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simonlorden's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
I was excited to read a cute YA about an aromantic character, but this was bordering on offensive.
First of all, it's full of typos/grammatical mistakes (mostly incorrect use of your-you're, it's-its, whose-who's), but that didn't end up being my biggest problem.
This could have been a good story if it had been from Paige's POV about her discovering her identity and maybe learning about queerplatonic partners. Instead it's from Miles's POV, and the whole story is about how he develops romantic feelings, and wow now it's so inconvenient that Paige clearly said she doesn't want to date, but maybe if he lies to her and hopes hard enough then she'll change her mind and want to date him?! Not to mention he's breaking Paige's boundaries while lying to her about his feelings, even after a direct question. Also, most of the focus is on Miles and on his brother/friends who are being very amatonormative about the whole thing, instead of about Paige's feelings.
So yeah. Straight up uncomfortable and not a fun read, and I'm not even aromantic.
First of all, it's full of typos/grammatical mistakes (mostly incorrect use of your-you're, it's-its, whose-who's), but that didn't end up being my biggest problem.
This could have been a good story if it had been from Paige's POV about her discovering her identity and maybe learning about queerplatonic partners. Instead it's from Miles's POV, and the whole story is about how he develops romantic feelings, and wow now it's so inconvenient that Paige clearly said she doesn't want to date, but maybe if he lies to her and hopes hard enough then she'll change her mind and want to date him?! Not to mention he's breaking Paige's boundaries while lying to her about his feelings, even after a direct question. Also, most of the focus is on Miles and on his brother/friends who are being very amatonormative about the whole thing, instead of about Paige's feelings.
So yeah. Straight up uncomfortable and not a fun read, and I'm not even aromantic.
daenknight's review
adventurous
emotional
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? No
5.0
Carrying on from reviewing the first book in this series, this book is just as special to me as Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader. I loved that the book took place from Miles' perspective, but wasn't afraid to keep Paige strong with her relationship wants. Not to mention, I think this book introduced me to the concepts of queerplatonic relationships and showed one possible example of what it could look like. I'm extremely grateful Gonzales wrote the Bowden Anime Club series, and these books are some of my favorites when it comes to aspec rep.
catalinaosorioamaro's review
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? No
5.0
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