Reviews

Forward March by Skye Quinlan

marinagray's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

couldn't get into it. protagonist is just a tad annoying 

adrzeck's review against another edition

3.0

It's okay, lots of things going on here. A whole page of trigger warnings starts it up. Politically-tinged opposites attract formula.
As one of the characters mentions, people today have Tinder and Insta, while back in the day they had AIM. Just as crazy and possibly destructive.

angelicat's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

riahwamby's review

emotional 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? N/A

3.75

smalltownbookmom's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really well done story about two private school band geek teens who get cat-fished on a dating app but end up becoming friends and later more. I loved the ace representation - there hasn't been a lot of it in YA fiction so far. The book did a good job dealing with outing someone against their will and exploring sexuality. The family dynamics were really well done too. Overall I just couldn't get enough of this one and definitely recommend!

icarly's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

1.25

wow… there was a lot going on. umm anyway i couldn’t stop reading bc the drama was IMMACULATE but the plot was a bit laughable

bloemr's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

sarahautry's review

funny 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? N/A

3.5

solid story. good for anyone former band kid that also appreciates romance 

lkthomas07's review against another edition

4.0

This was probably a 3.5 for me, but I’m also not the main audience for this book, lol. HS drama is always a bit much for me. But I did cry, so the fact that it spoke to me so much gets an additional bump in rating

sofisuns's review against another edition

3.0

i have very mixed feelings on this book. at first i assumed it would just be a cute romantic comedy but that wasn't the case. i loved the romance and thought the main couple was very sweet but i hadn't expected all that came with it.

positives!
- diverse cast, there are many queer characters as well as people of color. this doesn't feel forced or tokenized which is great to see.

- exploration of queer identities!! the lgbt+ representation in this novel was wonderful and definitely a highlight.

- the adorable romance. i already mentioned them but < harper & margot 3

negatives, (mostly just things i personally didn't love.)

- the political aspect of it all. there are some scenes where this is well done but it felt very unneeded. her mom being dean and the dad running for president just felt very over the top.

- the writing style was too simple? i don't really know how to explain it but it did

- the forgive and forget trope was very annoying and most of the people in this book are utter assholes for no reason.

overall, i mostly enjoyed this book so if you're looking for a quick and easy sapphic book (and don't mind some frustrating side characters) definitely pick this up!

thank you for page street ya for sending an arc for my honest review!

content warnings: anxiety, depression, mentions of self harm, alcoholism, being outed.