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Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gun violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Pedophilia
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
4.5
this book was an emotional fucking rollercoaster. it represented young love so perfectly, and it represented queerness so perfectly as well. i don't care that it's overly idealistic, it is perfect to me. it is what YA is supposed to be, just queer.
i am tired of the narrative that queer stories have to be about difficult things. queer stories can be just as simple as heteronormative ones, and even though ari and dante's isn't, it seems simple enough to me. they are soulmates, high school sweethearts, and they are perfect.
i am once again flabbergasted by how much i see myself in dante's character. he told ari that he is difficult to love, and i think that is a universal queer experience. especially for someone like myself and like dante, who is unabashedly their self. the intricacies and difficulties of a queer relationship are 100x harder to navigate because there is no map.
you are your own cartographer, as sáenz tells us. he got it right. these boys are my favorite cartographers, and i feel so lucky to experience them. i think this book was perfect, almost as perfect as its predecessor. i'm also glad legs didn't die. i would've thrown the book.
al
i am tired of the narrative that queer stories have to be about difficult things. queer stories can be just as simple as heteronormative ones, and even though ari and dante's isn't, it seems simple enough to me. they are soulmates, high school sweethearts, and they are perfect.
i am once again flabbergasted by how much i see myself in dante's character. he told ari that he is difficult to love, and i think that is a universal queer experience. especially for someone like myself and like dante, who is unabashedly their self. the intricacies and difficulties of a queer relationship are 100x harder to navigate because there is no map.
you are your own cartographer, as sáenz tells us. he got it right. these boys are my favorite cartographers, and i feel so lucky to experience them. i think this book was perfect, almost as perfect as its predecessor. i'm also glad legs didn't die. i would've thrown the book.
al