Orinks Oct 31, 2019

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I absolutely loved pretty much every second of this book because it explores themes I am very interested in. Gender and sexuality? Everything from 13 Reasons Why to Alex Strangelove tells stories that explores walking the line between being gay or being straight.



This book does this expertly and tells a pretty compelling gender and conflicting sexuality story in both of the main characters and their friends. Art, always the funny one to step in to make things light of even the most serious of topics. Zee, and her not only discovering that she's straight, but that she can take charge and has a man that loves her for it. This is the main subtle theme of this story that should have been explored more among the conflicting sexuality plot.



I also have to acknowledge... the acknowledgements. That is by far the best credits *scene* I've read in a YA book. You know how authors say they have an internal dialog with their characters while they write? Gottfred wrote the credits and thanks as though he/she were sitting in a room with his/her characters and it's brilliant. They had to jab at the 2016 election in this scene, so I'll just say this. While I agree with what they think about women leading the future, I can't agree with their opinion on the 2016 election.



Highly recommend. For those that champion no censorship, for those that want a great contemporary young adult romance novel that feels mature and adult for its genre, this is a must-read.