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Call It What You Want

Call It What You Want

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  • Author：Brigid Kemmerer
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Summary

When his dad is caught embezzling funds from half the town， Rob goes from popular lacrosse player to social pariah。 Even worse， his father’s failed suicide attempt leaves Rob and his mother responsible for his care。

Everyone thinks of Maegan as a typical overachiever， but she has a secret of her own after the pressure got to her last year。 And when her sister comes home from college pregnant， keeping it from her parents might be more than she can handle。

When Rob and Maegan are paired together for a calculus project， they’re both reluctant to let anyone through the walls they’ve built。 But when Maegan learns of Rob’s plan to fix the damage caused by his father， it could ruin more than their fragile new friendship。。。

This captivating， heartfelt novel asks the question: Is it okay to do something wrong for the right reasons？

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Reviews

aileenlucia ，

I LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH！！Owen's and Rob's friendship was soo cute， I loved how Rob and Meagen found each other when they were both so lost and sad， I loved Sam and I also loved Connor at the end。 I LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH！！Owen's and Rob's friendship was soo cute， I loved how Rob and Meagen found each other when they were both so lost and sad， I loved Sam and I also loved Connor at the end。 。。。more

Shamila Shuhaimi ，

This is definitely one of my favourite YA contemporary of all time。 It gives you a sense of comfort and you will definitely find yourself relating to the main characters。 It's bso beautifully written。 I can't help but keep coming back for this book This is definitely one of my favourite YA contemporary of all time。 It gives you a sense of comfort and you will definitely find yourself relating to the main characters。 It's bso beautifully written。 I can't help but keep coming back for this book 。。。more

athina ，

This book was。。 a different flavour of sad than letters to the lost and more than we can tell。It’s of course a very Brigid Kemmerer book， I’m very familiar with her formatting， the excellently developed family dynamics and sweet friendships。 And。。 wow。 Brigid deals with such complex issues with such care and does it so masterfully。The romance plot line takes the backseat as Rob and Meagan deal with the messiness that is their lives and their individual personal struggles。 They learn to trust eac This book was。。 a different flavour of sad than letters to the lost and more than we can tell。It’s of course a very Brigid Kemmerer book， I’m very familiar with her formatting， the excellently developed family dynamics and sweet friendships。 And。。 wow。 Brigid deals with such complex issues with such care and does it so masterfully。The romance plot line takes the backseat as Rob and Meagan deal with the messiness that is their lives and their individual personal struggles。 They learn to trust each other and find themselves finding comfort in each other’s presence。 I loved watching the dynamic between Sam and Meagan swift and develop and them growing closer as the book goes on。 I also loved Mr London and Rob’s conversations and dynamic， Mr London was a recurring character and that was a brilliant choice。All the side characters were developed really well。 We saw all the ways the choices of our two main characters affected the people around them and vice versa。 I loved the themes of friendship， mistakes， empathy and morality。 The characters grew so much in the course of this book。 I did not see that final reveal coming， but it did come and it was well executed。 Now I just want a sequel for this just like letters to the lost。 Waiting！ 。。。more

