A review by sophieissapphhic
Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

4.0

Thank you to Penguin Teen for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Any quotes included in this review are from an unfinished copy of the book.

Content Warnings: homophobia, internalized homophobia, emotional parental abuse, transphobia (minor), car accident (minor)

Overall Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Plot: 4 / 5
Writing: 3.5 / 5
Characters: 4 / 5
Setting: 5 / 5
Romance: 3.5 / 5
Themes: 5 / 5

 “I’m not spending my life pretending I’m someone I’m not, or making myself smaller and quieter, just because someone else thinks I should.” 


First there’s Morgan. Track Runner. Rom-com Lover. Openly Gay.

 “In this universe, I love exactly two things: sleep and my car.” 


And then there’s Ruby. Beauty Queen. Car Tinkerer. In the Closet.


I know I’m not supposed to judge books by their covers… but I judged Some Girls Do, and wasn’t disappointed!
Some Girls Do was my first Jennifer Dugan book, and I look forward to reading more from her. Told in alternating perspectives, this sapphic romance follows Morgan, a lesbian track star, and Ruby, a bisexual beauty queen who likes to fix up cars. After Morgan is kicked out of her Catholic School, she transfers to Ruby’s high school, where the two are undeniably drawn together. 

As characters, Ruby and Morgan had distinct personalities and were well-developed with room for growth. The issues and situations they face are realistic, and above all, relatable. 

… this is the story of what happens when two girls fall in love, but only one is ready to come out of the closet.
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