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suze_1624's review
3.0
It took me a while to get into the writing style of this book, mainly I suspect because I am no longer a YA!
It is written as the age, as my eldest is about this age and all the switching topics, buzzing around does my head in - and it did here, especially with Cat.
It is a story of those early teenage years where figuring out how you fit in with friends, at school, in your family. Hormones are kicking in, and how those affect interactions, and then add in two teenagers discovering that they are gay. The story shows the out and proud route and the keep it hidden route - showing both positive and negative sides of both - and proving there is no one right way to be, everyone is an individual.
The story, especially Mike's, grew on me as I read further.
It is written as the age, as my eldest is about this age and all the switching topics, buzzing around does my head in - and it did here, especially with Cat.
It is a story of those early teenage years where figuring out how you fit in with friends, at school, in your family. Hormones are kicking in, and how those affect interactions, and then add in two teenagers discovering that they are gay. The story shows the out and proud route and the keep it hidden route - showing both positive and negative sides of both - and proving there is no one right way to be, everyone is an individual.
The story, especially Mike's, grew on me as I read further.
justabean_reads's review
4.0
Highly enjoyable YA/Middle-school romp. The writing is sharp and funny, if a little dialogue heavy, and even the secondary characters seemed to have their own lives going on. I enjoyed having adventures with them, and watching the wee tiny things figure out their lives, or fail to do so in most cases. It was sweet and fun to read. I also loved how diverse the book was, not just in terms of range of sexuality, but racial diversity.
I will say there are some pretty heavy depictions of casual homophobia, Islamophobia and low level-bulling, which fits in with highschool, but isn't the best if you're looking for 100% escapism.
I will say there are some pretty heavy depictions of casual homophobia, Islamophobia and low level-bulling, which fits in with highschool, but isn't the best if you're looking for 100% escapism.
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