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A review by emmareadstoomuch
Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley
4.0
HEY. YOU. LOOK AT THIS COVER. DO YOU SEE HOW CUTE THIS COVER IS? LOOOOOOOK ATTTTTT ITTTTTT.
okay, now that we've talked about the most important thing.
as we allll know (because i cannot shut up about it), pretty much the only genre i read in the summertime is contemporary. like, don't get me wrong: i'm constantly reading contemporary. and constantly rating it really harshly. but that's a topic for another day. in the summer it's a whole new ball game: it's like the only thing i'm even CAPABLE OF READING is contemporary.
and oh my god i run out so fast. which is maybe why i've been feeling slumpy?
unfortunately this book did not break me out of that fresh fresh almost-a-reading-slump feeling we all know +love completely detest. it was pretty fun, though.
i never realize how many female protagonists in YA are literally the same character until i read one who isn't. honestlyyyyy, enough of these innocent virginal good girls with fine-to-good grades, one extracurricular activity, and a coffee shop they frequent with their perfect squads of between one and three shiny-haired female friends. WE'VE COVERED THE TOPIC.
Megan Harper, our protagonist, is basically typecast by her peers as the school slut. she's had seven (count 'em: SEVEN) boyfriends. she's not ashamed of that fact, and the book doesn't try to shame her either. which. is. rad. we love a YA girl who's not scared of her own sexuality!!
the fun thing (otherwise known in real words as the conceit) of this book is that every time Megan dates a boy, he breaks up with her for someone who ends up being the love of his liiiiiife. including one who leaves her for her best friend!
if it seems like this book is a messy dramatic mess, it's because it IS. in a mostly entertaining, sometimes boring/repetitive/get-me-out-of-here way. we're talking fake italian girlfriends, infant half sisters, infidelity to the power of a thousand, countless blowout friendship fights, and all the drama that comes with high school drama.
it's a lot. but in a usually good way.
also this book gave me a newfound appreciation for romeo & juliet??? so that's cool i guess.
bottom line: yeah sure okay! also look at that cover again. i don't think you looked hard enough the first time.
okay, now that we've talked about the most important thing.
as we allll know (because i cannot shut up about it), pretty much the only genre i read in the summertime is contemporary. like, don't get me wrong: i'm constantly reading contemporary. and constantly rating it really harshly. but that's a topic for another day. in the summer it's a whole new ball game: it's like the only thing i'm even CAPABLE OF READING is contemporary.
and oh my god i run out so fast. which is maybe why i've been feeling slumpy?
unfortunately this book did not break me out of that fresh fresh almost-a-reading-slump feeling we all know +
i never realize how many female protagonists in YA are literally the same character until i read one who isn't. honestlyyyyy, enough of these innocent virginal good girls with fine-to-good grades, one extracurricular activity, and a coffee shop they frequent with their perfect squads of between one and three shiny-haired female friends. WE'VE COVERED THE TOPIC.
Megan Harper, our protagonist, is basically typecast by her peers as the school slut. she's had seven (count 'em: SEVEN) boyfriends. she's not ashamed of that fact, and the book doesn't try to shame her either. which. is. rad. we love a YA girl who's not scared of her own sexuality!!
the fun thing (otherwise known in real words as the conceit) of this book is that every time Megan dates a boy, he breaks up with her for someone who ends up being the love of his liiiiiife. including one who leaves her for her best friend!
if it seems like this book is a messy dramatic mess, it's because it IS. in a mostly entertaining, sometimes boring/repetitive/get-me-out-of-here way. we're talking fake italian girlfriends, infant half sisters, infidelity to the power of a thousand, countless blowout friendship fights, and all the drama that comes with high school drama.
it's a lot. but in a usually good way.
also this book gave me a newfound appreciation for romeo & juliet??? so that's cool i guess.
bottom line: yeah sure okay! also look at that cover again. i don't think you looked hard enough the first time.