupid can a character be until I stop reading??? I draw the line in Jeremy. The coming out to his boyfriend scene... no. Just no. He dumps his boyfriend because he is no fucking psychic. How about you telling him directly instead of assuming that “what if i am not the same person” is the same as telling him that you are trans????
Let’s talk about the friendships here because do they even like each other? First of all Jeremy’s best friend (Naomi I think I don’t remember) wtf? She stops talking to him because he did something that gave them the attention they needed to win the homecoming shit. And yes, I know they are teenagers and they get mad over stupid things, I was one not that long ago and I would have never stop talking to my BEST FRIEND because someone bullied and misgendered him. And then complains about him talking too much over the summer about his problems. Wow, sorry that he is going through something kind of traumatic and needs you to be there for him.
And the Ben thing, aren’t this like your only friend, Jeremy?? The only one who is still on your side? And you went that did that. Ok. Just say that you all hate each other and be done with it.
Lukas was the only character in my opinion that made a little sense. Boy, just forget about this horrible people and live a happy life, you deserve it.
With all my respects to the author, I think this was the worst way to go with such a great idea. It was not very well written, confusing in some parts which is surprising for how little the plot moved through the first half of the book. I didn’t like the characters and I was bored reading it because I felt that nothing had truly happened.
So basically, poorly written bad characters with a boring pace but good representation.
The representation was fine, I am trans myself and I related to a lot of what Jeremy was feeling. He is really angry at everyone, at himself, at his life; i could relate to that, I get it. But dude, this character kept making the worst fucking choices he could make over and over again. How stupid can a character be until I stop reading??? I draw the line in Jeremy. The coming out to his boyfriend scene... no. Just no. He dumps his boyfriend because he is no fucking psychic. How about you telling him directly instead of assuming that “what if i am not the same person” is the same as telling him that you are trans????
Let’s talk about the friendships here because do they even like each other? First of all Jeremy’s best friend (Naomi I think I don’t remember) wtf? She stops talking to him because he did something that gave them the attention they needed to win the homecoming shit. And yes, I know they are teenagers and they get mad over stupid things, I was one not that long ago and I would have never stop talking to my BEST FRIEND because someone bullied and misgendered him. And then complains about him talking too much over the summer about his problems. Wow, sorry that he is going through something kind of traumatic and needs you to be there for him.
And the Ben thing, aren’t this like your only friend, Jeremy?? The only one who is still on your side? And you went that did that. Ok. Just say that you all hate each other and be done with it.
Lukas was the only character in my opinion that made a little sense. Boy, just forget about this horrible people and live a happy life, you deserve it.
With all my respects to the author, I think this was the worst way to go with such a great idea. It was not very well written, confusing in some parts which is surprising for how little the plot moved through the first half of the book. I didn’t like the characters and I was bored reading it because I felt that nothing had truly happened.
So basically, poorly written bad characters with a boring pace but good representation.
simonisafangirlie's review against another edition
3.0
The characters weren't very likable but I enjoyed the ending and the diversity.
vgauntner's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
- 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
4.0
casey_esq's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jinx3djules's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
etanol_has_adhd's review against another edition
2.5
the trans representation is a slay but what the FUCK are those characters, i’ve never felt so ANNOYED by so many characters at the same time. Idc if they’re in high school, they’re so immature is PAINFUL to read. They don’t make a SINGLE good decision in the whole book. Love the gayness tho, live love laugh trans+cis duo
jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
Let me start out by saying that I really wanted to love this book but it just didn't do it for me. This YA novel stars Lukas and Jeremy who were former boyfriend/girlfriend until Jeremy transitioned to male. So, we have a story told partly by Jeremy and partly by Lukas sometime after their split. They are both semi-rabid about becoming homecoming king at their high school. Lukas seems nice enough. He is autistic and dealing with recent traumatic events in his family. Jeremy on the other hand, well.... he was just annoying and vapid in my opinion. He wasn't nice to anyone, including his own friends.
I had so much hope for this #ownvoices LGBTQ+ novel but it left me feeling irked and disappointed. I listened to the audio and in my opinion they should have done it with two different narrators, one for Lukas' part and one for Jeremy's. I rate it somewhere between 2 and 3 stars.
What to listen to while reading...
You Can't Tell Me by Jake Edwards
I Bet on Losing Dogs by Mitski
Stolen Dance by Milky Chance
Transgender by Crystal Castles
Can I Call you Tonight? by Dayglow
Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook.
I had so much hope for this #ownvoices LGBTQ+ novel but it left me feeling irked and disappointed. I listened to the audio and in my opinion they should have done it with two different narrators, one for Lukas' part and one for Jeremy's. I rate it somewhere between 2 and 3 stars.
What to listen to while reading...
You Can't Tell Me by Jake Edwards
I Bet on Losing Dogs by Mitski
Stolen Dance by Milky Chance
Transgender by Crystal Castles
Can I Call you Tonight? by Dayglow
Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook.