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gzaborski's review

emotional funny 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

4.25

Such an impactful story about friendship, survival, and growth that centers and celebrates queer identity without it being the entire plot.
This book was such a gripping read, I finished it in two days. Extremely cathartic, but do be aware there are some graphic sa flashbacks. My one complaint is that there may have been one or two too many side characters. I did have to flip back and forth between chapters to remind myself of certain names.
Such an enjoyable book reminding us that growth is inevitable, and not always easy, but it can shape us into happier better people.

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sxndaze's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

I was a child. I was just a little girl.

there’s something so captivating about haley jakobson’s writing. the back and forth from present and past and sav’s relationship with izzie is painful to read but it breathes a lot of life, and sav’s relationships with her new friends are a joy to read. a beautiful coming of age.

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annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

3.25

i should have really liked this but i just didn't jive with the writing style. also what ever happened with Josh.

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itschelseaw's review

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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

A very tender, very queer, coming of age/grappling with your past story. Reading about Sav becoming more confident and sure of herself over the course of a semester was touching and emotional in all the right ways.
Jakobson managed to capture the tender heartbreak that is so unique to crushes so incredibly well, it reminded me how thrilling they can be.
The tenderness that Sav holds for her friends, and starts to hold for herself, is a lovely lovely thing. The tenderness that her friends hold for her is a lovely lovely thing. The pain of realizing you’ve outgrown/grown away from your childhood best friend is its own kind of heartbreak and WOW did this book capture it perfectly.
The grief, connection and support that Sav receives from her friends, and gives to Lara, is so beautiful and bittersweet; if only there wasn’t the need for that communal grief and anger.
Overall a beautiful book

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