A review by lizsbookreviews21
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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

2.5

I’m all for LGBTQ books, but this one was just too much for me. I loved the idea of a Christian girl finding out she’s lesbian (bisexual maybe? Idk it never said) and it becoming a thing. It works and makes sense. What didn’t work for me was how EVERY character turned out to be a lesbian or bisexual or gay. It just doesn’t make sense when the book is based in a Christian academy in Alabama. 

The plot of the book itself was really good, a girl goes missing and the 3 people shes kissed/ led on in the past week are searching for clues to find her. It was a great idea and I loved reading about their adventure and how they found out more about themselves throughout the book. I just wish that every character wasn’t LGBTQ, it’s okay to be an ally and it’s okay to like the opposite gender. While the book touched on gender and gender identity, it was very vague and it was more like a glimpse. 
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