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Forward March by Skye Quinlan

2 reviews

fanboyriot's review

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emotional 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

5.0

Sapphic
Asexual Rep
Boarding School
Friends to Lovers
Bandmates to Lovers

(First Person POV)

I absolutely loved this book.  The characters, the romance, Margot's energy and comments, very much here for it.

I went into it knowing nearly nothing about it other than it was a queer contemporary book, so the asexual rep was such a nice surprise.

Following Harper through the stress of always having to be what her parents wanted or never being able to do things because her mom was the dean of the school and her dad running for president.

I can say with confidence that I hated Harper's mom, so much.  I also wasn't a fan of her dad but when Harper needed him he was there in the end, even if he did use her to better his family man image.

Love how conservative parents raise the gayest/queerest children ever.  It was such a nice plot twist with Ben (or McDreamy, whichever works better).

The friendships were written SO well.  There were ups and downs and lots of drama with some, they were complicated.  And as much as I hate several of Harper's friends it was nice to see how she approached some of the issues they caused her.  Lets just say Harper is a lot nicer than I would have been near the end of the book.

This book was so well written and I really enjoyed it.  I also enjoyed the Grey's Anatomy reference when Harper's dad was like: "She's our child, and this is—it's don't be so goddamn thickheaded." (Chapter 27, Page 226) it made me think about that one episode of Grey's Anatomy (S12,E01) which was a favorite of mine.

So basically, 10/10 loved everything and I will most likely read this again.
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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

For fans of Red, white and royal blue this book is for you!

Harper’s pic has been taken from her private insta account and used for tinder. Where someone has been pretending to be her and talking to Margo   Another student who is in marching band with her. Harpers father is extremely conservative and her father is even running for president. She doesn’t identify as queer, but since this fake tinder profile her and Margo have become friends, possibly even more. Harper is trying to figure out what these knew found feelings mean about herself and her sexuality. But all she does know is  that having a queer kid is not something that will bode well for her fathers campaign. So she can’t let this get out. 

I loved this book. As a former band geek I felt super nostalgic listening to the audiobook and remembering being in band in high school and college. Plus I liked the political aspect of the story as well. 

Rep
Bipoc
Enby, 
Ace
Les 
Pan
Poly


Cw
Mental health
Anxiety
Depression
Ptsd
Alcoholism
Self harm
Suicidal thoughts
Vomit 
Allergic reactions (epi pens)
Asthma 
Outing
Homophobia
Toxic friendship

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