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suziegon 's review for:
She Drives Me Crazy
by Kelly Quindlen
This is probably going to be my highschool sapphic romance of choice for a while. The characters are flawed and unique from each other, and the way the conflict and toxic behaviours of characters are addressed is a breath of fresh air.
I love the emphasis on communication and the way characters are shown to be dynamic. They can start off not toxic, something can happen to make them unhealthy to be around, and then eventually they may start to realize the way they're behaving is unhealthy and change it. It's more mature than I've seen other YA novels handled and I appreciate that.
I also appreciate that the drama doesn't feel like too much (an issue I had with "Some Girls Do") to the point of being draining and having to remind myself these are teenagers.
Also, did I mention one of the leads is Indian? The book refers to it in different ways and while we don't get to see much Indian cultural influence, it's still nice to read about characters of colour - especially when Indians are significantly underrepresented compared to other Asians and other people of colour in Western media.
And hey, if you're a romantic movie lover, you'll find a healthy dose of references to enjoy here.
I love the emphasis on communication and the way characters are shown to be dynamic. They can start off not toxic, something can happen to make them unhealthy to be around, and then eventually they may start to realize the way they're behaving is unhealthy and change it. It's more mature than I've seen other YA novels handled and I appreciate that.
I also appreciate that the drama doesn't feel like too much (an issue I had with "Some Girls Do") to the point of being draining and having to remind myself these are teenagers.
Also, did I mention one of the leads is Indian? The book refers to it in different ways and while we don't get to see much Indian cultural influence, it's still nice to read about characters of colour - especially when Indians are significantly underrepresented compared to other Asians and other people of colour in Western media.
And hey, if you're a romantic movie lover, you'll find a healthy dose of references to enjoy here.