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charspages's review against another edition
5.0
This book, you guys. This effing book. I am so full of love and joy and gratitude that I got to read this, experience this, be a part of this incredible story. Let me tell you: I graduated high school almost four years ago now. My best-friend-turned-girlfriend and I just broke up two weeks ago, and I've spent every day since crying. Reading this book was the first time I cried because of something else - and let me clarify: I cried happy tears.
This felt like a homecoming, like a warm hug, like that gentle reminder You belong here. You're queer enough. Your mistakes aren't irredeemable. You're enough. You are not unlovable.
I couldn't have asked for a better comfort read if I'd tried.
proper RTW when I manage to collect my thoughts properly
This felt like a homecoming, like a warm hug, like that gentle reminder You belong here. You're queer enough. Your mistakes aren't irredeemable. You're enough. You are not unlovable.
I couldn't have asked for a better comfort read if I'd tried.
proper RTW when I manage to collect my thoughts properly
merialexandra's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-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
p1amelie's review against another edition
5.0
a review is coming soon because holy moly guacamole- this is one of my new favourite books.
loveambreen's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute. Definitely the kind of YA I wish had been around when I was a kid.
issianne's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. This book really surprised me. It was well-written and witty, and for the first time in a while, it was teenage characters that were actually fleshed out. I came for the love triangle, but I stayed for the heart. Darcy runs a love advice service through a locker in her high school. She's anonymous until one person finds out--Brougham. Wow, I love sweet Brougham. It defies gender stereotypes without being written like the author really wanted to crumble the patriarchy. I loved the discussion of attachments styles; my high school life would've been completely different if I had realized I had both an anxious and avoidant attachment style (but that's neither here nor there). Also, can I just say how happy I was about the One Direction reference? Normally I hate pop culture references, but I thought Gonzales put in just enough! The conversation surrounding bisexuality and the bi experience was so (from my perspective as a straight gal) well-handled and explored deeply. Darcy has some tough internalized misconceptions about herself, and Gonzales handled them very well. Yeah, this book was both super cute and incredibly heartfelt.
deepower7's review against another edition
5.0
God damn it, I worship at the altar of Sophie Gonzales.
kaikai1618's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute feel good book and I enjoyed it far more than this author's first book. The characters were fun to read about and the representation didn't feel forced. It's nice to have stories where there's diversity without there being a focus on identity, instead there's a focus on character. I liked the dating advice given in the book. It was healthy and mature even while imperfect, yet it acknowledged that imperfection. The book went into the lives of the characters and their struggles in a way that never felt too serious. I think this book is a good introduction to LGBTQ+ topics and healthy relationship dynamics. For me as a queer person there was a lot of basic information on certain topics, but the struggles with bisexuality, the feeling of not being queer enough were nicely discussed. Still, don't go into this book thinking you'll learn a ton about queerness and the nuanced problems behind it. I think this book is more about queer people being regular people and having their own love stories apart from their identity. And though a lot of the book was surface level it carried a self awareness and genuine feeling that made it work. We need books like this to see that we too can have the kind of romance straight cis people do. It was kind of refreshing to see a trans character who's story had nothing to do with her transness. Instead we dove into her character, charm, and interests. I'm not saying being queer is always comes with that amount of privledge, but I can appreciate this book for being the light hearted YA fiction it was and introducing queer experiences beyond that of a white gay protagonist.
l43nna_'s review against another edition
4.0
ngl i had trouble figuring out who the love interest was half the time but the book was slay