Gannah （thebooktent） ，

[I AM TORN BETWEEN RATING THIS 4 OR 5 STARS SO JUST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THAT]“I’m not lost。 I want to do the right thing。”“Most of us do，” she says ruefully。 “The problem is that it doesn’t always look the same for all of us。”_____________BRIGID KEMMERER YOUR CONTEMPORARIES AND COUPLES OWN MY HEARTok so in Call it What You Want， we have Maegan who cheated on the SATs， messed up everyone else’s tests and everyone just judges her on that mistake and a lot hate her for it。 Then we’ve got Rob who’s go [I AM TORN BETWEEN RATING THIS 4 OR 5 STARS SO JUST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THAT]“I’m not lost。 I want to do the right thing。”“Most of us do，” she says ruefully。 “The problem is that it doesn’t always look the same for all of us。”_____________BRIGID KEMMERER YOUR CONTEMPORARIES AND COUPLES OWN MY HEARTok so in Call it What You Want， we have Maegan who cheated on the SATs， messed up everyone else’s tests and everyone just judges her on that mistake and a lot hate her for it。 Then we’ve got Rob who’s got a dad who embezzled money from the town residents and then when caught tried to kill himself and ended up impaired。 Of course as a result he lost not just everything but everyone because they hate him and think he was in on it。 so yes two not very liked people who cross pathsI was much more interested in Rob’s story because his situation was just much worse thoughA lot of themes were brought up but ones I’d like to mention:•I love how Rob was lonely and it’s actually shown。 He IS in a situation where he should probably care about other stuff than his “loneliness” but it’s human nature。 I mean a lot of things suck but he’s lonely and it sucks and he’s allowed to be sad about it ！ He doesn’t all try to be like “leave me alone”。 he knows he’s lonely and he hates it•good people do bad things。 Rob’s dad did a bad thing but like Rob says HE WAS A GOOD MAN & PARENT and like most characters in the book have MESSED UP at least once but they are good people and we all make really dumb mistakes。•Also this book at some point probably makes you think about judging people。 If I lived in a town/went to school with Rob would I have judged and disliked him like everyone without knowing the full story？ I’d like to think not but hmmNow on to the characters。 Rob I love you so much and I wanna give you a hug。 Rob is closed off and he’s got this anger and he’s sometimes a bit dumb but really HE JUST WANTS TO BE CARED FOR。 He misses his old life and friends。 He hates himself for loving his dad despite what he did。 He is lonely。 He wants to fix everything。 To sum it up， He’s just broken and doesn’t deserve it。ALSO HE LOVES BOOKS SO INSTANT YES ！！While her story was much less significant I love how real and relatable Maegan was。 She doesn’t speak up all the time even when she wants to。 She judges but WE ALL DO。 She just doesn’t want to disappoint anyone。 She cheated on her SATs， terrible mistake EVEN THOUGH SHE’S SMART AND HER MARKS ARE GOOD because she just wanted to be as good as her sister at something and this ！！！！ We don’t all obviously go and cheat on our SATs but the pressure and expectations get to you no matter how good you are at something， it isn’t that easy。Side characters were so nice too。 I like Samantha （Maegan’s sister）。 She’s so down to earth so like probably really fun friend。 she’s got this perfect person facade on but guess what？ SHE MESSED UP BIG TIME BUT YK SHE’S HUMAN。 Points for the sibling relationship too because they argue a lot but would absolutely do anything for each other。 I love Owen， I mean it’s not everyday that you make effort to be friends with the son of the man who stole money from your family。 He annoyed me a tiny bit later on but he’s awesome。 The library teacher deserves a mention （I forgot his name） because he’s probably one of the nicest people ever。and we’ve got connor who was a jerk for a long while but FINALLY A TWO POPULAR GUYS FRIENDSHIP THAT ISN’T ALL FOR THE LOOK AND THEY ACTUALLY CARE FOR EACH OTHER。 I am glad they kindaaa made up。I should probably mention the romance didn’t feel like a focus point to me。 I still really like them I just think I got caught up in everything else to focus on their relationship。 I feel like there weren’t many interactions but maybe that’s just me。 This wasn’t in any way a negative/downside to me though， I didn’t mind。Overall， it was just ugh beautiful and i totally didn’t tear up at some point （I did） 。。。more

Chloe ，

Wonderfully real characters。

Meghana Malur ，

this book was SO good。 Heart-breaking and difficult to read at times， but beautifully written and so worth it。 Rob and Meagan were both compelling characters who had a lot to deal with and I appreciated how this book focused on them dealing with their issues and forming an unlikely friendship before the romantic subplot was developed。 Although they were both a bit annoying at times， I would say that this made their characters more realistic considering they were juniors in high school going thro this book was SO good。 Heart-breaking and difficult to read at times， but beautifully written and so worth it。 Rob and Meagan were both compelling characters who had a lot to deal with and I appreciated how this book focused on them dealing with their issues and forming an unlikely friendship before the romantic subplot was developed。 Although they were both a bit annoying at times， I would say that this made their characters more realistic considering they were juniors in high school going through such hardship。 There were times， however， where I felt like their storylines were unbalanced。 Rob’s story， in my opinion， was far more compelling than Meagans and I was more interested in seeing how that would develop。 Meagans storyline just fell flat sometimes in comparison。 I thought the discussions surrounding ethical issues such as lying， stealing， etc。 were really well done and I liked how moral issues weren’t presented as black and white。 I also thought the discussion about privilege was incredibly important even amongst the hardships these characters were going through。 I also loved how Kemmerer used the really common “popular boy， nerd girl” trope and made it her own: Rob was once popular but he is now a social outcast。 Meagan is still a hardworking student， but nobody can look past a fatal mistake she made。 I also really enjoyed so many of the side characters in this book。 Owen， Mr。 London， and Samantha were all characters I LOVED so so much and truly made the story so special。 I really loved this book。 It was a difficult read at times but so important。 。。。more

