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A review by smakinde
You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Ahhhhh I don’t think Jackie can do any wrong!
This was such a fun story but with some topics that I think are so important as well.
We are following Jamie who is half Arab. She has had a boyfriend for 3 years who comes back from summer camp and dumps her. She is mad, sad, all the feelings which leads her to start fake dating another boy to get her ex back.
Jamie is messy, flawed, anxiety ridden(hi I get it) and we see so much growth in her.
She is also dealing with her absent father and her mother who pushes her own trauma onto her and hasn’t let her connect with her culture.
I LOVED EVERY BIT OF THIS BOOK!
Thank you Tundra Book Group and NetGalley for the ARC!
This was such a fun story but with some topics that I think are so important as well.
We are following Jamie who is half Arab. She has had a boyfriend for 3 years who comes back from summer camp and dumps her. She is mad, sad, all the feelings which leads her to start fake dating another boy to get her ex back.
Jamie is messy, flawed, anxiety ridden(hi I get it) and we see so much growth in her.
She is also dealing with her absent father and her mother who pushes her own trauma onto her and hasn’t let her connect with her culture.
I LOVED EVERY BIT OF THIS BOOK!
Thank you Tundra Book Group and NetGalley for the ARC!