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frantically's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The fact that this book was written by a non-straight author, beta and sensitivity read by other non-straight people and somehow this version was still the one that managed to be published is just disappointing.
I was hesitant on whether I would give this book one or two stars. The thing is, I see what the author was trying to do — it's a hard situation to find yourself in when, after years of identifying as a lesbian and making it a big part of who you are, you suddenly fall for a boy. I should know, I went through the exact same thing at the end of 2021. It's scary, thinking about having to come out once again and not knowing how people will react.
Nevertheless, there are more sensible ways to go about telling a story like this, without putting in blatant biphobia, transphobia and TERF rhetoric.
The quotes below were what personally angered me the most:
"'Nah. I was talking to this one girl, but then she mentioned an ex-boyfriend, and I had to cut it off.'
'Huh?'
'I don’t mess with bisexual girls.'
'Oh.' The cloud in the car thickens.
'It’s nothing personal, really. Enough girls leave you for dudes, and you learn to keep your distance,'" (said by a lesbian character)
'Huh?'
'I don’t mess with bisexual girls.'
'Oh.' The cloud in the car thickens.
'It’s nothing personal, really. Enough girls leave you for dudes, and you learn to keep your distance,'" (said by a lesbian character)
Graphic: Biphobia and Death of parent
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming
bendersreads's review
This book was… weird. I didn’t like it at all and had to put it down even though I was so close to finishing it. I shouldn’t have gone on that long. I wanted to like it so bad, but something about it didn’t click with me. Too many tropes I didn’t like.
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia
steph1225's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Sexual content
Moderate: Deadnaming and Biphobia
Minor: Homophobia
mannifran's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Biphobia
herk's review against another edition
emotional
slow-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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, and Grief
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