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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
catholic girlies line up. if you liked ladybird and are also gay this will be your 9/11. if i had read this in high school it would have completely wrecked me. the author info at the back of the book lists a tumblr blog (iykyk)
this is my first kindle read. Ugly cried so many times especially during the coming out scene and Hannah's discussion with her family. As a closeted gay so many moments in this book has hit a little too close to home. Beautifully written.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
10/10
Its realistic and heart breaking and so heartwarming and amazing in general.
For me it out felt like one of these books that you find unexpectantly on a normal day and they just hit all the right places as you go along reading.
Don't expect this to be as many other wlw books, it's different but good. The friendships are amazing and realistic, plus the side characters are well developed and three dimensional.
The main characters struggles with her identity, and it's hard but it's literally how I felt.
I really recommend this one to someone who is religious, I am not but I know quite a bit about Catholicism and Protestantism and as far as I am concerned it is a great portrayal of a teenage girl and her relationship to god. Plus don't be afraid of this book because of the religious aspects, it's a part of the characters and Kelly Quindlen also opens up the possibility for different kinds of views concerning homophobia, how god made us and especially love.
Just a warning about homophobia at the end, the is a pretty hard scene.
(Excuse mistakes please, English is not my first language)
SPOILER if you wanna know generally if it ends good or bad keep on reading:
It has a good ending ❤
It's not forced or anything, it just works out really well.
Its realistic and heart breaking and so heartwarming and amazing in general.
For me it out felt like one of these books that you find unexpectantly on a normal day and they just hit all the right places as you go along reading.
Don't expect this to be as many other wlw books, it's different but good. The friendships are amazing and realistic, plus the side characters are well developed and three dimensional.
The main characters struggles with her identity, and it's hard but it's literally how I felt.
I really recommend this one to someone who is religious, I am not but I know quite a bit about Catholicism and Protestantism and as far as I am concerned it is a great portrayal of a teenage girl and her relationship to god. Plus don't be afraid of this book because of the religious aspects, it's a part of the characters and Kelly Quindlen also opens up the possibility for different kinds of views concerning homophobia, how god made us and especially love.
Just a warning about homophobia at the end, the is a pretty hard scene.
(Excuse mistakes please, English is not my first language)
SPOILER if you wanna know generally if it ends good or bad keep on reading:
It has a good ending ❤
It's not forced or anything, it just works out really well.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
watch you sleep - girl in red
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the premise of the book - especially when things got intense but wasn’t a fan of the writing style. The beginning of the book I found the conversations between the friends hard to read
this book made me want to kms but in a good way? maybe?
last night i stayed up till 3 am bc i could not stop reading. but i knew that i needed to complete this book with full attentiveness, and i finally finished the book today.
i wanted to read this book in hopes of relating to the characters, and it has done more than enough for my feelings to match with either hannah’s or baker’s. i loved all parts of the story, the sweet moments between the main love interests and the frustrating but understanding parts of being distant and afraid.
i grew up catholic, waking up every sunday to go to sunday school so that i would eventually receive communion and confirmation. but these feelings of love has made me ask the world, “why was i made this way?” “things would be so much easier if i was straight.” i think maybe i wasn’t paying attention enough every sunday, but i found myself lacking in devotion to my faith. i used to pray every night before bed, but that has stopped for some time now. i was scared, and to be honest still am, bc i’m not as faithful as i would like to be. ms. carpenter’s character is so reassuring and so caring, letting hannah and the reader know that there’s nothing wrong with the way we love.
i was happy seeing that hannah’s friends and parents are so accepting of her. father simon symbolizes all who are stuck thinking in a close-minded mentality, while ms. carpenter is the complete opposite. the writing is wonderful too, perfectly describing the pain and ache hannah feels whenever she sees baker not with her.
i really liked baker’s growth, who was really scared of these feelings at first and would run away, trying to pretend everything was normal. it makes it seem like a one-sides relationship, where hannah is the only one who wants her. but the e-mail, and baker saying how she truly felt and that she incredibly loves hannah, it was so beautiful to witness.
