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A review by chanelslibrary
Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At an elite boarding school in the English countryside, Nigerian cousins Iyanu and Kitan are thrown into the middle of a schoolwide conspiracy when everyone’s juicy relationship secrets are released, Burn Book style, the week before the annual Valentine’s Day Ball.
This book’s vibe is a retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream mixed with Dear White People which I actually really liked! A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays (I named my cat Hermia!!) and I loved how the author wove in issues that teens deal with nowadays such as blackfishing, bullying, peer pressure, sexual identity, cultural identity, etc. I buddy read this book with @bookswithjaybraggs and it was fun to chat with her about the mystery in this book, and speculate ‘who did it?’ This book was a fun, cute YA mystery with a side of romance that imparted knowledge about how to navigate tough situations.
Read if you love:
🔎Mystery
🎭Retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
🌈LGBTQ+ rep
👥Dual POV
✊🏽Black/Brown rep
This book’s vibe is a retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream mixed with Dear White People which I actually really liked! A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays (I named my cat Hermia!!) and I loved how the author wove in issues that teens deal with nowadays such as blackfishing, bullying, peer pressure, sexual identity, cultural identity, etc. I buddy read this book with @bookswithjaybraggs and it was fun to chat with her about the mystery in this book, and speculate ‘who did it?’ This book was a fun, cute YA mystery with a side of romance that imparted knowledge about how to navigate tough situations.
Read if you love:
🔎Mystery
🎭Retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
🌈LGBTQ+ rep
👥Dual POV
✊🏽Black/Brown rep