A review by missb_reads
Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Thank you to Netgalley and Dutton for digital arc access in exchange for an honest review.

I have been so excited to read this book since Haley first announced it, and wow it was everything I could have hoped it would be. As with all of Haley's writing, I was pulled into to this story from the very start and truly could not put it down.

This story was messy, and full of heart, and honest. I loved seeing Sav's journey through her baby queerness, understanding her trauma, and finding friends and relationships that see her at her fullest self. It's a story I wish I'd had when I was just discovering my queerness, and one that I still need now when trying to process the trauma of my childhood and teen years.

"No one can know what your experience was except for you. If you say your experience was different now, because you have a greater understanding if it, then that's the truth. That's your truth."
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