I Kissed Shara Wheeler
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- Author：Casey McQuiston
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Reviews
Kyleigh Bowers
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bruh casey never writes a bad book。 this one was quite close to being my fave but i still have a special love for rwb but this does not disappoint。 heavily recommend i love every character so much （ the teens mostly some adults） reminds me of growing up in the south， high school in the south。 friends i have lost contact with and miss dearly and just the confusion and joy of being a teenager getting through high school。 i will continue to read everything casey writes and wish i had a high experie bruh casey never writes a bad book。 this one was quite close to being my fave but i still have a special love for rwb but this does not disappoint。 heavily recommend i love every character so much （ the teens mostly some adults） reminds me of growing up in the south， high school in the south。 friends i have lost contact with and miss dearly and just the confusion and joy of being a teenager getting through high school。 i will continue to read everything casey writes and wish i had a high experience like their graduation 。。。more
BookBagDC
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This is a story about perspective。 Chloe Green grew up in Southern California。 But when her grandmother falls ill， she and her two moms move back to one of their hometowns in Alabama。 Since starting at her religious private school， Willowgrove， Chloe has been focused on one thing -- winning valedictorian。 Her only real rival is Shara Wheeler， popular， perfect， and the principal's daughter。 Chrloe and Shara seem neck and neck for being their class's top student。 But one month before graduat This is a story about perspective。 Chloe Green grew up in Southern California。 But when her grandmother falls ill， she and her two moms move back to one of their hometowns in Alabama。 Since starting at her religious private school， Willowgrove， Chloe has been focused on one thing -- winning valedictorian。 Her only real rival is Shara Wheeler， popular， perfect， and the principal's daughter。 Chrloe and Shara seem neck and neck for being their class's top student。 But one month before graduation， Shara kisses Chloe 。。。 and then disappears。 When Chloe uncovers a secret note that Shara left behind， she is determined to find Shara so that she can beat her without any qualification for the top spot。 Chloe soon discovers two others are in the same boat as her: Smith， the school's star quarterback and Shara's longtime boyfriend， and Rory， Shara's rebel neighbor who has long had a crush on her。 The three join forces to find Shara。 As the unlikely group navigates parties， different cliques， school events， supportive teachers and a hostile administration， they discover secrets about Shara， the school， and each other -- and soon realize there is more than meets the eye to just about everything and everyone at their high school。This book was a delight。 Chloe is a fun， multi-dimensional character to spend time with -- driven in all things， clever， sensitive， and sometimes self-involved。 The author celebrates Chloe's smarts and ambition， but also does not shy away from how her single-mindedness can sometimes blind her to others' multiple dimensions and negatively impact her personal relationships。 The mystery is enjoyable on its own， and is also an effective lens to explore high school life and the challenges of being a queer person in a largely conservative environment。 The book also explored with sensitivity and nuance Chloe， Smith， Rory， and Shara's respective journeys， as they learn more about themselves and what they want from each other。Heartily recommended！ 。。。more
Kristi
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This book once again proved that Casey McQuiston can do no wrong in my eyes。 This book was everything that I wish I had when I was a teen。 Chloe is the type of person I wish I had been then， she had her life so put together， but at the same time she was able to admit she had nothing together。 Without a doubt this book gets 5 stars。
Janvi Rakshi
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This book is gonna stay with me for a long time。 I enjoyed the whole ride it took me through， it was wonderful。5/5 - just。 Really good。
Riven
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I was lucky enough to get this book right as it hit the shelves。 （perks of working at a bookstore。 i’m sure my boss and coworkers are tired of hearing me count down the days till IKSW comes out。 they’re all definitely relieved right now）Yes。 I did in fact read this in one go despite waiting for this book since it was announced。 I will be rereading it obviously。 The characters have all very quickly become such comfort characters and already mean so much to me。 I went through a similar middle/high I was lucky enough to get this book right as it hit the shelves。 （perks of working at a bookstore。 i’m sure my boss and coworkers are tired of hearing me count down the days till IKSW comes out。 they’re all definitely relieved right now）Yes。 I did in fact read this in one go despite waiting for this book since it was announced。 I will be rereading it obviously。 The characters have all very quickly become such comfort characters and already mean so much to me。 I went through a similar middle/high school， struggling with my sexuality and identity。 So being able to read this makes me feel more seen than I have my entire life。 Casey， thank you for yet another life changing novel。 And for making me laugh consistently。 You are a gem to the book world and so are all of your characters。 。。。more