Gungun ，

This book is a fucking masterpiece which deserves more hype for being thought provoking even with the simplest of of plots。 I felt for everyone and everything。 The complex characters paired with good side plot of romance with well done female friendship and other relationship including with parents and other students-teachers。 This series has left a hole in me so wide idk what to do😭😭Oh wait， Why is it not a series😡😡Tbh， I picked this book solely because it has a pretty cover and its title is a This book is a fucking masterpiece which deserves more hype for being thought provoking even with the simplest of of plots。 I felt for everyone and everything。 The complex characters paired with good side plot of romance with well done female friendship and other relationship including with parents and other students-teachers。 This series has left a hole in me so wide idk what to do😭😭Oh wait， Why is it not a series😡😡Tbh， I picked this book solely because it has a pretty cover and its title is a Taylor swift song （I know， so very mature） There's not one flaw in this book except for I'm bitter and I want a longer epilogue 😔Every character was developed so well， that even though it was told from dual pov I felt everyone's pain and suffering。 Don't let the premise fool you it's not a feel good ya romance （which I wanted when I picked it up and sure romance is part of it） BUT it is so much more thought provoking about financial conditions， peer pressure， societal standards and how teens who have only ever been taught to compartmentalize everything into 'good' and 'bad'。 I myself （I'm 17） struggle with the concept most of the times， so it proved such a learning experience not only for all of the characters but also for me。 I related to the girl so much on parent pressure that I just， well I didn't cry， I don't do that but world did blur a little around the edges （I too have a sister and two parents plus my father is also in police）Every relationship is fleshed out given their respected time to develop。 The MMC is a feminist hero。 You know that what he's doing is wrong and yet you can't help sympathise with him。 The FMC is a shy open honest vulnerable person but pulls on a dangerous side when she wants to take her stand。 She doesn't shy away from problems。 She is badass with more heart and vulnerability。Even through the simplistic writing， it was clear that author knew what she was doing。 I like to have more beautiful proses and complex writing in my books but this time， the ordinary writing didn't bother me at all。 In fact it might have elevated my experience because how painful it was because it seemed totally realistic and just showed how screwed up our world and allys can be。I loved the romance though it was not a big part， it was done with the nuance and slow burn it deserved。 Because these both kids are clearly very sad and as a result a little too brash and snappy。 I wouldn't call it enemies to lovers because it doesn't provide the angst that comes with the trope but both the characters clearly didn't like each other in the beginning but they found unlikely company in each other。 It felt a bit forced to me because they don't really connected much but it became clear that they cared about each other a lot。 I mean the guy likes to read ya fantasy。 He was legit reading an ember in the ashes。I'm ngl I legit thought of proposing him more than a few times。 He was so respecting and considering of his girlfriend。 Everything about him was not pure but he cried more than a few times and I liked that it was normalised in this book。 Go Feminism 🎉🎉It was a quick read。 The story maintained the same pace throughoutThis is not to say that there were some things that I certainly didn't like including how FMC's female friendship was explored less but I guess something had to be sacrificed for the sisterly bonding I've seen in a book。 Gosh my only real problem is that I want more of it。❣️And best of all， it had the best ending that I was hoping for❣️ 。。。more

paperbacktomes ，

14。06。2021My full Review。I went into this one expecting a YA romance， but what I read was far more angsty than I expected。 I wouldn’t call this as a romance novel， but a YA fiction because it focused more on Rob and Maegan’s family and peer issues。 Maegan’s relationship with her sister reminded me of Hani and Nikhita from Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating。 I liked how she stood up for Samantha when was almost on the verge of breaking down in public。 She took her out when she needed to escape 14。06。2021My full Review。I went into this one expecting a YA romance， but what I read was far more angsty than I expected。 I wouldn’t call this as a romance novel， but a YA fiction because it focused more on Rob and Maegan’s family and peer issues。 Maegan’s relationship with her sister reminded me of Hani and Nikhita from Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating。 I liked how she stood up for Samantha when was almost on the verge of breaking down in public。 She took her out when she needed to escape their parents questions and sat with her when she need someone besides her。 Rob and Maegan were so similar in many ways。 Their late night homework sessions were filled with coffee and family talks。 The amount of regret these two carried was almost palpable。 In a nutshell， Call It What You Want is a story of two teens trying to learn from their mistakes and finding love and hope in a world filled with guilt and regrets。10。06。2021: Sometimes I wish the story never ended。 I never expected this book be so emotional but it felt good to read about Rob and Maegan's story。BLOG • INSTAGRAM • TWITTER • PINTEREST 。。。more

