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Forward March by Skye Quinlan
4.0
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into because I know nothing about band but this was such an easy read that I understood it going in blind. It’s also very short so it was a nice quick read with plenty of good characters and a dramatic plot that kept me invested.
Harper is just trying to get by in high school while her mother is the dean of her private boarding school and her father is a famous republican politician trying to get re-elected. She doesn’t think like either of her parents and misses the older brother that they kicked out and sent to military school for being a “problem child”. She’s never really had crushes on anyone before and is floored when a girl from band tells her that they’d been talking on tinder for a month when she’s never used tinder in her entire life. She soon begins to bond with Margot, the girl who got catfished, and realizes she has feelings for her.
I loved the asexual rep here. Harper coming out as ace to Margot and doing research and trying to figure out where she fits on the spectrum was very relatable to me. Feeling like she’s being disappointing and not knowing if anyone will accept her for her sexuality was also very relatable. I wish I had books like these when I was a teenager. It could have made the journey easier.
I liked how dramatic this got even though it seemed to happen so fast. Like one minute one thing happened and then another and I’m like WOW that was crazy. It just kept piling out with blow after blow. Without spoiling, Evelyn is a bitch. Plain and simple. The end was so cute and I hope everything works out. Harper’s mom is also kind of a bitch but I’m glad her dad seemed to try to have her back. I liked him through the story. He did seem pushy but loving. Her mom seemed very controlling.
Harper is just trying to get by in high school while her mother is the dean of her private boarding school and her father is a famous republican politician trying to get re-elected. She doesn’t think like either of her parents and misses the older brother that they kicked out and sent to military school for being a “problem child”. She’s never really had crushes on anyone before and is floored when a girl from band tells her that they’d been talking on tinder for a month when she’s never used tinder in her entire life. She soon begins to bond with Margot, the girl who got catfished, and realizes she has feelings for her.
I loved the asexual rep here. Harper coming out as ace to Margot and doing research and trying to figure out where she fits on the spectrum was very relatable to me. Feeling like she’s being disappointing and not knowing if anyone will accept her for her sexuality was also very relatable. I wish I had books like these when I was a teenager. It could have made the journey easier.
I liked how dramatic this got even though it seemed to happen so fast. Like one minute one thing happened and then another and I’m like WOW that was crazy. It just kept piling out with blow after blow. Without spoiling, Evelyn is a bitch. Plain and simple. The end was so cute and I hope everything works out. Harper’s mom is also kind of a bitch but I’m glad her dad seemed to try to have her back. I liked him through the story. He did seem pushy but loving. Her mom seemed very controlling.