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imdunn's review against another edition
5.0
Not as relatable as I expected, but wow, that was incredible
mystic_mars's review against another edition
It got too triggering
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
thisbookrox's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
such a great read. found family, healing, and finding yourself all in one. i felt so seen. what a great debut.
bluedreams's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
coversofceilidh's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
hayleeelis's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
gabbypatricia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
this book was enjoyable, which is why i am giving it a decent rating. if you want a modern queer coming of age that is a little more mature than high school & still touches on deep topics, this is for you.
but i ofc am going to dive a bit deeper. for a debut, haley jakobson set out and conquered. her narrative fiction was addictive. however, the stereotypes were a bit over the top at times. i understand the intent - but it could afford to be dialed down. i also didn’t love that the plot feels like a build up to savannah’s sexual assault. it felt like that drove the story forward and as a reader, made it feel weird. the ending also fell flat, it definitely could have been wrapped up better and more directly.
on the positives, this book was very relatable as someone who had a huge identity-coming of age in my own college years. and the split identity between the who sav was and who sav is now was so well executed. especially the realization of friendships changing bc of it. but again - ending is left more open ended so, we don’t really know how she mends the two (if she does lol)
i do hope jakobson writes more. i would love to see her grow, her potential was the thing that shone through the most in this book.
but i ofc am going to dive a bit deeper. for a debut, haley jakobson set out and conquered. her narrative fiction was addictive. however, the stereotypes were a bit over the top at times. i understand the intent - but it could afford to be dialed down. i also didn’t love that the plot feels like a build up to savannah’s sexual assault. it felt like that drove the story forward and as a reader, made it feel weird. the ending also fell flat, it definitely could have been wrapped up better and more directly.
on the positives, this book was very relatable as someone who had a huge identity-coming of age in my own college years. and the split identity between the who sav was and who sav is now was so well executed. especially the realization of friendships changing bc of it. but again - ending is left more open ended so, we don’t really know how she mends the two (if she does lol)
i do hope jakobson writes more. i would love to see her grow, her potential was the thing that shone through the most in this book.
kgreene's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
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
kelseyallen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
3.0
i can see this being made into a Hulu movie someday. it’s a pretty lighthearted book for one about a girl that was SAed by her best friend’s brother , and at times it even felt too cheesy for my tastes. but i did like it, and reading it made me wish i had made friends in college lol