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She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

417 reviews

crieraylas's review

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emotional funny 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

4.0

this was so cute and i need a hundred more books of molly and alex being cute together !!!!!

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stirlingluci's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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buttonupumpkin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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martapsalvado's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

very predictable, but it was exactly the comfort read I needed 🩷 devoured it in 2 days lol

Love that it takes place in college and that

Molly finds her confidence without needing to change herself.

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zinelib's review

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Molly shows up at the University of Pittsburgh an out-lesbian, but otherwise closeted--meaning that she isn't really herself, and maybe doesn't even know who she is. She does know she's got a massive crush on Cora, a girl from her high school, who like half of their graduating class is now at Pitt.

Alex is out--and about. Her girlfriend Natalie thinks Alex is a slut, and...maybe she's right? Alex decides that she wants to prove herself to Natalie, so while Natalie is on tour, and Alex is freshman-ing at Pitt, she determines that the way to show Natalie that she's a good person is by helping Molly get Cora.

What develops is an enemies-to-friends buddy story, until it starts to develop into something else!

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yunstarz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh my gosh 😭 literally what.

the way i loved this book, like it's actually not funny. i am a hopeless romantic 100%. i eat up the cute little moments. this book was everything to me. i loved the plot, the characters; EVERYTHING.

i loved how Alex's story was told. I loved the character development. I loved the small, cute, fluffy moments Molly and Alex would have. I loved the plot/trope. I loved the slow burn. i loved this book so much, like actually.

one thing about me is, when i read, i paint a movie in my mind. i feel like i just watched the most cutest and funniest story ever, it's so crazy what your imagination can do.

anyway, if you're a teen or just someone who loves all the cheesy romance books without the spice (tho it had very suggestive moments but only 3 times) I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK

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sukaikh's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very YA style of writing. There's a lack of depth to a lot of the background for the main characters. For starter's Alex's failing relationship drives the plot, yet we know so little of that relationship. When the climactic scene brings a heated argument between the two, we barely understand what's going on because we are so starved for historical context between these two. Also, if a major flaw/barrier for Molly is going to be her mother's racial background, her racial background shouldn't be suddenly introduced 2/3rds into the book. Plus, she never unpacks this although she claims to be more comfortable with her race than her mother. Specifically, at the end of the novel, Molly is so disinterested and apathetic about discussions of others' experience of race and America at an art gallery. Booooooo (*throwing tomatoes*). Also is it really diverse and queer if somehow everyone on the women's rugby team is a long-haired feminine sapphic?

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eldane's review against another edition

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This is why I hate YA contemporary romance. It's built on buzzwords and tropes and stereotypical characters who lack dimension and personalities beyond Disney Channel Original Movie archetypes. The narrations of both protagonists are whiny and juvenile, more akin to middle schoolers than freshmen in college. This book does a disservice to teenagers because it portrays them as wholly childish and immature rather than giving them complicated personalities and depth beyond, "I'm so anxious and antisocial my mom is my best friend" and "I'm so hot you can't swing a cat without hitting someone I have dated/slept with/flirted with/will flirt with." Yes, teenagers have sex, but rather than explore the complications and true feelings associated with this, this book trivializes everything and slaps a pretty cover on it and says, "this bad boy can fit so many marketable buzzwords in it." There is no substance to this book.

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lippuluv's review against another edition

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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? Yes

5.0

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alannaiona's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The premise of this story kept me interested the whole time. The characters never felt over-dramatised or fake, I was rooting for them the whole time. I do think the ending felt a little rushed, but I would still recommend this book!

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