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She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

38 reviews

blueberryelf's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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elwirax's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.5

Rep- half Korean, lesbian MC, lesbian MC.

"Some things have to fall apart because they don’t belong together, but some things belong so much they could never break.”

She Gets the Girl was one of my most anticipated books for 2022 and I was not dissapointed.

This was really cute. The characters were very well rounded, they were flawed but realistic and the dual POV really fleshed them out. Both Molly and Alex had their issues to deal with (Molly struggles with her self esteem and building relations with people while Alex is scraping by and worrying about her alcoholic mother). Throughout the course of the book, they worked on these issues and helped each other grow and find what they truly need which was a great journey. I particularly related to Molly but I really liked Alex's character too (although the virgin shaming was a bit unnecessary). Their romance was a true (kinda) enemies to friends to lovers slow burn which made their relationship seem a lot more genuine and the great banter throughout made me love them more. I do wish we got more scenes of them as a couple though which would've really made me love their romance even more.

There was interesting commentary on the struggle to reconnect with ones heritage and coping with an alcoholic parent. While these were some pretty heavy topics they were discussed well. I do however, think that internalised racism was something that could've been discussed to a deeper extent, it was mentioned a few times but didn't really go anywhere.

I get really tired of queer contemporary romance books where the main issue is homophobia. This book didn't do that which i really appreciated.

If anything I wish some of the side characters such as Natalie were a bit more fleshed out. I really liked Jim's character and would've loved to see a bit more of him. The writing was a bit choppy in parts but not glaringly so. As a whole, I really liked the casual writing style as it made it that much easier to stay invested.

Overall, it was great, someone needs to make this into a movie.

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aliciarosales's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I’m left wanting more. I need a second book right now.

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amivireads's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

More YA novels need to take place in college and this book needs a movie.

Everything about this book was sweet, heartful and made me feel lonely. This is what I want when I ask for a sapphic rom-com, something that will make me smile but also feel so many emotions.

Both Alex and Molly are great complex characters, but I wish we had more of Molly and the story line of her internalized racism. There were mentions of it, but I wanted more in depth discussions on it. Beside that, Molly reminded me a lot of myself, awkward with a lot of anxiety.

Alex on the other hand, felt like the breakout character and was given more growth; her storyline broke my heart.

Over all, everything about this book had me smiling and wishing I could have a love story like this.

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maev_e's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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t_swizzle's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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snowydaze's review

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funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I received a copy of She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Although it took a little bit of time to get fully invested in Alex and Molly's story, once invested it was impossible to put this book down.

Both Alex and Molly were relatable in one way or another and their experiences growing closer together helped with character growth. Although the story only takes place over the course of about a month, the character growth is profound and not trivial. I would love to have seen more both of them making more friends though. I also enjoyed the pacing and progression of the story.

Overall I recommend this book to anyone looking for a relaxing, relatable read.

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bpop's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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

5.0

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