A review by finnthehuman217
Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This was a good book about someone who is just trying to be a girl and everyone is telling her she isn’t because she’s only what others see outwardly. I know this feeling firsthand and I feel for girls like Tara. Kids like her are struggling to be themselves because of the way problematic adults with bigoted views push their own agendas on these kids. It’s so cruel. Fuck that teacher, Angel, and every other person who said that Tara shouldn’t be allowed to be a Sybil. She deserved it way more than anyone else. She is an icon! And one of the things that makes her important is that she’s asked “what are your ambitions?” Constantly and she keeps saying “i just want to be a girl, that’s it!”