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regal_leaves's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcoholism
roniinreadingland's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
This book was equal parts fun and embracing. I love these characters so so much. I love nothing more than seeing people live their true authentic selves. In Waylon's case, a fat, gay, femme, aspiring drag queen teen in Texas ๐งก
This book has so much nuance behind the complexities of being fat, queer, and/or both. I saw my similar insecurities and experiences within Waylon. I will say it time and time again, YA readers NEED these stories. They need to see themselves reflected within mainstream media and traditionally published/mass produced books.
This book is fun, campy, with some good ole' YA angst and growing pains. It's about self-expression, identity, acceptance and the revolutionary act of changing the outline of what is considered "standard", and truly embracing and loving one's self in all our glory. In a society that still shames fat people, it truly is a revolution to deny that claim and fiercely embrace ourselves. I'm not always the best at it, but a book like this feels like a warm hug and an encouragement to never stop trying ๐งก
This book is for everyone! It's got cool, accepting, and loving parents. A badass grandma, drag queens (Waylon is totes a nod to Ginger Minj and I STAN ๐งก), a loveable love interest, a firecracker twin sister and her spunky cool as heck girlfriend.
There's also resistance to the norm at their high school prom, which always makes for a good read ๐๐ผ
To Note:
-Gay, Lesbian, and Bi rep
CW:
-Internalized fatphobia
-Alcoholic parent (brief depiction)
-Loss of a parent (off page)
-Homophobia (on page slurs)
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Homophobia
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