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phoebeeandjam's review
emotional
funny
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
Old Enough is a queer coming-of-age story about a bisexual college student. This isn’t the kind of thing I typically reach for because it can so easily become cringey (like when an author tries too hard to relate to young people but misses the mark) buut I found this genuinely relatable. It was a little bit YA and a bit cheesy at some points but overall I enjoyed it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
scewart's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
5.0
Thanks to Dutton Books for the free copy of this book.
- My goodness, this book. OLD ENOUGH absolutely took my breath away. It's doing so much that it shouldn't work, but somehow it does and it steals your heart in the process.
- Sav and her friends are the queer found family I always hope for in literary fiction but never find. They're loud and messy and loving, projecting a confidence they don't always have but are working to gain.
- I do want to be really clear that this is a book about reckoning with assault and its lasting effects. It's a hard subject and Jakobsen handles it with nuance and care, even when her characters can't or don't.
- My goodness, this book. OLD ENOUGH absolutely took my breath away. It's doing so much that it shouldn't work, but somehow it does and it steals your heart in the process.
- Sav and her friends are the queer found family I always hope for in literary fiction but never find. They're loud and messy and loving, projecting a confidence they don't always have but are working to gain.
- I do want to be really clear that this is a book about reckoning with assault and its lasting effects. It's a hard subject and Jakobsen handles it with nuance and care, even when her characters can't or don't.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Transphobia and Biphobia
emmas_bookshelf's review
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
This. Book.
I want everyone to read it. It’s so poignant and moving and emotional but probably the top descriptor I would choose is real. There’s so much truth and earnestness in Sav as she works to unpack her trauma and allow herself to bloom. And the interactions with her friends, her classmates, her family, all come across in a way that you can imagine them, as if you’re sitting across the table taking in the conversations. What a gift Haley Jakobson has in writing honestly and reflectively about queer joy, friendship, found family, trauma, and more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Biphobia, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, and Domestic abuse
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