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this was just average. i don’t want to say it’s bad but i just didn’t care for the mcs or the plot really. this is definitely a book someone will enjoy, it just wasn’t for me!

⚠️: homophobia, emotional abuse, child abuse, biphobia, religious bigotry, alcoholism, transphobia, domestic abuse

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wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was looking for a light little romance to pick me out of my reading slump, but this ended up being deeper than I expected. Although I still enjoyed it!

I LOVED Ruby. I found her character and her exploration of her own identity to be so interesting. She is truely a character that exists in multiple conflicting realities but still manages to stumble her way to being okay. Morgan had to grow on me a bit. She is meant to act as a foil for Ruby and at some points that dynamic works out great, but at other points it leads her to making really brash decisions that often don't help her situation at all. Between the two of them and their differing experiences and outlooks on their identities, miscommunication was a huge point in the narrative and in their relationship.

Ruby felt more fleshed out to me than Morgan did. I felt like Morgan was a bullet list of traits that were repeated over and over and that was almost her entire character.
1. Gay
2. Trackstar
3. Lawsuit (related to point 1)
Morgan did end up having a pretty satisfying arc by the end of the book, I just wish it had come a bit sooner.

Overall an enjoyable read with some serious character developments for both of the leading women.

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mediocremasen's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I may end up changing my rating later but at this point after just having read it I couldn't give it three.
It wasn't a bad book, I actually really liked the premise and the characters and the starts to their plot lines, both together and separate.
However, those plot lines didn't grow in a satisfying way. They were there when the romance plot called for it but that was it. I understand making the romance the dominant storyline, but the other plot lines were interesting and compelling too. I would have loved to see them unfold in a satisfying way.
There was also quite a few instances where we were told about developments instead of seeing them.
Overall a decent book, but there's something about good base stories not living up to their potential that is worse than a bad story.

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5.0

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grace_alice's review

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emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

Personally, I did not like this book and it was incredibly disappointing. This was my first time reading a WLW book and I was excited to find it at my bookstore as I struggle to find LGBTQIA+ books that aren’t MLM. Unfortunately, it reads like a Wattpad fanfiction and one of the characters, Morgan, was completely irritating throughout the book. She was completely self-entitled and arrogant but this all gets brushed over because she does things to better the LGBTQIA+ community. Just because you help a community doesn’t mean you have the right to try and dictate how much people express themselves.

These flaws are “resolved” at the end of the book, but the way she outted Ruby and had the audacity to say she didn’t was the last straw. Also, the fact that this was just brushed over, is inappropriate especially for a young adult book. Teens shouldn’t read this and think it is okay. It can be extremely dangerous and harmful to the person being outted and should be taken seriously.

Ruby I felt was a much better character and by the end of the book I was just waiting for her chapters to I could hear someone else’s thoughts other than Morgan’s.

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

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ruby_reads1's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

3.0

Some things Morgan did rlly annoyed me she should have given Ruby a chance way earlier

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