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Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

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elliott_the_clementine's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Dear Wendy is everything I expected it would be and more. From the excellently selected pop culture references to the myriad of fleshed out characters including and beyond main characters Sophie and Jo, Ann Zhao creates a friend-com that stands out among other young adult contemporary fiction novels. The friendship between Sophie and Jo, depicted in a perfectly trope-y plot, feels like a safe, warm hug. They are two real flawed people learning how best to love each other and themselves. As a lover of romance novels, a bisexual girl, a former gifted kid from the suburbs of Chicago, and someone who knows and remembers Ann Zhao's kindness, I cannot over-emphasize how incredible and validating Dear Wendy is to me and will be for so many others. Read it  - I hope you adore it as much as I do.

Also, I firmly endorse Sophie's recommendation of The Half of It, a very cinematically pleasing and completely adorable love story. If you love Dear Wendy, you will probably love The Half of It.
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