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A review by misha_ali
Queerleaders by M.B. Guel
1.0
All I can say is "oof".
Going in, I thought this was going to a fun little romcom about high school and coming to terms with your sexuality, but it ended up being a homophobic, abuse-riddled and mostly toxic mess.
The only thing I enjoyed about this book was the early dynamic between Mack and Lila where Mack is an extremely dramatic teenager and Lila is the voice of reason batting down all the drama without really batting an eyelash. If the whole book had been just that dynamic, I would have probably been entertained.
The whole premise of kiss as many cheerleaders as possible to prove a point stretches even the romcom limits for a premise. The heaped-on abuse for the main character, although she's being pretty shitty to all these girls herself, including her best friend, really put me off.
The book was decently written and if the premise and plot wasn't so problematic, I suspect I would have enjoyed the writing more. Hard pass on this one, I'm afraid.
Going in, I thought this was going to a fun little romcom about high school and coming to terms with your sexuality, but it ended up being a homophobic, abuse-riddled and mostly toxic mess.
The only thing I enjoyed about this book was the early dynamic between Mack and Lila where Mack is an extremely dramatic teenager and Lila is the voice of reason batting down all the drama without really batting an eyelash. If the whole book had been just that dynamic, I would have probably been entertained.
The whole premise of kiss as many cheerleaders as possible to prove a point stretches even the romcom limits for a premise. The heaped-on abuse for the main character, although she's being pretty shitty to all these girls herself, including her best friend, really put me off.
The book was decently written and if the premise and plot wasn't so problematic, I suspect I would have enjoyed the writing more. Hard pass on this one, I'm afraid.