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eve_kaarina's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
taelynnnn333's review against another edition
I just couldn’t get into it. There isn’t really anything wrong with it though.
ivoryf's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
gingerbread_void's review
3.0
I got this book on request from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Alright so lets start out by saying I really wanted to like this book. I love seeing more saphic books coming out but sadly this book has so many issues.
For started this books pacing was so off. I felt like just the last 1/4th of the book really said anything. Nothing ever seemed to happen. I kept waiting and waiting for a build up or a major plot break but it never came. I kept saying it will pick up but it never did. I just felt sort of let down by the end.
The writing also wasn't great. Don't get me wrong I am not a grammar major and I know I make plenty of mistakes in my reviews no matter how hard I try not to. But I am also not a professional writer like Brown. This is not her first novel so one might think her writing would be better but sadly this is not the case. I felt like every other sentence was a run on. There were times I had to reread sentences because her wording was just so weird. It made an already slow book even harder to get though.
Now I could have seen past those things if it wasn't for my major problem with this book. It felt like Brown has some serious internalized homophobia that she seemed to be working out on the page. She wrote many things that were just plain upsetting to see in a saphic book especially one by some who is saphic themselves. If I had read this as a young lesbian I would not have felt better about myself or my identity which is what books like this should do at least in part!
This book really had the potential to be great but Brown was unable to follow through. I was beyond disappointed by this book. I tried so hard to look past issues with this book but sadly there was just to much to over look. I don't think I will be reading anything else by Brown
Alright so lets start out by saying I really wanted to like this book. I love seeing more saphic books coming out but sadly this book has so many issues.
For started this books pacing was so off. I felt like just the last 1/4th of the book really said anything. Nothing ever seemed to happen. I kept waiting and waiting for a build up or a major plot break but it never came. I kept saying it will pick up but it never did. I just felt sort of let down by the end.
The writing also wasn't great. Don't get me wrong I am not a grammar major and I know I make plenty of mistakes in my reviews no matter how hard I try not to. But I am also not a professional writer like Brown. This is not her first novel so one might think her writing would be better but sadly this is not the case. I felt like every other sentence was a run on. There were times I had to reread sentences because her wording was just so weird. It made an already slow book even harder to get though.
Now I could have seen past those things if it wasn't for my major problem with this book. It felt like Brown has some serious internalized homophobia that she seemed to be working out on the page. She wrote many things that were just plain upsetting to see in a saphic book especially one by some who is saphic themselves. If I had read this as a young lesbian I would not have felt better about myself or my identity which is what books like this should do at least in part!
This book really had the potential to be great but Brown was unable to follow through. I was beyond disappointed by this book. I tried so hard to look past issues with this book but sadly there was just to much to over look. I don't think I will be reading anything else by Brown
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
The Key to You and Me definitely had its cute moments. At times, though, I was kind of annoyed with what was going on. In this, you will meet Kat and Piper. They were okay characters but pretty predictable. I think out of everyone, I liked Elliot the most. Now he was a precious gem in my eyes.
The romance was okay but at times things felt forced. Whether it was between the two romantic interests or outside of it. I get why some people think Kat's family is pressuring her to come out, but I didn't always see it that way. Maybe I'm wrong but that's just how I felt.
Other than that, it was an okay book. I liked how Piper learned how to drive and got over that fear. I don't really like how she was sort of thrown into driving Kat because she was drunk though. At least they played things safe and were alive the next day. I'm just happy that she got her license and can drive whenever she wants to.
In the end, I'm also kind of happy with how things ended between her and Kat. They were sometimes cute, and I could see them being even happier down the road.
The romance was okay but at times things felt forced. Whether it was between the two romantic interests or outside of it. I get why some people think Kat's family is pressuring her to come out, but I didn't always see it that way. Maybe I'm wrong but that's just how I felt.
Other than that, it was an okay book. I liked how Piper learned how to drive and got over that fear. I don't really like how she was sort of thrown into driving Kat because she was drunk though. At least they played things safe and were alive the next day. I'm just happy that she got her license and can drive whenever she wants to.
In the end, I'm also kind of happy with how things ended between her and Kat. They were sometimes cute, and I could see them being even happier down the road.
bubbles444's review
lighthearted
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
4.0
Would have been a bit meh except that I was very in the mood for a book like this and it hit the spot
ilweran's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia
dionysus26's review
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
3'95⭐
lesbrary's review against another edition
2.0
I probably shouldn't have tried this one, in retrospect.
The writing didn't agree with me, I didn't like the age gap stuff, and I mistakenly went in thinking this would be a road trip novel (based solely on the cover having a car).
Full review at the Lesbrary.
The writing didn't agree with me, I didn't like the age gap stuff, and I mistakenly went in thinking this would be a road trip novel (based solely on the cover having a car).
Full review at the Lesbrary.