A review by bookishmillennial
It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
  • contemporary young adult coming-of-age set in the SF Bay Area, California, told in first-person POV
  • 16-year-old Sana moves to California from the midwest & begins to realize how much racism she used to let slide in her hometown
  • Sana meets Jamie, a Latina queer teen, & finds herself torn between Jamie's Latinx friends & her new Asian American friends
  • Sana also suspects her father of having an affair
  • the way these topics is handled is a bit sloppy & frustrating; my least favorite book by Misa unfortunately
  • cw: racism, homophobia, outing, infidelity, annoying ignorant ass kids lmaoooo 
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