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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Amazing book but one of the more frustrating flaws were the colllege essay written about another person. That’s not how college essays work and it being a main tension in the book completely pulled me away. Otherwise I’m in love with the characters and felt so connected to them all.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Once again, I would never have picked this up without #CampLitsy. The “friendship” between Erica and Abigail was deeply disturbing to me, and I came so close to bailing. It still gives me the ick. However, watching all of the characters evolve on their respective journeys was incredible. St. James writes beautifully, with depth and compassion. This feels like a big, important book that everyone should read. The world needs more kindness, compassion, acceptance, empathy, authenticity, and love.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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
Charming, infuriating, hysterical. Deeply inspiring whether you’re trans or cis to live an authentic life. I couldn’t put it down. My new number one recommendation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia
Moderate: Abortion
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
i liked it, the characters were semi well-rounded and their dynamics were interesting. i couldn't really get over the student-teacher friendship though, it felt strange and pretty much every time they hung out one of them was saying they couldn't hang out anymore and it could get tiring. but i thought it was smart how erica's POV went from third to first person as she started to feel more like herself in her body, i had been wondering why abigail's was in first person and ericas wasn't . i will also say though that because of the way abigail's chapters were written and because of some tropes with characters this felt more like a YA novel than an adult one.
"she is so loud, and she is so scared, and she is so angry, and she loves too much, and she wants even more, and she is seventeen."
"she is so loud, and she is so scared, and she is so angry, and she loves too much, and she wants even more, and she is seventeen."