Reviews

It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura

jollyjdogcat's review

emotional 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

bookwormbri's review

reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

allison_rachell's review

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

bookish_paige's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

Reviews deterred me from finishing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

jasminewat's review against another edition

5.0

I really liked this book! It was super cute and I related a lot to what the main character went through. Life gets tough sometimes and moving to a new state is an experience of a lifetime. The difference in the people alone is enough to shake you up at bit.

Her struggles with her dad are super stressful, and her own personal struggles are tough to. It is nice to see her overcome so much, so quickly.

Very good, easy read! Highly recommend.

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Infidelity and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol

lydiastorytime's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

studioadina's review against another edition

I enjoyed this book at the beginning but slowly began to dislike it as the story progressed. This isn’t a cute story about falling in love like I’d hoped, the relationship between Sana and Jamie was more of a subplot and felt pretty rushed, I didn’t root for them at all which shows I just didn’t care about them as a couple. Though I’m glad the book did discuss some wider issues about racism, love, and society as a whole, it still fell flat for me

rovwade's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.0