A review by frugal_library
Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

God I wish this book existed when I was 17. The fact that there's characters that are ace, aro, bi, pan, and several unlabeled/undecided and they're all different people?? This is such a sweet story about a queer little friend group navigating the end of their high school career. I especially enjoy that at the beginning they all seem to be straight, but by the end I think there's only 1 straight character. This book really made my challenge my "straight until proven otherwise" mentality because for the most part, all of those characters were queer the whole time and I just didn't stop to think about it. I also really love the discussions on different types of love. It's not a happily ever after, guy gets the girl kinda thing and I think that is such an important story to tell. It's a journey of self-love, self-discovery, and realizing that you don't know a damn thing about yourself or the world when you're 17.