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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
3.5 couldve been nice for questioning teens but the protagonist was too irritating
cute book but the best way i could describe it is "baby gay". i think if i had read this when i was still figuring myself out i would have liked it a lot more. the writing style was just very teen YA for me. still, it was a cute read and it makes me even more appreciative and in awe of the drag scene.
It's the middle of summer and Nima is just trying to figure out who she is and how she fits in. At the summer festival in town she stumbles upon a drag show, not just of Queens, but Kings too. She finds herself in a whole new world exploring how she might fit in and what the feelings she has been having might mean. A great coming-of-age novel for those of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Very well developed storyline, including the supporting characters. I did find myself with more quotations to wrap up at the end. Some of the actual dialogue felt like it was trying too hard but otherwise I really enjoyed it!
This was a delightful book about a girl, Nima, who stumbles into the world of drag and through the process has her world expanded by people and experiences! It was an easy read that flew by and I was eager to pick it up. I liked the protagonist and was often caught up in the story, holding my breath in moments she was brave or wincing at one of the many awkward moments she had. Those awkward moments made Nima even more likable because I have certainly had my fair share of embarrassing moments I've had to live through!
I liked this book and the diversity of its characters. I felt that at the beginning it felt quite magical but there are plenty of realistic moments to create a nice balance within the story. It had some wonderful swoony moments and had a happy ending in at least one part of the plot. However, I did feel a little let down at the end of the book because I felt like there were some questions I still had that were left unanswered. Or I at least wish that Nima had gotten some more closure with her mother.
I liked this book and the diversity of its characters. I felt that at the beginning it felt quite magical but there are plenty of realistic moments to create a nice balance within the story. It had some wonderful swoony moments and had a happy ending in at least one part of the plot. However, I did feel a little let down at the end of the book because I felt like there were some questions I still had that were left unanswered. Or I at least wish that Nima had gotten some more closure with her mother.
Wow. I LOVED LOVED LOVED every single second of this book. The last one hundred pages had me smiling all the way through.
Welcome to this book review,
I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.
This book was very interesting, while I wanted to fall in love with it. It sometimes felt too long (which is a weird feeling since it was so short).
Nima was a nice main character, she felt real, but I was sometimes annoyed by her decisions and the way and the pace the story progressed. I did, however, love how it represented Drag Kings and Queens, it really educated a lot on what a Drag King is (since most of us already know a lot about Drag Queens).
As a Bisexual biracial person myself, I wanted to connect more to Nima, and it unfortunately didn't happen, while this book has so much potential I felt like it only delivered half to 60% of what it could've shared about the communities. I sometimes felt that while at the beginning she was figuring herself out, at some point it took too much of the book and came across (to me) as another author that wouldn't explicitly say they're character was bisexual until they didn't have a choice to do so. Though I loved the representation of homophobia, that Nima faced before even knowing her own sexuality, I hated how her being in love with her straight best-friend, having a crush on a guy, was still not enough for the author to make her character say internally "Yes I am bisexual", It, in my opinion took too much time (being in Nima's head) for her to have that internal realization everyone has about their sexuality, without announcing it to the world (there could have been that moment, where she sees herself in that new light without speaking about it openly with everyone around her). I did however love the way everyone was so respectful (within the community in the book) of everyone's identity and pronouns !
IT is WORTH a READ, but it unfortunately isn't the best book with LGBT subjects out there today.
Overall, I gave this book a 3/5 stars, it was good without anything more.
-Bookarina
I received an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.
This book was very interesting, while I wanted to fall in love with it. It sometimes felt too long (which is a weird feeling since it was so short).
Nima was a nice main character, she felt real, but I was sometimes annoyed by her decisions and the way and the pace the story progressed. I did, however, love how it represented Drag Kings and Queens, it really educated a lot on what a Drag King is (since most of us already know a lot about Drag Queens).
As a Bisexual biracial person myself, I wanted to connect more to Nima, and it unfortunately didn't happen, while this book has so much potential I felt like it only delivered half to 60% of what it could've shared about the communities. I sometimes felt that while at the beginning she was figuring herself out, at some point it took too much of the book and came across (to me) as another author that wouldn't explicitly say they're character was bisexual until they didn't have a choice to do so. Though I loved the representation of homophobia, that Nima faced before even knowing her own sexuality, I hated how her being in love with her straight best-friend, having a crush on a guy, was still not enough for the author to make her character say internally "Yes I am bisexual", It, in my opinion took too much time (being in Nima's head) for her to have that internal realization everyone has about their sexuality, without announcing it to the world (there could have been that moment, where she sees herself in that new light without speaking about it openly with everyone around her). I did however love the way everyone was so respectful (within the community in the book) of everyone's identity and pronouns !
IT is WORTH a READ, but it unfortunately isn't the best book with LGBT subjects out there today.
Overall, I gave this book a 3/5 stars, it was good without anything more.
-Bookarina
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I feel like I would have ate this up more if I was a bit younger, but I still really enjoyed it and found it to be a fun read.
I really would have loved an epilogue that let you know where some of the side characters were going, because they all had interesting stories too!
I really would have loved an epilogue that let you know where some of the side characters were going, because they all had interesting stories too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia