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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
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
hopeful
sad
tense
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
I thought this book was cute and I really liked the concept. I thought it was super original and I liked reading about it.
Unfortunately the romance was wayyy too fast paced for me and some of the plot felt unrealistic. That being said, I think I would have liked it a lot more if I were a bit younger.
I liked how the author tackled hard topics but still keep a lighthearted feel to the book. I did enjoy the book and I thought it was a cute, fun story.
Unfortunately the romance was wayyy too fast paced for me and some of the plot felt unrealistic. That being said, I think I would have liked it a lot more if I were a bit younger.
I liked how the author tackled hard topics but still keep a lighthearted feel to the book. I did enjoy the book and I thought it was a cute, fun story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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:
N/A
“I see the word bisexual. I have never, never seen this world before, and the room is spinning with the importance of it.”
This book… this book gave me all the feels, honestly.
Valerie is such a great character, and she walks along such a long path during the story.. From the guilt of not being able to fit in the frame decided for her, from the frustration of not being considered like her brother, she gains more and more confidence, asserts herself as she discovers what the world has to give and impose –to herself first– who she wants to be. Her love story with Riley acts like another trigger, maintains her quest of freedom, but I absolutely ADORED that the spark that pushed her to go after her already here questioning first came from a book, and from the joy and the validation she felt while reading (I can relate to that SO MUCH).
The religious parts had me shiver, but in another kind of way. This was so intense that I sometimes had to put the book down for a moment, just to catch my breath.
After the dread and the tension, closing this book is just like going out in the garden during spring, just after a shower. Valerie’s awakening was beautiful, like the taste of grapefruits, like onions in ramen, like honeysuckle’s sent, like words and sketches scribbled in the margins of a book, like hope under the rainbow.
As a fort-ish YO person, I wish I had such books as a teen (even though I come from an atheist and open family, but which doesn’t mean non-ignorant) and I’m delighted –and so, so grateful– to have the opportunity to read them now, especially the YA ones. I truly hope this book will find the hands of the person(s) who will need this story to grow, to hope, to shine.
Thank you to the author and Quick Books for this wonderful eARC on NetGalley. My opinions are my own.
This book… this book gave me all the feels, honestly.
Valerie is such a great character, and she walks along such a long path during the story.. From the guilt of not being able to fit in the frame decided for her, from the frustration of not being considered like her brother, she gains more and more confidence, asserts herself as she discovers what the world has to give and impose –to herself first– who she wants to be. Her love story with Riley acts like another trigger, maintains her quest of freedom, but I absolutely ADORED that the spark that pushed her to go after her already here questioning first came from a book, and from the joy and the validation she felt while reading (I can relate to that SO MUCH).
The religious parts had me shiver, but in another kind of way. This was so intense that I sometimes had to put the book down for a moment, just to catch my breath.
After the dread and the tension, closing this book is just like going out in the garden during spring, just after a shower. Valerie’s awakening was beautiful, like the taste of grapefruits, like onions in ramen, like honeysuckle’s sent, like words and sketches scribbled in the margins of a book, like hope under the rainbow.
As a fort-ish YO person, I wish I had such books as a teen (even though I come from an atheist and open family, but which doesn’t mean non-ignorant) and I’m delighted –and so, so grateful– to have the opportunity to read them now, especially the YA ones. I truly hope this book will find the hands of the person(s) who will need this story to grow, to hope, to shine.
Thank you to the author and Quick Books for this wonderful eARC on NetGalley. My opinions are my own.