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hope0607's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
bsenter's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
This book was fantastic! It had me laughing, tearing up, and ready to throw it at some points (because I was so invested in these characters!) It really took me back to high school (even though I was never in band...we danced with them & I had a lot of band friends.)
Harper is in the high school marching band. Her dad is running for president (a conservative) and her mom is the dean at her school. Someone has been pretending to be her & catfishes a fellow band mate, Margot. They become friends & then Harper starts to question her sexuality..is she actually falling for Margot? Her parents won't be okay with that & she doesn't want to ruin her dad's election chances.
Harper is in the high school marching band. Her dad is running for president (a conservative) and her mom is the dean at her school. Someone has been pretending to be her & catfishes a fellow band mate, Margot. They become friends & then Harper starts to question her sexuality..is she actually falling for Margot? Her parents won't be okay with that & she doesn't want to ruin her dad's election chances.
rengulick's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.75
nolagal's review
- 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
3.0
noa_27moony's review against another edition
5.0
absolutely loved it, i picked this up after being told it's great if you liked red white and royal blue and it's so true
the characters were great, the story was beautiful and i just loved everything about it
as an ace lesbian harper was such a delight to read about!!!
the characters were great, the story was beautiful and i just loved everything about it
as an ace lesbian harper was such a delight to read about!!!
cattyice11's review
3.0
Actual: 3.5 stars
This was a cute quick read that I decided to try bc I want to read more diverse books
This was a cute quick read that I decided to try bc I want to read more diverse books
mellamaron's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is like… between a 3.5 and a 4 and I’m going to round up to a 4.
Overall, I generally liked this book. I enjoyed reading it but I don’t think it will be one I look back on and remember much about. There were certain scenes I liked a lot and I looooved a certain character near the end who is kind of a spoiler I guess. I honestly liked that relationship more than Margot and Harper.
Anyway, I think my biggest frustration with the book was the timeline / pacing. At parts it felt very fast and other parts it felt very slow. At the beginning Harper has zero ideas about Margot - she legit tells her “that’s not necessary” and tells her to go away. I was hoping for more of a slow relationship because I liked that Harper had no preconceptions about Margot. Then the two talk three times that the reader sees (and a little more that the reader doesn’t see) in ONE WEEK and Harper is all “omg what is this feeling” 😬 I didn’t see it. Especially because some of their interactions were normal ass conversations that I’d have with a colleague or classmate 🙃 It was just too fast for me to comprehend or relate to.
And during this ONE WEEK, Nadia goes batshit crazy. 🧐 Yup. Okay. I know there is an attempt at making this seem plausible at the end but I just think the girl is cray cray. 🤷♀️
Then we get a nice conversation about Margot and Harper getting to know one another which I really liked. And the timeline just skips like … WEEKS? We have a random interaction at the Ren Faire which…. Felt like nothing to me. And a few other things, all of these felt like plot points in a pinboard that needed to get hit.
Finally when the shit hits the fan at the end is when I started to get invested again. And I generally liked how Skye handled the ending and the reveals. I called most of them but there weren’t many options. So I get it.
Overall, I think what I needed here was a shift in the timeline - I would have liked the “developing” of feelings to be over weeks instead of getting week skipping later. I honestly think had I had that, I would have enjoyed this a lot more. Individually I really like Harper. Margot is fine but not very memorable to me. Together? I don’t know - I just wanted more.
Overall, I generally liked this book. I enjoyed reading it but I don’t think it will be one I look back on and remember much about. There were certain scenes I liked a lot and I looooved a certain character near the end who is kind of a spoiler I guess. I honestly liked that relationship more than Margot and Harper.
Anyway, I think my biggest frustration with the book was the timeline / pacing. At parts it felt very fast and other parts it felt very slow. At the beginning Harper has zero ideas about Margot - she legit tells her “that’s not necessary” and tells her to go away. I was hoping for more of a slow relationship because I liked that Harper had no preconceptions about Margot. Then the two talk three times that the reader sees (and a little more that the reader doesn’t see) in ONE WEEK and Harper is all “omg what is this feeling” 😬 I didn’t see it. Especially because some of their interactions were normal ass conversations that I’d have with a colleague or classmate 🙃 It was just too fast for me to comprehend or relate to.
And during this ONE WEEK, Nadia goes batshit crazy. 🧐 Yup. Okay. I know there is an attempt at making this seem plausible at the end but I just think the girl is cray cray. 🤷♀️
Then we get a nice conversation about Margot and Harper getting to know one another which I really liked. And the timeline just skips like … WEEKS? We have a random interaction at the Ren Faire which…. Felt like nothing to me. And a few other things, all of these felt like plot points in a pinboard that needed to get hit.
Finally when the shit hits the fan at the end is when I started to get invested again. And I generally liked how Skye handled the ending and the reveals. I called most of them but there weren’t many options. So I get it.
Overall, I think what I needed here was a shift in the timeline - I would have liked the “developing” of feelings to be over weeks instead of getting week skipping later. I honestly think had I had that, I would have enjoyed this a lot more. Individually I really like Harper. Margot is fine but not very memorable to me. Together? I don’t know - I just wanted more.
stacy837's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Bullying
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Grief
Minor: Classism, Alcohol, and Acephobia/Arophobia
girlbosslindsey's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This was a good time I guess. The characters were kind of all over the place, specifically Bellamy and Nadia. Like am I supposed to like them or not???? Same with Harrison like huh???? But I enjoyed it I suppose.