A review by lizsmartie13
Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

2.5. Nowhere near as bad as Twitter made it sound, but that’s what happens when everyone dog-piles on out of context screenshots. However, this is still pretty dumb. 
Throwing the competition was impressively stupid, especially when, as Finch tells us, kids of color and queer kids have regularly had to debate against their personhood and none of them had a meltdown about it. 
  I think a lot of people went into this wanting to hate it because of the author’s tumblr infamy, and it’s certainly not the best LGBTQ YA I’ve read, but it’s also nowhere NEAR the worst. Everybody relax 
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