Chloe
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Thank you Netgalley and Macmillon Audio for sending me an ARC of I Kissed Shara WheelerChloe Green is obsessed with being the best student， and she has been fighting against the schools popular girl Shara Wheeler to Win valedictorian， but one night Shara kisses Chloe and then disappears leaving clues for Chloe and two other students on how to find her。I honestly don't know where to start with this review because I just have so much to say about this book。 At first this book wasn't interesting to Thank you Netgalley and Macmillon Audio for sending me an ARC of I Kissed Shara WheelerChloe Green is obsessed with being the best student， and she has been fighting against the schools popular girl Shara Wheeler to Win valedictorian， but one night Shara kisses Chloe and then disappears leaving clues for Chloe and two other students on how to find her。I honestly don't know where to start with this review because I just have so much to say about this book。 At first this book wasn't interesting to me at all。 It just seemed like Paper Towns by John Green ，but in a different format。 （ I am not really a fan of John Green ） I am happy to say I was to say I was wrong。 This book is the most accurate Young Adult high school drama book I have ever read。 Casey McQuiston did a great job at making their characters actually seem like high school students。 Of course there was still the drama and the occasional feeling of …" High schoolers aren't actually like this" but it was very minimal and not a big deal when it did happen。 While there was the main plot point of trying to find Shara I was more invested in the aspects of friendship and the rules of the high school。 As someone went to a southern school where we had to wear uniforms with very strict dress code and were not able to express ourselves through our style or colored hair was something I could relate to in this book。 I also really enjoyed that Casey McQuinston chose to shine a light on the problems of religion in a school like setting。I personally have never been a religious person， but have been in religious environments。 I am not saying religion is bad in general， and neither is this book， but it shows how religion can be used in a toxic way in order to control and have power over others。 I really liked that this book showed that side of being religious。Lets talk about the characters。 I did not like Chloe。 She was selfish， narcissistic， and well just a bitch。 She could never seem to take responsibility for her own actions。 Always had to blame others and claim that whatever the issue is。。。 it wasn't her fault （ though most of the time it was）。 That said it was still fun to read from her perspective。 Chloe also had some character development and does get a bit better near the end of the story。 I really hate how she treats her friends。 It always has to be about her and her problems and as soon they would try to talk to her about their issues she would bail。 The side characters really made this book for me。 I loved almost every character that wasn't Chloe。 This book did a great job with breaking down high school stereotypes。 I don't want to say much more because learning about the side characters was one of my favorite things throughout the book。So while Chloe was an unlikable main character to me， all the other aspects of this book made this book a five star read to me。 The audiobook itself was good。 I enjoyed the narrator for the most part。 There were a couple of character voices that made me cringe but they didn't appear very often。 。。。more
Alicia （aliciasbookshelf）
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3。5⭐️This was a YA romcom debut by the author。 This one was based around high school seniors on a scavenger hunt， trying to find their classmate who disappeared， along with finding themselves。 This one is a queer coming of age story while struggling with their very Christian upbringing。 I did enjoy and appreciate the journey these characters took but found the two main characters unlikable。
Casey
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Okay Casey McQuiston was definitely made to write YA！ I loved this so much more than OLS and it has brought me back on the cmq train forever。 Kate and Sara （my lovely partners in speedreading this on its debut day） have already heard some of these points heheFirst of all， I feel like I should address the 4 stars instead of 5， because I really did just read this in a delirious haze on the train to London， and the reason for that last star is that I actually am not a huge fan of the premise—I wasn Okay Casey McQuiston was definitely made to write YA！ I loved this so much more than OLS and it has brought me back on the cmq train forever。 Kate and Sara （my lovely partners in speedreading this on its debut day） have already heard some of these points heheFirst of all， I feel like I should address the 4 stars instead of 5， because I really did just read this in a delirious haze on the train to London， and the reason for that last star is that I actually am not a huge fan of the premise—I wasn’t when cmq first announced it， and I am still not a huge fan。 Obviously that didn’t detract from my enjoyment because I still loved it， but just to clarify！Okay now into the things I loved！ Casey McQuiston understands that high school is about being a little weirdo and imagining yourself wearing knives strapped to your thighs and going to a school that’s slightly cultish and， once again， firstie-lasties。 I think cmq’s tendency to have a cast of characters that act like the Rent ensemble is a lot less annoying in the context of YA， because sometimes teenagers really are just like that。 There’s something soo delicious about a true blue rivals to lovers arc， especially because there’s sooo much embarrassment about it！ Like， ew， I’m obsessed with my academic rival， that’s so mortifying！！ I won’t spoil anything but the emotional twists of the romance are sooo achingly delicious。 Also: THE FEMALE GA（YS）ZE！ 。。。more
Nora Smith
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oh to be a character in this book
Lex Kent
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Good but not great。 I don’t love starting this review that way but it was the most honest thing I could think to say。 I actually finished this book a few days ago but I was struggling to write this review。 I just was not sure exactly what I felt or wanted to say， and considering I have written over 1600 reviews， this doesn’t happen to me very often anymore。 I loved One Last Stop， and while I haven’t read Red， White & Royal Blue yet， I’ve heard it was just as good so it’s on my TBR。 This book was Good but not great。 I don’t love starting this review that way but it was the most honest thing I could think to say。 I actually finished this book a few days ago but I was struggling to write this review。 I just was not sure exactly what I felt or wanted to say， and considering I have written over 1600 reviews， this doesn’t happen to me very often anymore。 I loved One Last Stop， and while I haven’t read Red， White & Royal Blue yet， I’ve heard it was just as good so it’s on my TBR。 This book was one of my most anticipated of 2022， and I was beyond excited to get an ARC copy of it。 Maybe my expectations were a little too high， I’m not quite sure， but while I liked this book it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for。 I read a lot of YA。 It has become one of my favorite genres because the YA stories have been so well done -the last couple years especially-。 Casey McQuiston， dipping her toe into YA was not only welcomed but really exciting in my opinion。 Unfortunately， I think my love for YA could be part of the issue because I read a lot of really good YA。 There are so many great YA stories that have made me feel， made me cry， gave me hope and a smile， so it’s impossible for me not to compare this book to other YA。 And when I do， it’s good， and very well written in parts， but it just never grabbed me like other YA stories have。 I never felt completely invested into the main characters and that’s a tough thing for me as a reader。It’s hard to love a book when you enjoy the secondary character more than the main characters。 Smith， Rory， Ace， Georgia， and Ash， were all really lovely and well done secondary characters。 They were so well done that they ended up being more likeable than Chloe and even Shara。 Chloe was not a poorly written character， but I didn’t think she was the right fit to star in this particular book。 I kept waiting for her moment， for growth， or something that would cement Chloe into my heart and mind， but it never happened。 There was one point， I think it was passed the half way mark， that I didn’t like where the story with Chloe was going and it actually put a bad feeling into my stomach that made me want to stop reading。 I did get passed that point， but it wasn’t a smooth road。 The problem with Shara was that it was made out that she was this morally grey character， this bad girl that you still could not help but like。 All of that I’m so here for， all of that sounds great too me。 Instead， McQuiston started making excuses and reasons why Shara really isn’t bad and that was completely disappointing。 We can have a story about two people， who are not always nice and perfect， falling in love。 I was here for that story so it was disappointing to see McQuiston try to make Shara into a mostly good but really just misunderstood character instead。 Let me jump back to some of the good because this is still a McQuiston book so there was a lot of good besides the well done secondary characters。 I thought parts of the mystery where well done。 It kept my attention and I wanted to know what was going on！ I did think the mystery end was a little anti-climactic， but I loved what Chloe did when she solved it。 I have to be vague here but Chloe was pretty upset and frustrated so she had a little badass moment that I thought was good book fun。 I also thought McQuiston wove in the aspects of religion in a small southern town and how it could help， but also negatively affect people。 I think we all know that religion is not an easy subject to touch on in a book and I thought McQuiston did very well。There were quite a few scenes you have to suspend disbelief to get through， and I also wondered why the parents were not stepping in。 The parents were a little too absent to be believable， although Chloe’s Moms were well written in the small parts they had。 There were also a few times I had trouble even picturing what was going on like the whole margarita thing。 I could not understand what that was supposed to look like at all and how it was supposed to be fun。 But for every part that confused me， there were parts like Chloe and Shara rolling around the ground over the letter that was really emotionally charged and just felt so McQuiston to me。 TLDR: This book was as up and down as a rollercoaster ride。 There were parts that were just so well done， that I really could appreciate， other times I was scratching my head。 I’m not going to say that McQuiston isn’t a perfect YA match， it’s just that there is a lot of amazing competition in this space so I don’t think this book shined like I expected it too。 I would still recommend this to McQuiston and YA fans as this was a solid and good read。 In my opinion this is not on the same level of One Last Stop， but it still was enjoyable。A copy was given to me for a review。 。。。more
Stacy Payne
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Thank you kindly to NetGalley for allowing me this Earc in exchange for an honest review。This book was my everything。 The writing is so well done and the whitty remarks from Chloe are so on point and relatable！ She’s a brilliant female lead character who you watch go through her own struggles and realisations throughout this book and Shara is her perfect opponent。 I loved everything about this book， the plot， the characters and the everything！！The development of the characters and the realisatio Thank you kindly to NetGalley for allowing me this Earc in exchange for an honest review。This book was my everything。 The writing is so well done and the whitty remarks from Chloe are so on point and relatable！ She’s a brilliant female lead character who you watch go through her own struggles and realisations throughout this book and Shara is her perfect opponent。 I loved everything about this book， the plot， the characters and the everything！！The development of the characters and the realisations of not only their own sexuality but also the realisation that they don’t have to be labelled and just explore who they are at that moment。 Beautifully written book with a great storyline， relatable characters and all you need。 。。。more
Mallorie- Bookedatfirstsight
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Synopsis: When Shara Wheeler， the most popular girl in school， goes missing after mysteriously kissing Chloe Green， her rival。 Chole becomes obsessed with figuring out where Shara is so she can have answers to why Shara kissed her at school。 Shortly after Shara disappears， Chloe starts to find cryptic messages leading her to realize she’s not the only person who Shara kissed。 With the help of Shara’s boyfriend and Shara’s stoner next door neighbor， they start dissecting these clues in hopes of f Synopsis: When Shara Wheeler， the most popular girl in school， goes missing after mysteriously kissing Chloe Green， her rival。 Chole becomes obsessed with figuring out where Shara is so she can have answers to why Shara kissed her at school。 Shortly after Shara disappears， Chloe starts to find cryptic messages leading her to realize she’s not the only person who Shara kissed。 With the help of Shara’s boyfriend and Shara’s stoner next door neighbor， they start dissecting these clues in hopes of finding Shara， always two steps ahead， and finally solving the riddle of Shara Wheeler。 Thoughts: I am conflicted。 I loved the first half of this book and enjoyed the character and the unlikely group camaraderie。 I also found elements of this book surprising/unpredictable at times- I would think that one thing was going to happen， only for another clue to pop up and change my mind。 My conflict lies with the last 3rd of this book。 I think， as the reader， my image of how Shara was portrayed throughout these clues made me form a concrete impression of who she was in a certain light， and then the last 3rd of the book tried to make me disregard all feelings I had formed towards the character and do a 180 spin。 Normally， I wouldn’t have an issue with it， but I think I just had a strong dislike for Shara and her manipulation， and I never had any empathy towards her trying to justify the means。 I know this is probably an unpopular opinion and I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL DEVOUR THIS BOOK！ I did like that this book had a commentary on topics such as religion/God and conformity。 This features a group of high schoolers who are starting to realize who they want to be and the uncertainty of exploring their gender， sexuality， and beliefs。 With that being said， it does feel very high school with the choices characters make and how everything that happens within this setting feels like it's the end of the world （which I think is an accurate depiction of how high school feels）。 Overall this is a deep dive into the theme of the expectation that society places on us from a young age to be a certain way vs。 the consequences and shame that can arise from grappling with the reality of who we are。 I thought Natalie Naudus did a great job narrating and bringing this adventure to life！ It was definitely a fun story to hear with all the clues and mysterious notes。 Protip: make sure you eat some Taco Bell while reading this book！ Thank you to Netgalley， Macmillan Audio， and Casey McQuiston for this audiobook copy in exchange for my review :） *will be posting a review on my bookstagram （@bookedatfirstsight）， Goodreads， and Storygraph！ 。。。more
Sydney
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This might be my favorite McQuiston book yet。 They make an amazing transition from the world of NA to YA books。 This book perfectly captured high school with its new found friendships and weekly trips to Taco Bell。 Chloe was a clever and headstrong protagonist but it was nice getting to know 3 others main characters and watch them grow too。
sunaina
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this is like。 my most favourite read of the year。 i'm too busy sobbinh for a huge review right now， so coming back to this tomorrow。 casey did it again。 thank you。xoxo，s。 this is like。 my most favourite read of the year。 i'm too busy sobbinh for a huge review right now， so coming back to this tomorrow。 casey did it again。 thank you。xoxo，s。 。。。more
Manda Nicole
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“it’s not much- chloe knows this。 it’s just car windows rolled down， the blue-and-white glow of a walmart in the distance， the smell of wet pavement under the tires， the hum of neon from a passing dairy queen， the same radio station as always blasting a rotation of the same fifteen songs。 but she thinks she’s starting to understand what it means to be from here， because she could swear the bright red burn of artificial cherry is the best thing she’s ever tasted。”there’s something about this book “it’s not much- chloe knows this。 it’s just car windows rolled down， the blue-and-white glow of a walmart in the distance， the smell of wet pavement under the tires， the hum of neon from a passing dairy queen， the same radio station as always blasting a rotation of the same fifteen songs。 but she thinks she’s starting to understand what it means to be from here， because she could swear the bright red burn of artificial cherry is the best thing she’s ever tasted。”there’s something about this book that weighs at my heart。 maybe it’s chloe， with her ambition and her care and her obsession and her will。 maybe it’s shara， maybe it’s how she’s infuriating， her slyness and little pink notes and lilac scent and sleek façade。 or maybe it’s the union of three victims of shara’s lips， of chloe’s angst and rory’s subtle longing and smith’s hesitancy and love for frogs。 it’s all of this， it’s the comfort of others and the commitment to closeness and anger at unjustness。 and it’s the permission to exist。 it’s feeling suffocated in a small town， it’s being who you were meant to be quietly， softly， speaking up to those you who dear。 and damn。 it really， truly is everything。 is anybody surprised that casey once again captured my heart， maybe this time more than ever？This book holds a special place in my heart， with secrets that feel too close to me and words that make my heart swoon。 This is sure to be an instant hit！Thank you so much to netgalley and publishers for providing an e-copy for me to read and leave my honet， unprompted review。 。。。more
Kristina Civille
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I love Casey McQuiston books because they are all so different and hold such a unique storyline。 This book was a super enjoyable YA book that I would highly recommend。 It would be a great summer read。 I especially loved the characters and really felt that each individual contributed to the overall storyline。
Karlie
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It’s giving Paper Towns but make it lesbian。
Sarah
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In what should have been obvious to me from a cursory review of the plot summary， this book is YA。 I'm notably not in high school， so obviously I couldn't exactly connect to this story very well。 The relationship felt a little weird to me too， and it seemed more like obsession than love。 I get that maybe that's how it feels as a teenager， but it still felt a little uncomfortable。 Even so， I liked that this book tackled some heavy subject matter and I'm all for the diverse representation。 In what should have been obvious to me from a cursory review of the plot summary， this book is YA。 I'm notably not in high school， so obviously I couldn't exactly connect to this story very well。 The relationship felt a little weird to me too， and it seemed more like obsession than love。 I get that maybe that's how it feels as a teenager， but it still felt a little uncomfortable。 Even so， I liked that this book tackled some heavy subject matter and I'm all for the diverse representation。 。。。more
Raynee
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THIS THIS THIS is what I expected out of One Last Stop （which was good but。。。not the same）RW&RB + OLS = SHARA WHEELER PROS-Sapphic -Found Family-witty/ banter-mystery romance （if that's not a thing it should be）-self development-discussion of religious trauma in relation to expectations as well as sexuality-coming of age-diverse characters CONS-idk I was to busy screaming about how much I loved the book to notice a flaw THIS THIS THIS is what I expected out of One Last Stop （which was good but。。。not the same）RW&RB + OLS = SHARA WHEELER PROS-Sapphic -Found Family-witty/ banter-mystery romance （if that's not a thing it should be）-self development-discussion of religious trauma in relation to expectations as well as sexuality-coming of age-diverse characters CONS-idk I was to busy screaming about how much I loved the book to notice a flaw 。。。more
Judith von Kirchbach
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I kissed Shara Wheeler was a super fun audio to listen from beginning to end - I loved this YA mystery/romcom combo。 Mcquiston’s writing is delightful - fun and digestible prose。 This book has a wonderfully developed cast of of supporting characters; the dynamic between Chloe， Smith， and Rory - the three high school seniors who have been kissed by Shara Wheeler the principal’s daughter， and start looking for her when she disappears， was so fun to watch develop。 Even the slightly more removed cha I kissed Shara Wheeler was a super fun audio to listen from beginning to end - I loved this YA mystery/romcom combo。 Mcquiston’s writing is delightful - fun and digestible prose。 This book has a wonderfully developed cast of of supporting characters; the dynamic between Chloe， Smith， and Rory - the three high school seniors who have been kissed by Shara Wheeler the principal’s daughter， and start looking for her when she disappears， was so fun to watch develop。 Even the slightly more removed characters like Chloe’s best friend and her moms - or the different circle of friends each of the three brings to the table added life to the story。 I appreciated the very thoughtful discussions of religion， school rules， sexuality， and conformity - the value of blending in vs。 being an outsider。 McQuiston tackled religious homophobia with humor in this novel， which is what kept the story light。 I liked McQuiston’s writing in all three of her recent books the character development and dialogue are spot on ！I would have loved an additional POV Shara was such an interesting character and I would have loved to see her POV。Pub Day May 3rd - and it is seasonally right on time since the book features the run up to high school graduation！Thank you to @netgalley and @macmillanaudio for providing me with an advance audio copy in exchange for an honest review ！ Natalie Naudus’ narration was wonderful and fit with the story ！ 。。。more
Jamie （TheRebelliousReader）
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3 stars。 I almost wish I had hated this because I despise writing reviews for books that I felt no type of way towards。 It’s difficult。 This was alright。 I’m disappointed because I had been anticipating this after loving One Last Stop by McQuiston last year。 I think their writing has improved but this book just didn’t deliver。 I didn’t like nor connect with any of the characters and the plot itself felt really thin。 What was the big deal about Shara？ She was obnoxious and everyone was obsessed w 3 stars。 I almost wish I had hated this because I despise writing reviews for books that I felt no type of way towards。 It’s difficult。 This was alright。 I’m disappointed because I had been anticipating this after loving One Last Stop by McQuiston last year。 I think their writing has improved but this book just didn’t deliver。 I didn’t like nor connect with any of the characters and the plot itself felt really thin。 What was the big deal about Shara？ She was obnoxious and everyone was obsessed with her for some reason。 Also， the way this was told left me feeling distant from it。 I would read a couple of pages， get bored， and go do something else。 The thing keeping this from being rated lower is the fact that I think the character growth was pretty good and I did like the ending。 Other than that this was a wash and my feelings are hurt about it but I’ll be looking forward to McQuiston’s next work。 。。。more
Mary
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Ho-ho！ They did it again！ Casey McQuiston is officially an author that I trust。 In the last ten pages of this book， I had to pause and write a bunch of incoherent thoughts on a post-it note。 Here I will try to make sense of them。 This book has great representation and subversion of tropes and stereotypes。 It also includes one of my favorite things when high school is the setting -- a breakdown of cliques。 Everyone is complex！ No group is a monolith！ The jocks can enjoy musicals！ And from that， w Ho-ho！ They did it again！ Casey McQuiston is officially an author that I trust。 In the last ten pages of this book， I had to pause and write a bunch of incoherent thoughts on a post-it note。 Here I will try to make sense of them。 This book has great representation and subversion of tropes and stereotypes。 It also includes one of my favorite things when high school is the setting -- a breakdown of cliques。 Everyone is complex！ No group is a monolith！ The jocks can enjoy musicals！ And from that， we also get a breakdown of "The South" as a homophobic monolith。 There are queer people there， just like there are everywhere。 The group dynamic in this book is wonderful， chef's kiss， and by the end I felt such enormous affection for everyone。 As with every Casey McQuiston book， the writing is just fun and sparkly， and there are bits that just absolutely nail it and get you right in the chest。 I recommend this book wholeheartedly。 Even if you didn't like high school and sometimes feel like YA is too young for you now。 There are great messages and characters in here that you won't want to miss。Finally: I would die for Smith and Rory。Fun fact: my local bookshop got this in early， and it always thrills me when that happens。 。。。more
