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A review by alliemikennareads
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“I’m not spending my life pretending I’m something I’m not, or making myself smaller and quieter, just because someone else thinks I should.” -pg 115
Morgan is ready for a fresh start - to live her life out loud and get back on the track team after she’s forced to switch schools during her senior year, since being gay violated her catholic school’s code of conduct. Ruby is a pageant queen that loves to fix cars. She’s still figuring things out - her identity, her future plans, how to be in a relationship, how to love and be loved.
Some Girls Do is a split perspective YA coming of age romance novel that I really enjoyed.
What I liked: Morgan and Ruby have very distinct voices. I love that Morgan is unapologetically who she is. And I love seeing Ruby questioning / still figuring it all out. I also love Morgan’s relationship with her brother.
This book perfectly captured teen crushes and the incredible amount of angst that goes with them. These characters definitely act like 18 year olds in a way that’s enjoyable to read.
I would recommend this to YA fans looking for an angsty sapphic romance.
Rep: Lesbian, Pansexual/bisexual, trans
Morgan is ready for a fresh start - to live her life out loud and get back on the track team after she’s forced to switch schools during her senior year, since being gay violated her catholic school’s code of conduct. Ruby is a pageant queen that loves to fix cars. She’s still figuring things out - her identity, her future plans, how to be in a relationship, how to love and be loved.
Some Girls Do is a split perspective YA coming of age romance novel that I really enjoyed.
What I liked: Morgan and Ruby have very distinct voices. I love that Morgan is unapologetically who she is. And I love seeing Ruby questioning / still figuring it all out. I also love Morgan’s relationship with her brother.
This book perfectly captured teen crushes and the incredible amount of angst that goes with them. These characters definitely act like 18 year olds in a way that’s enjoyable to read.
I would recommend this to YA fans looking for an angsty sapphic romance.
Rep: Lesbian, Pansexual/bisexual, trans
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Lesbophobia
Toxic mother relationship