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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

16 reviews

bookishflower's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism and Cancer

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death and Cancer

purplatypus's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Death, Alcohol, Racism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexism, and Outing

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-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

4.5

This was a modern, queer mystery, coming of age and romance all rolled into one. The plot was clever, the characters were deeply likeable (except for Shara and Chloe - but their unlikeability felt deliberate and understandable for me), and I felt hooked until the end with wanting to know what would happen.

I do think that Shara and Chloe's romance is more enemies than lovers, and it doesn't feel like the makings for any kind of stable, long-term relationship. This being said, I felt like it fit the trope and made sense to me in a high school love context.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism and Cancer

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Bullying, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Outing, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Racism, Infidelity, and Cancer

starsnotshadows's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Loved, loved, loved this book!! It was my first time really reading Casey McQuiston and I will absolutely read more from them. I haven't read Young Adult novels in a while, but this book may just have roped me back in. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual harassment and Cancer