Georgia Chambers ，

This book really put my minuscule problems into perspective

Seline ，

I don’t know why I didn’t read this book before it was amazing。

Christabel ，

4。5 stars

Drache ，

I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars， because although I wanted to know that the h and H got a chance at being together and their problems would be resolved， I had to struggle with the H's actions through the whole book。 Since I don't think I'll reread it， that means 3 stars。 I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars， because although I wanted to know that the h and H got a chance at being together and their problems would be resolved， I had to struggle with the H's actions through the whole book。 Since I don't think I'll reread it， that means 3 stars。 。。。more

Martha Aiken ，

Really enjoyed this oneNobody is perfect and all of us make mistakes - great premise！So real and heartfelt - I could identify with all the major characters。

saracha ，

if owen were a real person i would encourage him to keep pulling a robin hood and steal from the rich to give to the poor。 like he said， are they actually going to notice what they’re missing？all jokes aside， the author presented many issues in this book without actually going in depth and the solutions to those issues felt very rushed。 i felt like i couldn’t keep track of each issue and everything was kind of jumbled because of how fast the point of views would switch。

Sam Paines ，

I laughed I cried I threw my book at the wall*three sentences to sum up how good this book is*Such great characters and storyline！！

Kate Hayes ，

just very hetero but i’m a hetero so whos complaining？

Sofia。Lantsov ，

4。4Ayyyy pero como explico que esta autora escribe bellísimo y escribe historias demasiadoooo buenas Leí este libro porque me enamore de la pluma de Brigid yyy ommgaaa entre pensando que era un libro romántico más， y no entiendo porque， me a pasado ya otras veces con ella y sigo cayendo。 Todos sus libros son mucho más que historias， que entretenimiento， de verdad aportan algo y no cualquier cosa de verdad APORTAN Esta mujer escribe frases con las que me siento de verdad identificada。 Amo que tod 4。4Ayyyy pero como explico que esta autora escribe bellísimo y escribe historias demasiadoooo buenas Leí este libro porque me enamore de la pluma de Brigid yyy ommgaaa entre pensando que era un libro romántico más， y no entiendo porque， me a pasado ya otras veces con ella y sigo cayendo。 Todos sus libros son mucho más que historias， que entretenimiento， de verdad aportan algo y no cualquier cosa de verdad APORTAN Esta mujer escribe frases con las que me siento de verdad identificada。 Amo que todo tenga calidad: la trama， los personajes， las descripciones， lo plot twists。。。 todoooo Disfrute este libro muchísimo y me encanta que no solo sea romance， que haya otra trama， y una profundidad excelente en los personajes 🙌🏻💫⭐️ 。。。more

Xenia ，

This story is so wonderful。 Really enjoyed it！

Samantha Martin ，

I love this book。 I've read it a few times and it entwined the lives of the two protagonists incredibly。 Their dynamic is great but at times frustrating and their personal traumas are explained/portrayed brilliantly。 I love this book。 I've read it a few times and it entwined the lives of the two protagonists incredibly。 Their dynamic is great but at times frustrating and their personal traumas are explained/portrayed brilliantly。 。。。more

Winna ，

This doesn’t feel like the ordinary YA fare - deeper， more complicated， and it feels more serious somehow。 The main characters react and respond as teenagers do， and I like how relationships develop in this book。 The ending feels like a neat bow tying everything up， but it also leaves things open for interpretation， for the future to unfold。

♡AHGAHSE♡ ，

I loved rob and connor but not megan and samantha btw connor is my baby ❤❤

ellen ，

I picked this book up in Waterstones just because I thought the cover was pretty and the blurb sounded quite interesting。 I’ve never heard of this book before but I am so glad that I came across it during my aimless browsing because I loved this so much！！ I think it was such a nice change for me considering what I usually read。 It made me really emotional & it made me laugh， I was so invested in all the characters and I am so sad to have finished it！ I think this is one of the first books in awh I picked this book up in Waterstones just because I thought the cover was pretty and the blurb sounded quite interesting。 I’ve never heard of this book before but I am so glad that I came across it during my aimless browsing because I loved this so much！！ I think it was such a nice change for me considering what I usually read。 It made me really emotional & it made me laugh， I was so invested in all the characters and I am so sad to have finished it！ I think this is one of the first books in awhile that I didn’t want to finish 。。。more

