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A review by amandalorianxo
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

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

3.25

This is definitely a young adult, coming out & coming of age + to terms with your identity being fluid. I’m not sure what the year was supposed to be but I can see this being a novel that took place a few years ago. I was already aware of the terminology that Wesley told Ophelia but for those who aren’t familiar it felt like a small crash / cliff notes of different sexualities. The identity crisis that Ophelia goes through is reliable for a lot of teenagers, especially in this day and age. I wasn’t a fan of Lindsay or Ophelia’s mom :/ In actuality, the friendships in this book really made me think about my own friendships in high school. I did like the addition of Miguel (Dad) talking in Spanish with it being normalized. There was a lot of back and forth & while this is a great debut, I’m hoping for more consistency with the author’s future work aka less whiplash in the drama. 
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