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A review by sleepysamreads
Keeping Long Island by Courtney Peppernell
4.0
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Actual rating 3.5 stars
I didn't expect too much going into this. Sadly, queer books tend to lack a lot. Especially f/f books. This one surprised me though!
The way Kayden talked about her sadness and grief felt so incredibly real. Her sadness is written in such a way that it almost feels like it's own character, which I loved. It made it feel so real.
I love the format. It is written in journal entries. I felt like it worked well for this type of story. I also like Kayden's narrative. It helped us learn more about her.
I think it's important to note that while I'm really glad thatthat isn't always how it happens. That being said, I do feel like it happened in a really natural way and that it worked with the story.
I adored Alex and I'm glad that the author wrote a (couple) bi character(s). So often in f/f books it's just lesbians. Not in this book! There's a lesbian, a bi girl, a bi guy, and a trans guy! It made me happy seeing the representation.
It's was a good book, maybe even a great one if you compare it to others in this genre. I definitely enjoyed it, though I don't think it was anything spectacular.
Actual rating 3.5 stars
I didn't expect too much going into this. Sadly, queer books tend to lack a lot. Especially f/f books. This one surprised me though!
The way Kayden talked about her sadness and grief felt so incredibly real. Her sadness is written in such a way that it almost feels like it's own character, which I loved. It made it feel so real.
I love the format. It is written in journal entries. I felt like it worked well for this type of story. I also like Kayden's narrative. It helped us learn more about her.
I think it's important to note that while I'm really glad that
Spoiler
Kayden's mother came around in the end about Kayden's sexuality,I adored Alex and I'm glad that the author wrote a (couple) bi character(s). So often in f/f books it's just lesbians. Not in this book! There's a lesbian, a bi girl, a bi guy, and a trans guy! It made me happy seeing the representation.
It's was a good book, maybe even a great one if you compare it to others in this genre. I definitely enjoyed it, though I don't think it was anything spectacular.