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5.0
Did I read a different book from everyone else? Because I LOVED this!!
Going in to Flirty Little Secret as one of my most anticipated new releases of the year, I had high hopes and I was NOT disappointed.
I don’t know if I’ve ever related so strongly to a character the way I did to Lucy. Her struggles with anxiety, depression, and ADHD were some of the most realistic I have ever read, and it felt so beyond wonderful to see myself so represented in a book. That feeling of wanting love but not being sure you deserve it? Knowing that isn’t apparently just a thought in my brain and is something people struggle with, but can still be loved for all their brain’s quirks (and frequent crying) was very emotional. I am so excited to recommend this book to friends going forward as a great depiction of the realities of having mental health conditions and being neurodivergent, and for the precious love story.
POV: dual first person
You can expect: teacher MMC, guidance counselor MMC, pen pals, secret identity, he falls first.
Rep: Mexican/Moroccan/Jewish FMC, anxiety, depression, IBD, ADHD.
Spice: 2/5
CW: off-page grooming of a child (NOT done by a MC, brief and non-descriptive. Nothing physically happens to the child), microaggressions, cheating (not done by MCs, off page)
Going in to Flirty Little Secret as one of my most anticipated new releases of the year, I had high hopes and I was NOT disappointed.
I don’t know if I’ve ever related so strongly to a character the way I did to Lucy. Her struggles with anxiety, depression, and ADHD were some of the most realistic I have ever read, and it felt so beyond wonderful to see myself so represented in a book. That feeling of wanting love but not being sure you deserve it? Knowing that isn’t apparently just a thought in my brain and is something people struggle with, but can still be loved for all their brain’s quirks (and frequent crying) was very emotional. I am so excited to recommend this book to friends going forward as a great depiction of the realities of having mental health conditions and being neurodivergent, and for the precious love story.
POV: dual first person
You can expect: teacher MMC, guidance counselor MMC, pen pals, secret identity, he falls first.
Rep: Mexican/Moroccan/Jewish FMC, anxiety, depression, IBD, ADHD.
Spice: 2/5
CW: off-page grooming of a child (NOT done by a MC, brief and non-descriptive. Nothing physically happens to the child), microaggressions, cheating (not done by MCs, off page)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse and Xenophobia
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