A review by sapphistoire
The Call-Out by Cat Fitzpatrick

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

This was such a fun book! I picked it up after seeing it highly recommended in my favourite bookstore - Category Is Books - and after learning it was written in verse I was even more excited! This is a really fun slice of life following seven trans women living in New York and how their relationships to one another and themselves fluctuate over the course of a year! I think this book is best read all in one go as I did put it down for a couple of days in a row and found myself a tad confused when picking it up again! If you are a fan of retellings, though this is not exactly one, The Call-Out really did feel like I was reading a modern day retelling of a classic in how the characters related to one another. Overall a really fun read but the biggest question I was left with is why does every synopsis list Aashvi as being called Anvi??!