Shalu ，

Rob was a popular kid untill his father caught for cheating millions of dollars from everyone in the town。 Megan， living perfect nerdy life but things changed when she caught for cheating in exams。The story begins with pairing them together for a class project。 （ isn't it how every friendships-to-love begins<3）。 Ron's past and Megan's present were something that they don't want to discuss to anyone。 But eventually they find space for each other in their life。 This book goes through almost every Rob was a popular kid untill his father caught for cheating millions of dollars from everyone in the town。 Megan， living perfect nerdy life but things changed when she caught for cheating in exams。The story begins with pairing them together for a class project。 （ isn't it how every friendships-to-love begins<3）。 Ron's past and Megan's present were something that they don't want to discuss to anyone。 But eventually they find space for each other in their life。 This book goes through almost every teenage problems。 Being compared to others， bullying， love， friendship and trust。 。。。more

Barbara Niclasen ，

2。5*

Alexana ，

An excellent novel exploring the line between right and wrong。 “Call it what you want“ by Brigid Kemmerer centers around two main characters - Rob and Maegan。 Rob has become a social outcast since his dad has been arrested for defrauding half the town， followed by his dad‘s attempted suicide。 Maegan， on the other hand， is known at school as the girl who cheated at the SATs last year， disqualifying a hundred students along with her。 Both of them have difficult family and school lives。 When they h An excellent novel exploring the line between right and wrong。 “Call it what you want“ by Brigid Kemmerer centers around two main characters - Rob and Maegan。 Rob has become a social outcast since his dad has been arrested for defrauding half the town， followed by his dad‘s attempted suicide。 Maegan， on the other hand， is known at school as the girl who cheated at the SATs last year， disqualifying a hundred students along with her。 Both of them have difficult family and school lives。 When they have to work together for a calculus project， they get to know each other and start to open up。 That is the premise， presented in the blurb。 But this novel is so much more。 It deals with poverty， vigilantism， broken friendships and critiques the police， the rich and the prejudice people hold onto despite not having all the facts。 The only fault I can find with this book is that the ending felt a bit rushed。 You will not be able to wait to turn the next page。 The author is masterful in her usage of tension and nuance。 For people who need a win， this will be a good choice。 。。。more

words ，

DISCLAIMER: No hate to the author， I just personally disliked the book。 Mini Review: the book is an amalgamation of some pretty serious issues。 But the treatment is TERRIBLE。 When you are talking about things like theft， disability， caring for a disabled parent， bullying， unwanted pregnancy， abortion， inappropriate romantic relationships - well you’ve already got a pretty exhaustive book。 And when you fail to treat each issue well， you don’t leave an impact at all。 It becomes mash potato of soci DISCLAIMER: No hate to the author， I just personally disliked the book。 Mini Review: the book is an amalgamation of some pretty serious issues。 But the treatment is TERRIBLE。 When you are talking about things like theft， disability， caring for a disabled parent， bullying， unwanted pregnancy， abortion， inappropriate romantic relationships - well you’ve already got a pretty exhaustive book。 And when you fail to treat each issue well， you don’t leave an impact at all。 It becomes mash potato of social evils and the book looses its grounding。 This book does nothing new。 I had to check the year of publication and I’m surprised this came out in 2019， because it’s a formulaic ya contemporary from early 2010’s about boy and girl with baggage and drama and a small town where everyone knows everyone。 Its predictable and bland。 Or maybe I’m too old for this now。 。。。more

maggie ，

maybe 3。25-3。50*？Definitely didn't like this as much as Letters to the Lost and More Than We Can Tell。 It wasn't bad by any means， but I didn't find myself as invested in the story as I was with the other two。 I found the characters a bit underdeveloped and their arcs a bit forced。 maybe 3。25-3。50*？Definitely didn't like this as much as Letters to the Lost and More Than We Can Tell。 It wasn't bad by any means， but I didn't find myself as invested in the story as I was with the other two。 I found the characters a bit underdeveloped and their arcs a bit forced。 。。。more

