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It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

8 reviews

bowlsofpasta's review against another edition

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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

3.75


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jay_da_bookworm's review

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hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0


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nightlight_reader's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring slow-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

4.0

A coming of age novel that is sweet and wonderful.

Biggest warning is that it will backhand you with homophobia/racism without warning. You’ll feel very safe as a reader and then get whiplash as things are suddenly said or done and it’s pretty abrupt.

Otherwise, this is a cute book, there’s such a niche interest of poetry going on here that I really really loved. Sana was such a messy teen protagonist, and I really enjoyed watching her stumble and catch herself as she learned and grew.

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venice_the_vampire's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

a lot better than i expected, loved the way they wrapped up the families experiences but truly wish they would have fleshed out the actual main relationship of the story better. did have some unexpected beautiful moments, though

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sophie42's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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wynterwonderland's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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eeriewater's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I went into reading this book expecting a cliché love story, and it did not disappoint, but at the same time it managed to take up issues like internalized racism in something I found to be a very thought provoking way. Going through your life, it can be easy to think "I'm not racist," just because you don't use the n word, and that you speak up for black people. But racism is, as this book shows, about so much more than that. Racism is also those small, seemingly "innocent," stereotypes or expectations most people have for people of different ethnicities, and this is something you have to take a moment with yourself and think about. Which one of these stereotypes have you internalized? This is one of the topics this book, in my opinion, tackles very well. As a white person, who feels she's quite woke, and very much not a racist, this book made me realize that I should take a moment and think through what sorts of stereotypes I may have internalized and never challenged over the years of my life. I can't say weather this books representation of "casual" racism was accurate or not, I'm not the right judge of that, but, I think the authors goal was making people take a sec to consider these internalized stereotypes etc, and do something to remove them from your life, and in my case, this book definitely did just that. Now, this is in no way the absolute main thing of the book, firstly It's not like it's a secret is about a young girl experiencing love for the first time, with all the complicated and messy things that comes with it.

LGBTQ+ rep: Lesbian mc (mentioned with word), Lesbian love interest

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emmaward55's review

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funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I need to go on a silent retreat to think about this book and cry, oh my god. 

Read it. Read it now.

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