A review by goldenbooksgirl
Read with Pride by Lucy Powrie

5.0

In the sequel to the wonderful Paper and Hearts Society, we follow Olivia, who is the most organised member of the teen book club, as her school library bans students from taking out LBGTQ books without parental permission and she sets up an underground book group to try and help students who aren’t in a position to ask their parents for this. It was really interesting to see things from her perspective as the last book was from her friend Tabby’s perspective, and it was so great to be reunited with the rest of the Paper and Hearts Society too- Ed in particular is one of my favourite characters in any book ever really and I couldn’t be more excited that the next book is from his perspective! Their relationship dynamics are also really interesting, and I loved the new additions to the cast in the form of the Read with Pride gang too. It was great seeing more of Olivia’s relationship with Cassie too, and I love that this book features demisexuality rep so prominently because it’s not something I see very often at all. The other thing I adore in this series is just how bookish it is, it’s very much a book FOR booklovers and the mentions of other books I love makes it feel even more cosy and lovely. That said, despite the book being incredibly feel good it does deal with some more serious topics- I found the pressure Olivia puts on herself about schoolwork incredibly relatable and I loved that it tackled censorship, although the attitudes of some of the parents and the school made me livid.