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linara4522's review against another edition
3.0
This book was my first ever LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈 centered book !! Plus it’s contemporary... It’s fine the book is great for contemporary lovers but I still enjoyed even though I hate contemporary lol 😂
This book talks mostly about a transgender originally named Andrew but after the change of gender he became Amanda ... She moves back with her father to get a new fresh start
This book talks mostly about a transgender originally named Andrew but after the change of gender he became Amanda ... She moves back with her father to get a new fresh start
talyasj's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Outing and Homophobia
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
1.0
I feel like this could have been more detailed but also this subject matter is not my thing. Maybe if I struggled with some of these things and could relate I would like it more. I know someone will judge me on the following statement but this is just an opinion from someone who never truly questioned these things but I do truly believe God made each person the gender they were meant to be and we are born at the time we are meant to be in. Can you imagine being born in the wrong era or body? I cannot so I did not truly get every piece of this book but I did understand the southern stereotypes as a Southern Girl.
Also no idea how I found this book. Don't know how I came to have the Libby audio but here we are. And also I can not even begin to imagine not only the struggle with identity but the feeling and following action of being inadequate to the point of wanting to end my life. I ache thinking about all of the people the world has lost to these things and thoughts.
Also no idea how I found this book. Don't know how I came to have the Libby audio but here we are. And also I can not even begin to imagine not only the struggle with identity but the feeling and following action of being inadequate to the point of wanting to end my life. I ache thinking about all of the people the world has lost to these things and thoughts.
faeriesparks's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
Such a wonderful book. I love that this was not about Amanda transitioning but just her being a girl and falling in love with a boy. The ending left me wanting so much MORE.
Such a wonderful book. I love that this was not about Amanda transitioning but just her being a girl and falling in love with a boy. The ending left me wanting so much MORE.
amerdale's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
4.0
Had this on my Amazon-Wishlist and waited till the price sank.
And after SF (The Expanse #05: Nemesis Games) I wanted something different, so I started this one.
Recommomended for a story about queer, transgender, gay. Story is ok, but missed 1 star, as it was just too neat. In the afterword the author recognizes that and explains it, so there is that. My favourite person was Bee, badass and then ... I will not spoil it.
And after SF (The Expanse #05: Nemesis Games) I wanted something different, so I started this one.
“I asked you what you feel. You can’t have art if you spend all your time forgetting pain.”
Recommomended for a story about queer, transgender, gay. Story is ok, but missed 1 star, as it was just too neat. In the afterword the author recognizes that and explains it, so there is that. My favourite person was Bee, badass and then ... I will not spoil it.
karrama's review against another edition
5.0
This was about a life that was changed when a girl was beat up because she wasn't a girl yet and what happens after. She changes her life in ways most people never imagine. She takes a year off school and heads to a small Southern town to live with her father, who is still getting used to having a daughter.
Amanda enters school trying to keep her head down to get through to graduation. She wants to go to New York, or anywhere north. She meets a few football players, a great group of girls and an artsy bohemian only to find that maybe she can be a regular high school student after all. Of course nothing turns out exactly as we hope.
What I really liked about this book was that it wasn't about dating a boy as much as it was about falling in love and having a relationship with family and friends...but it was also about dating a boy. At the same time, the characters either are or turn 18 in the story, but the storytelling is solidly YA.
Pros:
Pretty realist, though not real, take on gender issues and high school relationships.
Keeps you reading.
This point needed to be made without spending the entire book on the trauma, and it was.
Cons:
Falls back on a specific plot point to bring about the end.
Nothing is happily ever after, but everything happens in a realistic way.
Must separate author's public image from work to read.
I'm not 100% on this, so if the book sticks with me, I will probably come back and update the review.
Amanda enters school trying to keep her head down to get through to graduation. She wants to go to New York, or anywhere north. She meets a few football players, a great group of girls and an artsy bohemian only to find that maybe she can be a regular high school student after all. Of course nothing turns out exactly as we hope.
What I really liked about this book was that it wasn't about dating a boy as much as it was about falling in love and having a relationship with family and friends...but it was also about dating a boy. At the same time, the characters either are or turn 18 in the story, but the storytelling is solidly YA.
Pros:
Pretty realist, though not real, take on gender issues and high school relationships.
Keeps you reading.
This point needed to be made without spending the entire book on the trauma, and it was.
Cons:
Falls back on a specific plot point to bring about the end.
Nothing is happily ever after, but everything happens in a realistic way.
Must separate author's public image from work to read.
I'm not 100% on this, so if the book sticks with me, I will probably come back and update the review.
corrin_takara's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
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? Yes
4.0