Reviews

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

meghanhines's review against another edition

3.5

was not planning to read this so quick but i was simply hooked! loved the beginning, got kinda confused with motive and everything as it went on, but then really loved the end once again. this book would have meant everything to me as a confused queer teen but still meant so much to me now and i’m so glad it - and all of the books casey writes - exist <3 this was just such a fun read and a love letter to queerness and gender exploration that i adored

carlisbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

sunlit_rain's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

ms_spine_breaker's review against another edition

5.0

Let me take you on a small trip down memory lane and the dedication page of this book:

"If you come to this story from the South or from a Southern Baptist or Evangelical Christian background, you may recognise some of the culture discribes."

This story spoke to me. Coming from a hyper Evangelical Christian part of my home country, and outing yourself as queer was an absolute no go.
I loved everything about this book. It was suspenseful and just over all interesting to read. Great job on this one Casey!

annemd94's review against another edition

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

3.75

vitalioreads's review against another edition

4.0

AAAA THIS WAS SO GOOD OMFG
Casey can't write a bad book, fight me

mothmans_mum's review against another edition

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

4.75

Was this book written especially for me? It’s basically a Mean Girls fanfic with a whole bunch of musical theatre references, especially Phantom. I’m never going to be able to listen to Think of Me without crying, thinking about this book.

With this and Honor Society, 2022 was a great year for stories about academic rivals pulling elaborate Machiavellian plans to sabotage eachother, and also staging a musical.

The only downside is that Chloe is such an awful person for so much of the book that it was really hard to like her. Even though she improved at the end, it was still like, how did Shara forgive her for some of that???

oookateooo's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

jengiuffre's review against another edition

funny

3.0

renaranja's review against another edition

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

5.0