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If I'm Being Honest
by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
After Cameron Bright's long time friend and crush rejects her for being too honest and mean, she writes a list of people to apologise to in order to prove she is a good person. This young adult Taming of the Shrew retelling follows the journey of Cameron as she begins to realise she does not need to change for anybody, and that there is a goodness in her that can coincide with her imperfections.
I honestly loved this a million times more than I thought I would. The story is wholesome and inspiring, the characters are complex and flawed, and the romance is so gosh darn adorable; I am still smiling uncontrollably. The writing is nothing outrageously good, but the story and characters speak for themselves. I latched onto Cameron from page one, and was so heartbroken and moved by her flaws and eventual development. I appreciated that despite being written to be unlikable and flawed, Cameron expressed no unnecessary girl hate or slut shaming, which is a saturated and unwanted trope of this genre. Cameron's parents chararisations were rather over the top, but their impacts upon the person Cameron became, made this story so much more meaningful. It makes me want to cry.
For what it was trying to do, I felt it succeeded, in more ways than one. This is the kind of story that will stick with me. I loved it so very much.
I honestly loved this a million times more than I thought I would. The story is wholesome and inspiring, the characters are complex and flawed, and the romance is so gosh darn adorable; I am still smiling uncontrollably. The writing is nothing outrageously good, but the story and characters speak for themselves. I latched onto Cameron from page one, and was so heartbroken and moved by her flaws and eventual development. I appreciated that despite being written to be unlikable and flawed, Cameron expressed no unnecessary girl hate or slut shaming, which is a saturated and unwanted trope of this genre. Cameron's parents chararisations were rather over the top, but their impacts upon the person Cameron became, made this story so much more meaningful. It makes me want to cry.
For what it was trying to do, I felt it succeeded, in more ways than one. This is the kind of story that will stick with me. I loved it so very much.