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Theoretisch perfekt by Sophie Gonzales

56 reviews

corinnaxsophie's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

At first I wasn’t sure if I could enjoy reading a book set in high school with main characters that are 17 y/o but I quickly realised that this book is exceptionally sweet and funny. The main character Darcy is thoughtful and intelligent and overall well written.

I loved the diverse representation of different sexualities and gender identities and especially close to my heart: the topic of internalised biphobia and bi-erasure. 
The part where Darcy speaks about her fear of not belonging to the queer community if she had a boyfriend was so well explained and the group’s response almost had me in tears, this part alone was so worth reading the book


I read the book in just one day and also enjoyed all the Australian language, that the main character Brougham used, definitely a sweet (authentic) addition to the style. 
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imstephtacular's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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georginainvisablestring22's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing tense 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? Yes

4.0

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rainbowpridepin's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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aelis_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted
  • 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

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caitlin_doggos's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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dododenise's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I went into this book with very little expectations, just hearing that it was great by a lot of queer people who’s opinions I trust. And they could be trusted again. This book was really enjoyable and touched many important things.
I haven’t seen biphobia handled like this before and it was so refreshing. Such an important bi main character that I feel like can be important to so many bi people out there. Even to me, a panromantic person, this felt like a warm hug. 
It was very obvious in this book that Sophie is a psychologist. I saw a lot of views/facts in this book that I recognise as a newbie psychology student. Loved that those psych aspects were integrated and it made me connect even more with the story. 
Sometimes the teen drama got a bit too much for me though, which just weighted heavy on my chest. I feel too much and those stupid teens do too, and then they make stupid decisions and I’m just sad alongside with them. So yeah, that took me down a bit sometimes. But I ended up loving most of the characters anyway, especially Brougham. He’s such a sweetie, please be my friend. 
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lqvekanej's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I won’t lie, when a friend recommended this to me a few months ago and mentioned that a large topic of the book was internalized biphobia & bi erasure, I was nervous to read it. So few books get into this subject, so to immediately fall in love with Darcy’s character from the moment we as the readers met her and explore her story. It’s so similar to my story, working through internalized biphobia after only having dated one person, a cishet guy, in my life — years ago — but still knowing in my heart that I’m bisexual. Such a fantastic book, and I’m so excited to read more of Sophie Gonzales’ works!!
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threadsof_kate's review against another edition

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5.0

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bubbly_lara's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.75

Loved it :) read the original English couple of weeks ago and liked it so much, I pre-ordered the German translation. The translator did an amazing job and captured Sophie Gonzales' writing beautifully, bringing it to a German speaking audience. I loved reading this in my native language and wished, this book was available when I was 17. I would've loved it then as much as I love it now. Highly recommend if you fancy a good rom-com reminiscentof early 2000's teen movies :)
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