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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I liked a lot about this gentle, gay romance told as a novel-in-verse, but I keep coming back to the strange hatred of boy bands - and specifically, girls who like boy bands. There’s this idea presented in the book that there’s something dumb about girls who like boy bands, and that you can’t be attracted to both girls and boys in boy bands - which gets kinda like bi-erasure to me. There’s nothing wrong with liking boy bands, or cheerleading, just like there’s nothing wrong with not liking those things. There’s all kinds of ways to be a girl, but this book felt to me like it was saying some ways are better than others.
hopeful
slow-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
I don’t normally read romance books, but this one was pretty good, would recommend if you like reading romance/lgbtqia+. I love the way it was written in poems as well.
The sweetest book about discovering who you are, in contrast to who you are expected to be. The internal dialogue of the two girls in this novel was so authentic, you couldn't help but love them. It's also written in verse, which makes for a quick poetic read.
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
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
honestly, a great novel that manages to capture teenage girls so well. Middle schoolers are going through it, and I find very few novels that can effectively capture that turbulence of emotion.
This is a novel in verse about two middle school girls coming to terms with their sexuality and who they choose to be. The characters are well developed and having a greek chorus come in to be the voice of the grade was very intriguing. I found it hard to put it down and found myself really relating to both characters.
K.A. Holt captures the angst that is being a middle school girl like no one else.
This is a novel in verse about two middle school girls coming to terms with their sexuality and who they choose to be. The characters are well developed and having a greek chorus come in to be the voice of the grade was very intriguing. I found it hard to put it down and found myself really relating to both characters.
K.A. Holt captures the angst that is being a middle school girl like no one else.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A cute book about two girls figuring themselves out. The poetry is amazing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a tale told in verse of two young girls discovering a deep connection. One is out and gay, the other is a cheerleader with a life plan strongly outlined by her mom. Much of the book is about whether or not she will step away from that path, and it also has a lovely spark of romance (with a big dash of middle grade drama).
What I crave when I read LGBT+ fiction is happy(ish) endings and understanding, because that’s what so many of us don’t/ didn’t get when coming out. This book had real feelings and thoughts that many of us can relate to, and real, questioning romance that read like it could happen to any of us. It gave the characters supporting friends and family, and helps readers who themselves might be questioning their sexuality a sense of hope in that it IS normal to have those feelings and it CAN be like normal relationships- person meets person, person likes person. A necessary YA book that I hope gives others courage and comfort when they need it.
First purchase for MS, might be a little young for HS, but might buy anyway
Tam and Kate. Kate and Tam. They see each other on the first day of school, and everything changes for both of them. Tam is tall and lean like a redwood, a star volleyball player and a total goofball. She hangs out with her “short stack,” Levi (from House Arrest and Knockout) and the two are popular friends. By the looks of it, Kate is nothing like Tam. She is Ponytail, a popular cheerleader who aims to be perfect. Once the two of them meet and begin talking, Kate realizes she’s not the perfect girl her mother expects. So, what should she do?
What a beautiful story about first love. Like Holt said in her acknowledgments, she wishes all kids had books they saw themselves in. This book will be “that book” for many. ❤️
What a beautiful story about first love. Like Holt said in her acknowledgments, she wishes all kids had books they saw themselves in. This book will be “that book” for many. ❤️