Rachel Rooney
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I enjoyed McQuiston's foray into young adult territory。 It was smart and fun and reminiscent of a John Green novel in a good way。 I liked that the characters were allowed to be complicated， and I thought it's take on religion and religious education was smart。 I enjoyed McQuiston's foray into young adult territory。 It was smart and fun and reminiscent of a John Green novel in a good way。 I liked that the characters were allowed to be complicated， and I thought it's take on religion and religious education was smart。 。。。more
Destiny Burns
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Thank you to netgalley and Macmillan audio for audiobook arc！ Brief summary: Chloe was kissed by shara wheeler， her school rival for academics， then she disappears leaving letters behind。 With the help of her boyfriend and her boyfriends old friend Rory， they try to find her。 I listen to it the book as an audiobook and I had some issues as an avid audiobook listener。 The sound was so inconsistent throughout the entire book。 I had to constantly turn up then down the book the entire time。 But othe Thank you to netgalley and Macmillan audio for audiobook arc！ Brief summary: Chloe was kissed by shara wheeler， her school rival for academics， then she disappears leaving letters behind。 With the help of her boyfriend and her boyfriends old friend Rory， they try to find her。 I listen to it the book as an audiobook and I had some issues as an avid audiobook listener。 The sound was so inconsistent throughout the entire book。 I had to constantly turn up then down the book the entire time。 But other than that， the audiobook was good。 I didn’t love the narrator but she wasn’t bad either。 I’ve been dying to read this book for the longest time and I feel like it just missed the mark ever so slightly。 I do feel like the book did an amazing job on both shara and Chloe’s characters arcs。 I went from being annoyed to hell and back from Chloe to have an appreciation for her character。 The author set up chloes character to be an annoying know it all who has alittle bit of a superiority complex and man she did a great job。 I did find the ending for the book to somewhat justify the majority of the book hating her。 I also found the books to so relatable for me personally。 I grew up as an independent fundamental baptist so I was able to really connect to the everyone’s mindset and the struggle of being LGBTQ with people that look down on it。 I thought how the characters acted in those situations were extremely accurate and well done。 。。。more
Jess Heath
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shara💘✨🌸🌙💕⚡️
Douvonté
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I almost knocked off a star because of how annoying and obnoxious the main character is， but the side characters saved it。
Sarah Ressler Wright
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I really liked it but it’s still not Red， White and Royal Blue。 Definitely very interesting and unique but at points a little ridiculous。 Reminded me a lot of Turtles All the Way Down and I appreciated the nod to John Green in the book。 Definitely one to get as kids will want it and it’s a fun trip for anyone -very tame in terms of content and a love letter to LGBTQ folx living in small Southern towns。
Taylor Hayes
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I have many mixed feelings。 Let’s start with the positives。 I really did enjoy this book and all the unlikely friendships that were formed。 I loved how so many different groups came together。 Our three main characters showed so much promise throughout most of the story。I also grew up in the south so I very much vibed with that aspect of the story。 It can be hard out here。 I truly did not find my queer community until adult hood。 On to the bad。 These two girls who we were supposed to be rooting f I have many mixed feelings。 Let’s start with the positives。 I really did enjoy this book and all the unlikely friendships that were formed。 I loved how so many different groups came together。 Our three main characters showed so much promise throughout most of the story。I also grew up in the south so I very much vibed with that aspect of the story。 It can be hard out here。 I truly did not find my queer community until adult hood。 On to the bad。 These two girls who we were supposed to be rooting for were toxic。 I understand the internalized homophobia of it all but I just can’t get past some of the catty toxic shit that was happening。 It made me not want them to be together。 Both our girls are selfish and need to grow up some more。 The audio was great！ It added so much depth for me。 I honestly think it kept me engaged more than reading would have。Overall， I did enjoy the read and I am beyond happy with all the Sapphic books coming out。 3。75 stars。 。。。more
gracie
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that was just complete and utter slayery
Nicole Wuthering Vines
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