not sure what else to say. this is my first ever wlw genre book, and i’d love discover more stories of romance and discovery.
i wanted to read this book in hopes of relating to the characters, and it has done more than enough for my feelings to match with either hannah’s or baker’s. i loved all parts of the story, the sweet moments between the main love interests and the frustrating but understanding parts of being distant and afraid.
i grew up catholic, waking up every sunday to go to sunday school so that i would eventually receive communion and confirmation. but these feelings of love has made me ask the world, “why was i made this way?” “things would be so much easier if i was straight.” i think maybe i wasn’t paying attention enough every sunday, but i found myself lacking in devotion to my faith. i used to pray every night before bed, but that has stopped for some time now. i was scared, and to be honest still am, bc i’m not as faithful as i would like to be. ms. carpenter’s character is so reassuring and so caring, letting hannah and the reader know that there’s nothing wrong with the way we love.
i was happy seeing that hannah’s friends and parents are so accepting of her. father simon symbolizes all who are stuck thinking in a close-minded mentality, while ms. carpenter is the complete opposite. the writing is wonderful too, perfectly describing the pain and ache hannah feels whenever she sees baker not with her.
i really liked baker’s growth, who was really scared of these feelings at first and would run away, trying to pretend everything was normal. it makes it seem like a one-sides relationship, where hannah is the only one who wants her. but the e-mail, and baker saying how she truly felt and that she incredibly loves hannah, it was so beautiful to witness.
not sure what else to say. this is my first ever wlw genre book, and i’d love discover more stories of romance and discovery.
4.75 Stars - Audible version - LOVED THIS BOOK
This book is lovely. I would say its poetic in some of the phrasing and descriptions of feelings in a way the pulls you totally into the moment. Sometimes when a book gets too flowery, I can find it off-putting but this book has just enough of it to elevate the moments that are deeply felt while everyday life is told plainly. Doing it this way keeps the special moments, special. A trip the grocery store is just a trip to the grocery story, but the kissing the girl you love for the first time is an explosion of feelings and responses and mind/soul expanding.
Having up until this year never read a book about a catholic person dealing with same-sex attraction, this is the SECOND one I have read. Weird. Anyway - the first one did not really ring true for me, but this one...wow. Like the main character in the book, I also when to a catholic high school. I had a tight friend group. We had parties and went to the beach. I also was afraid to tell anyone how I felt. I had a boyfriend and figured I could just live my life with my secret forever. So what I am trying to say is this story hit a lot of true chords for me. The angst made sense. The only part that made me scratch my head a bit was, Hannah, was very conflicted with her faith and the church's teaching on homosexuality but she never did any research on the web about it. But really that is teeny-tiny nitpik.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to listening it to again.
This book is lovely. I would say its poetic in some of the phrasing and descriptions of feelings in a way the pulls you totally into the moment. Sometimes when a book gets too flowery, I can find it off-putting but this book has just enough of it to elevate the moments that are deeply felt while everyday life is told plainly. Doing it this way keeps the special moments, special. A trip the grocery store is just a trip to the grocery story, but the kissing the girl you love for the first time is an explosion of feelings and responses and mind/soul expanding.
Having up until this year never read a book about a catholic person dealing with same-sex attraction, this is the SECOND one I have read. Weird. Anyway - the first one did not really ring true for me, but this one...wow. Like the main character in the book, I also when to a catholic high school. I had a tight friend group. We had parties and went to the beach. I also was afraid to tell anyone how I felt. I had a boyfriend and figured I could just live my life with my secret forever. So what I am trying to say is this story hit a lot of true chords for me. The angst made sense. The only part that made me scratch my head a bit was, Hannah, was very conflicted with her faith and the church's teaching on homosexuality but she never did any research on the web about it. But really that is teeny-tiny nitpik.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to listening it to again.