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She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

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georgia5xg's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted 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

Every romcom has the same plot but it was quick, cute and i liked the characters so points for that.

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amivireads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

More YA novels need to take place in college and this book needs a movie.

Everything about this book was sweet, heartful and made me feel lonely. This is what I want when I ask for a sapphic rom-com, something that will make me smile but also feel so many emotions.

Both Alex and Molly are great complex characters, but I wish we had more of Molly and the story line of her internalized racism. There were mentions of it, but I wanted more in depth discussions on it. Beside that, Molly reminded me a lot of myself, awkward with a lot of anxiety.

Alex on the other hand, felt like the breakout character and was given more growth; her storyline broke my heart.

Over all, everything about this book had me smiling and wishing I could have a love story like this.

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lit_elina's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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 finished She Gets The Girl and I LOVE IT!!!
The plot is so cute and even though the back of the book already mentions the end, the plot surprised me. It moved super fast, so it was a light read - at least for me. It does talk about a few topics - such as toxic relationships, alcoholism, and adoption trauma.

The characters are so sweet. The way they slowly fell in love without realising was incredibly well and believable written. I hope they live happily ever after.

Speaking of characters: the book is super diverse in a subtle way. There are (half) Asian characters as well as a lot of queer people especially lesbians and even a person that uses they/them pronouns. There's also social anxiety representation.

Language wise it wasn't challenging. Yet, the way the authors play with words is magnificent. It's simply and still brilliantly written. So in case your first language isn't English and your looking for beginner friendly books, look no further.

I recommend this book to all the young lesbians out there that might be a bit intimated by the though of dating or asking out another girl/woman.

To Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick: Thank you for writing this!!!

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maev_e's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Oh this was absolutely adorable. Petition to get this made into a movie ASAP because it would make a fantastic movie. Because we could definitely use some more sapphic rom-coms in the movie theater. But I digress! Right from the beginning, you're going to love Molly and Alex. The chemistry between them just builds throughout the book, and you will definitely be rooting for them to get together by the end.

I think really my only complaint is a I kind of wanted an epilogue or something that showed what happened after that moment at the end. Was it satisfying? Absolutely yes. But all I wanted was a little glimpse into what the future might hold.

All in all, if you're looking for a cute romance to add to your spring TBR, definitely pick this one up!

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