A review by haileyrt
Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Loved the LGBTQ rep, and the YA romance between Iyanu and Quincy, Navin and Jordan, and Oliver and Kitan. I lowkey had a tiny bit of trouble remembering how certain characters were tied to each other/related but I liked the subtle reminders here and there. You really have to be into this book to remember the story and the dynamics between the characters, but I really enjoyed the twists and turns of the story and the plot. The only thing I didn't enjoy was how long it took to get to the climax and figure out the whodunit, but I liked how even though it takes you through and you kind of mentally go through who you think did everything, but there's so much more to the purpose and why the people who did it did what they did. I wish we dug more into Kitan and Iyanu's stories and character, even though they were developed pretty well even though there was so much going on with the other characters that we only got so much into Kitan and Iyanu's stories. If you love a YA whodunit that features queer and diverse teen characters set in a boarding school in London, you'll love this book!