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If It Makes You Happy
by Claire Kann
Winnie, her younger brother Winston and her cousin Sam are staying with their Granny in Misty Haven for the summer. Every summer, Winnie and Winston work in their Granny’s diner, while Sam wrangles the children of the town. This is how Winnie met her ungirlfriend Kara years ago and began a committed queer platonic relationship. This summer is different, though, because it’s the last summer before college and Winnie has just been crowned Misty Central’s Queen in the annual summer royalty tradition. And while Kara volunteered to be her “king,” so did Dallas, a boy that makes Winnie’s heart race.
In paper, this book sounds like it would be right up my alley. Winnie is a fat, Black queer girl, and the story is somewhat of a fun summer romance, but there was just nothing about this story that grabbed me. I didn’t feel particularly invested in any character, and there were moments in the story that felt confusing or incomplete because it seemed like we weren’t given enough background information or detail to fully understand them. I wish I liked this book more, but I just feel so incredibly meh about it. It’s not terrible, so maybe someone out there would love it, but I definitely didn’t.
In paper, this book sounds like it would be right up my alley. Winnie is a fat, Black queer girl, and the story is somewhat of a fun summer romance, but there was just nothing about this story that grabbed me. I didn’t feel particularly invested in any character, and there were moments in the story that felt confusing or incomplete because it seemed like we weren’t given enough background information or detail to fully understand them. I wish I liked this book more, but I just feel so incredibly meh about it. It’s not terrible, so maybe someone out there would love it, but I definitely didn’t.