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Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

116 reviews

tegzy95's review

challenging emotional sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny

salamander317's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

ghost_rider's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Hayley Kiyoko I love you but what is this? Generally the writing wasn’t great and things were very melodramatic, but it’s YA so I can forgive that to an extent. The main problem was that the main couple feels impossible to root for. The insta-love felt so unrealistic and over-the-top. Sonya consistently treats Coley like shit throughout the book and honestly I didn’t even want them to end up together. I understand that Sonya was struggling with her sexuality and had a lot of internalized homophobia going on, but I think that could have been portrayed without making her so downright cruel. She acted so terribly a good 90% of the time. I think the story would have benefitted from a dual POV to help understand her better. The ending was rushed, unrealistic, and didn’t feel convincing or lasting at all. I did like the relationship between Coley and her dad Curtis though. One extra star for Curtis alone because he really carried.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Outing

autumnwitch14's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

alyceno's review

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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide

abby_can_read's review

emotional medium-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

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Review pending St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books boycott. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, and Gore

jdrosario_'s review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

this is a great book!! it really draws you in and you get really into the characters and the plot. you will be incredibly mad. you will be incredibly frustrated. and you will be incredibly sad, and happy, and other emotions. however it’s worth it. lovely book thankyou for recommending jenna i love you 🫶🫶

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

gingerbread814's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The last few chapters were good; however, it felt more like tropes than full character development, and that certain points of the plot were very rushed just to get to the "drama." The main character is somewhat likeable, but I would've appreciated more explorations of her personality besides the typical "dark and moody teen."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood

elly_mc05's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse

mcreasman's review

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I’m so bummed by this book. It was pretty anticlimactic. I know this is Hayley’s first book, but it was so obvious while reading it. It was also read by Hayley and I just wish it was read by a pro because there was definitely a lack of emotion? Idk I know I couldn’t be a professional at this. I think a different narrator would’ve made it sound less cringey. I didn’t like the characters. The main girl, Coley, had just gone through a serious trauma and is also 17 so I’ll give her some slack, but the other characters were all just huge jerks. The main love interest, Sonya, is awful to Coley and yet Coley still idolizes her?? Also the main conflict at the end was incredibly problematic and was brushed over so quickly???? The whole story just really didn’t sit right with me…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Death, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion