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Forward March by Skye Quinlan

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dianebillas's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Where has this book been my entire life? It’s my new favorite 2022 read. Honestly, it had me at queer band geeks. The characters are so well-developed and I love too that politics are a part of the storyline. I couldn’t put this down and this story’s going to stay with me a long time. Amazing debut!

takingoverthesun's review against another edition

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4.0

Ace lesbian rep! I listened to this as an audiobook and Margot‘s semi-French Canadian accent in 2x speed drove me bonkers (because it was cringe) but then I convinced myself that it sounded like Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova doing a Russian accent and then it made me giggle. I liked that

Harper’s brother was gay, gotta love a little queer family

I don’t think I can forgive

what Harpers “friends” did though that’s pretty messed up

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

Roe vs. Wade was overturned and there was nothing I felt like reading so I escaped to this YA because I thought it was going to be safe. Even though Harper was very much a teenager, I found myself enjoying the book and was invested in the plot.

In the end I could only describe it as "wholesome LGBTQ+ YA in the vein of [a:Becky Albertalli|7579036|Becky Albertalli|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1392414949p2/7579036.jpg]."

reykohl's review against another edition

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3.0

One of the few books with ace rep and i love it for that

melloyellow0920's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.75

eva_hamilton's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a super cute read, but not for anyone who knows anything about American politics. At one point, a girl who’s dad is running as a democrat says “my dad is going to beat your dad in the primaries” or something like that, to our main character…who’s dad is a republican. The romance was cute, but growing up in a very politics centered household, the lack of realism just kinda ruined any scene with her dad in it lol

3.5/5 rounded up