A review by mmccombs
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Unfortunately, this was just not the book for me. I was excited to read this as an ace person, I’m always looking for rep and cute stories! However, the writing was just not something I could get into and the style felt verrrryy YA despite these characters being college students (it is very likely I’m just out of touch with how college freshmen talk but to me it felt much more high-school, which is fine, but not what I expected). The representation was great and incredibly affirming to read, it was nice to see ace-spec people having a normal time and making strong friendships and platonic relationships. I also really loved the chapter titles, which is a small but very fun detail. I think if YA is more your thing this will be a fantastic book to turn to, I personally just found myself disengaged and mildly annoyed by the writing and character “voice,” though I will always cheer good rep on!

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan for the eARC!