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Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

13 reviews

gbrds762's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

nice, morgan was just really annoying
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letters_from_gabriella's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.75

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obscurepages's review

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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!
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shelvesofivy's review against another edition

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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

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a_win_in_clear_rain's review

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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
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rory_o_rama's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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drtx_bwt's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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marleywrites's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

I love Ruby and Morgan. Their dynamic is great and I loved diving into Ruby’s character a lot. I related to her in so many ways and it was refreshing to see. This book was super cute but also tackled some hard issues like homophobia. This would have been a great read for me when I was in high school. 
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bagel_z's review against another edition

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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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kelsreadsthings's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i think it was a cute read. i liked ruby's story and development more than morgans. the writing felt a bit rushed at the end and i couldn't keep track of the timeline. ruby's friends didn't really seem to have much of a purpose in my opinion, and i wish they were included more and i knew more about them. it felt more like everly and marcus were the "token black friends." i'm not a fan of the miscommunication/not listening in this book either, but i get it's for conflict. morgan bothered me quite a bit at some points and was incredibly frustrating. maybe that's just her thing but as a reader it was hard to digest. i just wanted her to listen to ruby one time and by the end i wasn't over the moon about the solution. overall, not too awful but it was just lacking in so many areas. however i want to try reading dugan's other works in the future because i really like her writing style. this one is just not my favorite.
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