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bowlsofpasta's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
jay_da_bookworm's review
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Infidelity and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
nightlight_reader's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
slow-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
4.0
A coming of age novel that is sweet and wonderful.
Biggest warning is that it will backhand you with homophobia/racism without warning. You’ll feel very safe as a reader and then get whiplash as things are suddenly said or done and it’s pretty abrupt.
Otherwise, this is a cute book, there’s such a niche interest of poetry going on here that I really really loved. Sana was such a messy teen protagonist, and I really enjoyed watching her stumble and catch herself as she learned and grew.
Biggest warning is that it will backhand you with homophobia/racism without warning. You’ll feel very safe as a reader and then get whiplash as things are suddenly said or done and it’s pretty abrupt.
Otherwise, this is a cute book, there’s such a niche interest of poetry going on here that I really really loved. Sana was such a messy teen protagonist, and I really enjoyed watching her stumble and catch herself as she learned and grew.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Infidelity
Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol and Classism
venice_the_vampire's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
a lot better than i expected, loved the way they wrapped up the families experiences but truly wish they would have fleshed out the actual main relationship of the story better. did have some unexpected beautiful moments, though
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Outing
Minor: Alcohol
bookishmillennial's review
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
- contemporary young adult coming-of-age set in the SF Bay Area, California, told in first-person POV
- 16-year-old Sana moves to California from the midwest & begins to realize how much racism she used to let slide in her hometown
- Sana meets Jamie, a Latina queer teen, & finds herself torn between Jamie's Latinx friends & her new Asian American friends
- Sana also suspects her father of having an affair
- the way these topics is handled is a bit sloppy & frustrating; my least favorite book by Misa unfortunately
- cw: racism, homophobia, outing, infidelity, annoying ignorant ass kids lmaoooo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Outing, and Infidelity
paigelamoureux's review against another edition
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Abandonment
sophie42's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Infidelity
Moderate: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Alcohol
book_snail's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Racism
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
romanticthrill's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
this has got to be the gayest title to ever gay title 🤣😍
okay i clicked on this book so fast because of the title like i didn’t even give a glance at the cover because the title is so iconic and it’s probably my favorite thing about this book.
i think this is a book for young adults (it’s the genre duh i know) for two reasons: the self exploration and the wading your way through life that 9/10 times is messy.
the self exploration is something i love to read about and going through it with this character felt so honest and genuine. i listened to the audio so i can’t even say it didn’t feel like reading but i swear the story just unfolded in a way that i forgot about everything but the events taking place.
the wading through life bit was so hard to read because this book tackles homophobia and racism which are really heavy and affect me (a lot) personally. there are so many time i flinched because the words or actions cut really deep.
i really do have an appreciation for this book. there was a lot of drama and yeah in the end it made sense but for a couple hours i wanted to gauge some eyeballs.
the ending was so sweet and i really was enraptured in this story (even the too messy for me parts) from start to finish and i would be super interested to see what else this author has written or will write in the future.
okay i clicked on this book so fast because of the title like i didn’t even give a glance at the cover because the title is so iconic and it’s probably my favorite thing about this book.
i think this is a book for young adults (it’s the genre duh i know) for two reasons: the self exploration and the wading your way through life that 9/10 times is messy.
the self exploration is something i love to read about and going through it with this character felt so honest and genuine. i listened to the audio so i can’t even say it didn’t feel like reading but i swear the story just unfolded in a way that i forgot about everything but the events taking place.
the wading through life bit was so hard to read because this book tackles homophobia and racism which are really heavy and affect me (a lot) personally. there are so many time i flinched because the words or actions cut really deep.
i really do have an appreciation for this book. there was a lot of drama and yeah in the end it made sense but for a couple hours i wanted to gauge some eyeballs.
the ending was so sweet and i really was enraptured in this story (even the too messy for me parts) from start to finish and i would be super interested to see what else this author has written or will write in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
mangofraiche's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship