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Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
2.5
emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

To be completely honest, I don't know anything about Hayley Kiyoko or her songs, and I picked this book up because it took place in my home state. 

Despite this, I enjoyed it for being a fairly fast-paced, and at times light-hearted sapphic romance. 

However, I have mixed feelings overall. I'm 26, so maybe I just can't relate to the young adult aspect of this book, but I felt like a lot of relationships in this book were very toxic. I'm not convinced Sonya deserved a second chance and I was ultimately disappointed that Coley gave it to her despite initially saying no, she needs to work on herself first. 

I'm also totally over the "pretty girl" sapphic books. I need to find more sapphic reads that don't focus so much on femme discovering they like girls trope