sarah_thebooknerd 's review for:

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

5.0

funny inspiring 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: No

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This was such a slice of life YA book that brought me a lot of love and joy. 

Jessie is embarking on her Freshman year of high school and has just been diagnosed with autism. We see her learn to make friends- navigating the ups and downs of friendships when sometimes you have to learn to not always be black and white but more gray with things. We see her grow and I just loved being in her mind and seeing how she viewed the world. I loved the relationship dynamics and family dynamics. Jessie is Palestinian Canadian and we see that come into the book. 
There is a bit of a love triangle that happens and I will say I definitely had a fav pretty quickly on. I had a lot of nostalgia with this book with the 90s references and I was able to buddy read this with some other booktokers and I just loved that too- it was great to see what we agreed on and where we saw different aspects. 

I cannot wait to read what Jackie writes next.