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savvyj655's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Homophobia
courtneyfalling's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
The opening half of this book was pretty slow, but by the end, I was so glad I had kept reading. Most of the ending chapters made me tear up... it was just really sweet and hopeful and made my heart happy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders
saturn26's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Ableism, and Bullying
Moderate: Bullying, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
snowydaze's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
brynnhappy's review against another edition
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing
neri's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Outing
emmaward55's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This is exactly what I needed when I picked up this book. It's heartwarming, engaging, and so easy to breeze through! Highly recommend it for anyone looking for an inspiring, Black, contemporary sapphic book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Lesbophobia
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Medical content, Racism, and Vomit
rhysecakes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
i like the storyline, i like the characters, i like the love interest, the side characters, pretty much almost everything.
i found it a bit too slow-paced but im pretty sure that's just because of my lack of motivation.
sometime in the future i might get my own copy of this book, since i read one from the library, just so i can have it close to me in a sense an e-book doesnt make me feel. i want to annotate the parts i loved the most in an actual copy and put it on my shelf so i can open the book and read those parts again to give me hope that happy stories for us queer people do exist.
i hope to shine as bright as Liz does in this book. she is truly admirable and also i love her character development!
overall an amazing book, i recommend it to everyone out there looking for 'a smart, hilarious, black girl magic rom-com', as the backcover says.
halfway through i found that i didnt have the energy to actually finish this book but i really wanted to because i was invested in the story, so i put on the audiobook and listened to it as i read along in the book. this made it a lot easier for me to get through it as i often lack the motivation and energy to finish books i started. the narrator (Alaska) has a very beautiful voice and i loved her intonation throughout the book.
i found it a bit too slow-paced but im pretty sure that's just because of my lack of motivation.
sometime in the future i might get my own copy of this book, since i read one from the library, just so i can have it close to me in a sense an e-book doesnt make me feel. i want to annotate the parts i loved the most in an actual copy and put it on my shelf so i can open the book and read those parts again to give me hope that happy stories for us queer people do exist.
i hope to shine as bright as Liz does in this book. she is truly admirable and also i love her character development!
overall an amazing book, i recommend it to everyone out there looking for 'a smart, hilarious, black girl magic rom-com', as the backcover says.
halfway through i found that i didnt have the energy to actually finish this book but i really wanted to because i was invested in the story, so i put on the audiobook and listened to it as i read along in the book. this made it a lot easier for me to get through it as i often lack the motivation and energy to finish books i started. the narrator (Alaska) has a very beautiful voice and i loved her intonation throughout the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Outing
Minor: Vomit
kendallreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Outing
Moderate: Racism
justreaditem's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
I loved this story.
I love that you are essentially reading an episode of Glee, but instead of fighting for the lead solo, Liz is fighting for Prom Queen.
The mistakes everybody makes are so human and relatable, even though I finished secondary school over a decade ago, I know lots of my friends STILL make these kinds of mistakes.
I adore Mac and Stone. Mac is the cool girl I've always aspired to be and Stone is just my mum! Haha.
If you want an uplifting, inclusive, relatable, queer story, this is definitely one for you.
I love that you are essentially reading an episode of Glee, but instead of fighting for the lead solo, Liz is fighting for Prom Queen.
The mistakes everybody makes are so human and relatable, even though I finished secondary school over a decade ago, I know lots of my friends STILL make these kinds of mistakes.
I adore Mac and Stone. Mac is the cool girl I've always aspired to be and Stone is just my mum! Haha.
If you want an uplifting, inclusive, relatable, queer story, this is definitely one for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing