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So, wie du bist: Roman | Die LGBTQI+-RomCom des Jahres: »Pride and Prejudice« meets »The L Word: Generation Q« | »Warm, witzig und wundervoll!« Alexandria Bellefleur, Bestsellerautorin von »Written in the Stars« by Camille Kellogg
15 reviews
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism
micaelacccc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexual content
attolis's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia
Minor: Drug use
the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
working at a failing queer magazine as she finds herself falling for the rich, cold woman who is helping keep the magazine alive.
The novel delves lightly into gender expression and butch identity and is one of few lesbian romcoms where both leads are somewhere on the masc-identifying spectrum. An old-fashioned feel-good, comforting love story.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Drug use
jkneebone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Her friends are thrilled, but Liz is bummed, since she was planning to use the severance pay from NF to support her while she followed her dream of writing a novel. She's even more frustrated when she meets the new owners of the magazine. Bailey Cox is friendly and enthusiastic, if inexperienced in the world of publishing or running a business, but minority partner Daria Fitzgerald is a grump, overly concerned with the (admittedly bad) financial state of the magazine.
As you can imagine, Liz and Daria get off on the wrong foot, while Jane and Bailey hit it off extremely well. Liz gets dirt on Daria from hottie Weston, but it turns out that Weston is not who she seems. Liz and Daria take a trip to Boston to visit Daria's Aunt Catherine, where they also see Daria's ex, Caroline. The standard P&P plot is followed pretty closely, albeit with the necessary adaptations for a story about queer women and nonbinary people in modern NYC.
Just As You Are is a short book, and an easy read - I finished it in just a few sittings, and I liked how easy it was to digest. Although Liz is given some depth with discussion of her gender identity and writing dreams, most of the characters are fairly flat, simply by virtue of there being so many of them and so much going on in a shorter-than-average romance novel. Still, my heart went all twisty when Daria confessed her feelings (and Liz was appropriately horrified), and I liked the choice the author made with Lydia, as a way to modernize the Lydia/Wickham situation. It wasn't perfect, but it was an enjoyable romance read, especially if you're a fan of Pride & Prejudice. Not doing anything revolutionary, but definitely a fun way to spend an afternoon.
Graphic: Sexual content
emmafrazier01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
arizona_foster's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic friendship
booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Kellogg builds a comprehensive story around a queer magazine on the brink of closure. While discussing topics of gender expression, how dating works in the big city, an enemies to lovers plot line that you can't help routing for and friendships that ebb and flow through it all.
I think so many queer folks will see themselves in this novel. There is wonderful representation across the board.
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content
ladythana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Toxic friendship and Bullying
queenkath32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol