A review by hazeljade
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This might be my new personal favorite book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Outing, Physical abuse, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

With all of these triggers it is amazingly well written. Looking at all the topics covered I'm surprised how well each was handled so my overall impression of the book was unbelievably positive and encouraging.