Sheridan Kunde ，

It wasn't necessarily the writing that made this book stand out for me。 It was the conversation it started about ethics， money and a little bit of race。 The novel made space for a nuanced conversation by having it as an integral part of the plot and characters motivations。Maegan is a smart girl who didn't think she could compete with her sisters achievements and so she cheated on her SAT's。 She also has to grapple with keeping everyone's secrets and make choices about what the consequences of ke It wasn't necessarily the writing that made this book stand out for me。 It was the conversation it started about ethics， money and a little bit of race。 The novel made space for a nuanced conversation by having it as an integral part of the plot and characters motivations。Maegan is a smart girl who didn't think she could compete with her sisters achievements and so she cheated on her SAT's。 She also has to grapple with keeping everyone's secrets and make choices about what the consequences of keeping or telling these secrets could be。Rob's father stole money from his clients and now he has gone from rich to getting by and doing well at school to doing really well because he has no social life。 It makes him think differently about money and question who has the right to decide what everyone deserves。 This is also influenced by his friend Owen whose family is poor。Samantha， Maegan's sister， has come back from college with her own problems and ethical dillema。 Maegan is the only one she'll talk to。There is also Maegan's friend Rachel and her boyfriend who are black and bring the racial perspective to Rob's issue to point out how different Rob and his dad would have been treated if they were black。I loved the nuance of the discussion and the way it deals with the complexities of each issue。 Brigid isn't trying to force an ideology or morals on the reader。 She is simply acknowledging different perspectives of thought for the reader to consider。My only problem is this leads to some vague endings。 Some endings are kind of suggested but there's no details。 In a way I'm glad because I'm trying to encourage shorter one off's but just a little bit more detail might have been nice。 。。。more

hafsa ，

This book was amazing！ The philosophical themes and the main characters' messy lives and relationships make this novel a perfect blend of tragedy， growth， and hope。I'll start with the characters。 I loved Rob and Maegan SO much。 They're both easy to like and empathize with， and I felt like none of their flaws were left unaddressed in some way。 Rob is a totally misunderstood sweetie and he deserves everything。 His generosity and naivety were an amazing antithesis to everyone else's judgments of hi This book was amazing！ The philosophical themes and the main characters' messy lives and relationships make this novel a perfect blend of tragedy， growth， and hope。I'll start with the characters。 I loved Rob and Maegan SO much。 They're both easy to like and empathize with， and I felt like none of their flaws were left unaddressed in some way。 Rob is a totally misunderstood sweetie and he deserves everything。 His generosity and naivety were an amazing antithesis to everyone else's judgments of him。 He's adorable。 Maegan is the most considerate and I love that she gave Rob a chance。 I loved her duality， as she's a goody-goody who cheated on her SAT， and that she constantly tries and repeatedly fails to see every side of a story。 Maegan and Rob's relationship is wholesome and I was rooting for them from their very first interaction。 Rob and Samantha's friendship carried the first half of the novel and in my head they become besties after the events of the book。 Rob and Owen's friendship was also everything， and I loved that they became unlikely partners in not-crime。 Rob and Connor's dynamic is incredibly well-written and might be my favorite thing about the novel。I absolutely loved the embezzlement storyline and I don't know why。 It's a unique crime to write about， especially in a novel with a romance at the forefront。 I like that the novel takes a boldly philosophical turn throughout most of the second half and blurs the lines between moral rights and wrongs。 Writing about Rob and Maegan's actions as grey areas rather than concluding with one singular judgment added complexity and a realistic angle to their stories。 The message about moral quandries being subjective is extremely important and I think a lot of people could learn from this book。I couldn't help but compare this to the other Kemmerer novels I've read （the Letters To The Lost books）， and I think Kemmerer's strongest points shone through in this novel。 I like her sad and broken main boys with their hidden sweetness and vulnerability， and Rob was no different。 She writes emo boys and teenage angst really well without making them cringeworthy。 I also like how Kemmerer subtly addresses mental health in Call It What You Want without attaching terminology to it or turning it into a character flaw。 I will say this book was a little different from the other two I've read in terms of the romance， because Rob and Maegan emotionally connect faster & form a more well-developed friendship than other duos。 Their friendship and understanding of each other is endearing and makes for a wonderful way to connect two characters with so many differences between them。 。。。more

Kristy G ，

3。5 stars。 Story is OK。 But comes to an end so fast， it made the previous 350 pages seem a waste。

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