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linnea1801's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
oh the jealousy ;^;
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Outing
obscurepages's review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
OMG OKAY. I have varying reactions to this. My reading journey went like: 😃🥲🫣🫠🤡🙅♀️🤔🙂
What I liked: The individual MCs, finding community and other queer people, plus lots of nuanced discussions and themes such as activism (big and small actions that counts), internalized homophobia, coming out and being safe, hiding/being the closet again, messy mom/daughter relationship with mom's dreams projecting on her daughter
What I didn't like that much: The romance, MCs keep saying messy things towards one another (and I had to remind myself that they're teens 😆)
I loved Ruby and Morgan as individual characters. But together? Not really. Mainly I feel like the chemistry lacked? It's not that convincing for me as a reader so I didn't feel invested in their relationship. I guess what really hooked me in this is just those nuanced topics, and how the characters navigated those discussions, and how they matured because of those. That I really liked.
Stills glad to have read this for Pride Month tho!
What I liked: The individual MCs, finding community and other queer people, plus lots of nuanced discussions and themes such as activism (big and small actions that counts), internalized homophobia, coming out and being safe, hiding/being the closet again, messy mom/daughter relationship with mom's dreams projecting on her daughter
What I didn't like that much: The romance, MCs keep saying messy things towards one another (and I had to remind myself that they're teens 😆)
I loved Ruby and Morgan as individual characters. But together? Not really. Mainly I feel like the chemistry lacked? It's not that convincing for me as a reader so I didn't feel invested in their relationship. I guess what really hooked me in this is just those nuanced topics, and how the characters navigated those discussions, and how they matured because of those. That I really liked.
Stills glad to have read this for Pride Month tho!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Alcoholism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
babsi_222's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Well a cute coming-of-age romance story!
This was one of the stories where I don’t 100% wanted them to get together because their behaviours were strange. I also didn’t like that the ending felt so abrupt I wanted to know how Ruby‘s relationship with her mom is now and how their fight will be solved, also what her moms reaction to Ruby having a gf is, what everybody will think of her and them now because these are the things Ruby worried about and I wanna know how it really ends. Also SPOILER IG Morgan taking Ruby back like 50 times annoyed me ngl
When it came to Morgan I honestly didn’t car toooooo much because I just didn’t understand her history at all, what happened?? It was always just hinted but never fully told. Also how does she not realise that her family/parents are RICH rich. Also her not even batting an eye when she heard that her parents nearly lost their house bc they have no money from suing. Them buying alot of bedroom stuff (mattress?) for Ruby then too? Just confusing and weird
This was one of the stories where I don’t 100% wanted them to get together because their behaviours were strange. I also didn’t like that the ending felt so abrupt
When it came to Morgan I honestly didn’t car toooooo much because I just didn’t understand her history at all, what happened?? It was always just hinted but never fully told. Also how does she not realise that her family/parents are RICH rich. Also her not even batting an eye when she heard that her parents nearly lost their house bc they have no money from suing. Them buying alot of bedroom stuff (mattress?) for Ruby then too? Just confusing and weird
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
classywords's review against another edition
4.0
“I’m not spending my life pretending I’m something I’m not, or making myself smaller and quieter, just because someone else thinks I should.”
squeals in bi panic
this hit a little too close to home but it was worth the read :’)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia
rickireadss's review against another edition
3.0
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
⚠️: homophobia, emotional abuse, child abuse, biphobia, religious bigotry, alcoholism, transphobia, domestic abuse
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse and Transphobia
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
nicoleonbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
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
4.5
Instantly captivating, Some Girls Do shows the complexity of being queer and queer relationships. Jennifer Dugan perfectly captures what sapphic love feels like and expertly explores friendships, family, love, and pride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying and Alcoholism
a_win_in_clear_rain's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, and Homophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Physical abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
hannadb's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Unfortunately, I did not like this book as much as I thought I would when I started reading it.
The beginning is great, sort of enemies to lovers, interesting characters, interesting back stories.
But then both main characters started being dislikeable. I know the point probably was to emphasise their flaws but the extent of their behaviour was not relatable to me and not even the end of the book could compensate that.
Spoilers:
I was really bothered by the way Morgan only saw herself as a victim. She continuously talks about her wanting to make a change and helf other people but at the same time she expects everybody else to give up a lot for her. What happened to her was bad but she really only saw situations from her eyes and never even tried viewing them from other perspectives. And I'm not only talking about her and Ruby, it also happened between her and her parents. She seemed kind of ungrateful even though they did everything for her.
Also, a thing I really disliked about Ruby was that she didn't respect boundaries and just tried to kiss and make out with Morgan whenever she felt like it and whenever they had a difficult talk. And her thoughts would be something like "why do I need to tell her I like her if I can show it to her by kissing her?". Excuse me but if somebody is crying because you hurt them you don't try to kiss them in that moment wtf. She also tried to push Morgan to have sex more than once even though Morgan wanted to wait. For her, sex didn't mean much but she didn't even try to understand that that was not the same for Morgan.
I did feel bad for her because of her horrible mother.
Anyways, I really liked the characters and the story in the beginning, but the closer they got, the worse they became. I get that J. Dugan was trying to show their flaws and how they overcame their issues together, but it just made the characters walking red flags in many ways.
The beginning is great, sort of enemies to lovers, interesting characters, interesting back stories.
But then both main characters started being dislikeable. I know the point probably was to emphasise their flaws but the extent of their behaviour was not relatable to me and not even the end of the book could compensate that.
Spoilers:
Also, a thing I really disliked about Ruby was that she didn't respect boundaries and just tried to kiss and make out with Morgan whenever she felt like it and whenever they had a difficult talk. And her thoughts would be something like "why do I need to tell her I like her if I can show it to her by kissing her?". Excuse me but if somebody is crying because you hurt them you don't try to kiss them in that moment wtf. She also tried to push Morgan to have sex more than once even though Morgan wanted to wait. For her, sex didn't mean much but she didn't even try to understand that that was not the same for Morgan.
I did feel bad for her because of her horrible mother.
Anyways, I really liked the characters and the story in the beginning, but the closer they got, the worse they became. I get that J. Dugan was trying to show their flaws and how they overcame their issues together, but it just made the characters walking red flags in many ways.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
foxblood's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If I could, this would be a 3.75-4.0 ⭐️ rating, closer to 4.0. I feel conflicted about this book, but I appreciate it for what it is. I feel like the characters were realistic and acted like nearly 18 y/os would, but that also left a lot of frustrating moments where I really wasn’t a fan of either of them. I think the book had some really cute parts, and is a good YA read. Anyone’s who’s seen my other reviews knows I’m not a big YA person, but I think this one was one of the better ones I’ve read recently. Overall, I had a good time reading this and it’s a quick read if you’re looking for this type of book - a romcom with a good amount of angst.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Alcoholism