A review by djmysteryflavor
Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.25

I feel like this hit me right in the nostalgia. It just feels like something that teenage me would have really enjoyed and there are aspects of Coley’s struggle that I would have related to then. Coley has moved to a new town, is stuck with a dad she doesn’t really know, and somehow manages to get hit by a van of teens that pull her into their circle. But Coley only has eyes for Sonya and she spends her summer juggling her feelings for a girl with her own issues to get through. It’s set in 2006 and as someone who was a sixteen-year-old in 2006, it feels eerily realistic. Growing up in a small town and realizing you aren’t like everyone else because your heart yearns for a love that is different can be devastating itself. In 2006, it was even harder. I enjoyed this book a lot for what it was. A love story, a coming of age story, an exploration of grief and how we navigate it. A YA book that I wish I’d had as a young person in the 2000’s who was falling in love for the first time and wondered if anyone else felt like me.
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