A review by modernmatilda
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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

4.0

Audiobook for the win! I wasn't connecting great with the story in e-Arc format, but once I started listening to the audiobook, I couldn't put it down. I don't think this is my favorite McQuiston (or YA book) by far, but it's solid. It didn't heal my traumatized Catholic-grade-school-secretly-queer heart, but it did soothe it a little. I was totally here for the picture-perfect ending; everyone deserves a happy ending like that. I don't think the plot was as strong as it could have been (the letter thing anticlimactically fizzled out towards the end...), but the growth of the characters made me ecstatic. It was a really enjoyable read.

Also, I will not forgive the team for choosing Phantom of the Opera as the musical for this book. I get that it was chosen to show how well off Willowgrove was blah blah, but there is absolutely no way the school could have gotten the rights to do it because Phantom has never been off-Broadway!! It was something that really took me out of the story every time it was mentioned lol seriously, I could rant about this all day lol 
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