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izzymcdade's review against another edition
5.0
oh my god. this was so amazing and elsie is so me :") honestly you know a book is good when you read the acknowledgements and cry over those too
paigeminer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
5.0
sayphuu's review against another edition
4.0
the beginning and the middle were slow but OH MY GOOD GAY THE END YESS
not me reading the last 100 pages in one sitting
not me reading the last 100 pages in one sitting
indecisivewisp's review against another edition
4.0
Very sweet YA with messy & relatable characters!
sweetling's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I didn't find the main character very likeable, even when her character realises its flaws. The book has very nice queer representation e.g. an asexual SC but I wouldn't have finished the book if I hadn't listened to it as an audiobook.
lee17's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
veecundill's review against another edition
Very childish writing and characters. Repetitive info dumps and cringe dialogue.
dawn_chen's review against another edition
5.0
A: For me it's this book IF You Still Recognize Me (5000⭐). This book involving an estranged childhood friend who moved oceans away but then meeting each other again just to realize you're both queer and the Feelings(TM) You had for each other is NOT PLATONIC literally is me. Except it's one sided as always.
I also love the inclusion of the fandom culture but in a healthy and non-cringey way (unlike in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell) and how it calls out a lot of fandom's obsession with shipping white cis male characters together without paying queer women characters of color barely any attention.
The generational aspect of this story is also really amazingly done. There is an ongoing mystery of the mc's family history and also the history of a pair of queer women one of whom is the mc's crush's old "girlpal".
That begs the question. When can I have enough courage to ask my childhood best friend if she's sapphic because she sure hell make my gaydar go off the charts and how do I say I like her without it ending in the dumpster fire.
I also love the inclusion of the fandom culture but in a healthy and non-cringey way (unlike in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell) and how it calls out a lot of fandom's obsession with shipping white cis male characters together without paying queer women characters of color barely any attention.
The generational aspect of this story is also really amazingly done. There is an ongoing mystery of the mc's family history and also the history of a pair of queer women one of whom is the mc's crush's old "girlpal".
That begs the question. When can I have enough courage to ask my childhood best friend if she's sapphic because she sure hell make my gaydar go off the charts and how do I say I like her without it ending in the dumpster fire.
andi_mush's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
5.0
smileyhugs's review against another edition
5.0
ughh i knew this book was going to be amazing but it was that and MOREEE!!
“to think of yourself as inseparable from someone is nothing than an invitation for the world to pull you apart.” no words. (actually that lady gaga gif of all the praising adjectives)
an eerily similar, but somewhat flipped, version of my own life. i loved and related to like all of the characters (ESPECIALLY elsie, joan and felix) !!!!
“keeping her in my life is all that matters” MY HEARTTT
i just want my joan back in my life
“to think of yourself as inseparable from someone is nothing than an invitation for the world to pull you apart.” no words. (actually that lady gaga gif of all the praising adjectives)
an eerily similar, but somewhat flipped, version of my own life. i loved and related to like all of the characters (ESPECIALLY elsie, joan and felix) !!!!
“keeping her in my life is all that matters” MY HEARTTT
i just want my joan back in my life