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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

13 reviews

skyeshark1's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring medium-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

3.5

fun little read. i loved the mc's development from an annoying bitch to a respectable bitch. and gordon. gordon. i was reading for him and him only. i fucking loved the dynamic between him and clark. i wish his story had you know, more of a conclusion to it or maybe a spin-off about him. charles too, his story kinda faded out towards the end. 

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zohannah's review against another edition

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funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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delz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Kings, Queens, and in-Betweens is exactly what it is titled. There are drag kings, drag queens, and lots of other representation in this book. Nima is 17, living with her dad & her mother is MIA. Nima has two friends, Charles, and Ginny who she is infatuated with unfortunately she is not into girls. Nima’s dad is a real hippie so their relationship is very laid back and he is super understanding. Nima works for a close family friend, Sue, who was also Nima’s moms best friend. There’s also Gordon who’s kind of an enigma, since he likes to bully Charles and Nima but Nima keeps reaching out because she knows there is something more to Gordon. Every year a kind of fair comes through their town and that’s when the story gets interesting. Nima begins to explore her identity, she questions the status of her life and the people closest to her. She discovers some pretty big secrets and she befriends the most amazing drag queen, Deirdre, or Dee Dee, who quite literally takes her under her wing. This was a really sweet coming of age story with lots of heartache, romance, and friendship. 
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someonelikeblue's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
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space_bandit's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

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botanicalprofanity's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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loverofeels's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

i love books about gender nonconformity <333 i wish this one was just a little better
the author is a former drag king who very clearly put a lot of love and community experience into writing about the drag scene, which was wonderful to read about
HOWEVER it was super weird to me that the main character, who is 17 (as in doesn't turn 18 for 9 months) and just finished her junior year of HIGH SCHOOL has a love interest who is "at least 21" and has been living independently for years!! it felt like the weirdness of this age gap would so easily be resolved by 1) having the main character be an 18 year old who just graduated high school 2) having the love interest be an 18 year old who just graduated high school or 3) not including the romantic subplot between them at all. it's a major red flag to me that the love interest didn't even blink at hearing that nima is a minor who is no less than four years younger than her :\
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cateemma's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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solenekeleroux's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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