A review by emeraldeunoia
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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

3.75

Surprisingly better than i thought it would be based off of other reviews. The only things i didn't like was it was a tad unrealistic for a contemporary book. Like Chloe's speech at the end, if a person actually said that stuff to a crowd (no matter how sentimental) there's no way at least a few people would cringe.

I also thought Shara was a tad bit bitchy? I dont really mind it though i support women's rights and women's wrongs so whatever i guess. Plus if i was cool enough id leave a scavenger hunt for people to find me if i decide to purposely go missing so cant really say anything about that.

As for postives, I liked Smith's and Georgia's/Geo's character alot. I think Smiyhslowly figuring himself out throughout the book was really realistic compared to my own and my friends' gender discovery journies. Georgia on the other hand, reacted to Chloe's slight toxicness (even if it was like a rightful toxicness bc she was stressed n stuff) realistically too unlike some other characters from other mediaive seen who just acted as if nothing was happening during stuff like that.

The plot was entertaining as well, like it kept me entertained at least. 
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