Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun: A Novel
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- Author：Jonny Garza Villa
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Summary
A poignant， funny， openhearted novel about coming out， first love， and being your one and only best and true self。
Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate。 Get into UCLA。 And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi， Texas， and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life。
Then in one reckless moment， with one impulsive tweet， his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet。 The downside: the whole world knows， and Jules has to prepare for rejection。 The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self。
Then Mat， a cute， empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles， slides into Jules’s DMs。 Jules can tell him anything。 Mat makes the world seem conquerable。 But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true， the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away。 Jules has to face them alone。
Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of。 And now that he’s in control of it， what he does next is up to him。
Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate。 Get into UCLA。 And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi， Texas， and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life。
Then in one reckless moment， with one impulsive tweet， his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet。 The downside: the whole world knows， and Jules has to prepare for rejection。 The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self。
Then Mat， a cute， empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles， slides into Jules’s DMs。 Jules can tell him anything。 Mat makes the world seem conquerable。 But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true， the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away。 Jules has to face them alone。
Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of。 And now that he’s in control of it， what he does next is up to him。
Reviews
Alyssa
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Omg I loved this！ Julian and all his friends were extremely likeable and funny。 I had Cemetery Boys vibes with all the Spanish in this too。 Mat is so presh！ I'm also really happy with the lack of any major angst in this too because I kept waiting for something worse to happen。 Super good！ Omg I loved this！ Julian and all his friends were extremely likeable and funny。 I had Cemetery Boys vibes with all the Spanish in this too。 Mat is so presh！ I'm also really happy with the lack of any major angst in this too because I kept waiting for something worse to happen。 Super good！ 。。。more
Brigi
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I was mostly bored during this book， I feel like nothing happened。 Also， a lot of things made me roll my eyes， but I realise I'm at least 10 years older than the target audience， so that might be it。Rep: Mexican-American gay main character， Vietnamese-American gay character， Mexican-American side characters， black side character， Vietnamese-American queer side characters I was mostly bored during this book， I feel like nothing happened。 Also， a lot of things made me roll my eyes， but I realise I'm at least 10 years older than the target audience， so that might be it。Rep: Mexican-American gay main character， Vietnamese-American gay character， Mexican-American side characters， black side character， Vietnamese-American queer side characters 。。。more
the。argumentative。bong
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4。5⭐ （rounded off）Endearing， poignant， heartwarming and immensely hopeful story of a teen who finds strength in his friends， family。。。and in himself。
Elyssa
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3 leaning toward a 4。 I felt like we skipped parts in the plot & I don’t like pop culture references in books （just a preference…）However， this book was so joyously written。 And about a gay， latinx， high schooler。 Love love love love love Jules and his friends。 TW: abuse， homophobic slurs， slight racism mentions， mental health/suicide discussions。
Madhu MaBookYard -
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There will always be that one book book that will sneak attack you with all feelings while you are reading a bunch of others。 This was one such book。 This book had so much representation of love that it was impossible not to fall in live with it too。 It follows Julián as he accidentally outs himself through twitter one night and has to deal with the aftermath of a reckless mistake。 It talks about a lot of triggering topics and deals with it in a really positive way。 。My Rating : 🌟🌟🌟🌟。5 [4。5/5]。T There will always be that one book book that will sneak attack you with all feelings while you are reading a bunch of others。 This was one such book。 This book had so much representation of love that it was impossible not to fall in live with it too。 It follows Julián as he accidentally outs himself through twitter one night and has to deal with the aftermath of a reckless mistake。 It talks about a lot of triggering topics and deals with it in a really positive way。 。My Rating : 🌟🌟🌟🌟。5 [4。5/5]。Thank you @tlcbooktours for the gifted copy！ Full review up on Blog/Goodreads。 。Jules was amazing and when paired with Mat， they were amazing。 I was skeptical at first， but their chemistry was so good and the way they were there for each other was really well done。 This book had amazing found family/friends guy， Jules had an amazing support system when everything goes down amd that warmed my heart a lot！ Not to mention Mat who never failed to make Jules smile。 Jules sister was a force to reckon with and not to mention all the support he gets。 He is proud of his chicanx culture and the the author used the language a lot and I really got a full experience （Duolingo helped me guys。。） And I definitely got hungry after all the vegetarian food options discussed in very explicit detail。。Now， everything is not sunshine in this book。 Jules go through a lot of emotional and physical abuse through his dad， and that makes his character development a really strong one。 He learned to rely on others and forgive himself for all the blame， slurs and the confidence he lacked。 It was amazing to see his confidence come back and the way he opened his heart to let people help him so that he can heal。 I hurt when Jules cried over his lost family and that last chapter and that letter？ Broke my heart。 The author explores the Latinx community and the prejudice they have living in their home， and the rich culture they follow。 It wasn't hard to love all the family and the characters。 。This was a coming of age story filled with love， relationship， longing， food， laughter， recklessness， hope and healing。 This will definitely make you feel things。 Go read it pretty please？ 。。。more
book_savant
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I like this book since the very first page。 The friend group， the siblings and the MC are amazing。 The way it was written was also amazing。 I know this already but it made me think more of those who can't come out to their families， those who does not have an amazing supportive environment and having to deal with toxic people every single day。 I see you。 I hear you， I support you and I love you。 I like this book since the very first page。 The friend group， the siblings and the MC are amazing。 The way it was written was also amazing。 I know this already but it made me think more of those who can't come out to their families， those who does not have an amazing supportive environment and having to deal with toxic people every single day。 I see you。 I hear you， I support you and I love you。 。。。more
KD
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I can't put a finger on the reasons why this book just didn't do it for me but it is what it is。 It had its fair share of beautiful lines but at some point my interest level just dropped and made is difficult for me to finish。 Either way， I think Jules and Mat are adorable。 I can't put a finger on the reasons why this book just didn't do it for me but it is what it is。 It had its fair share of beautiful lines but at some point my interest level just dropped and made is difficult for me to finish。 Either way， I think Jules and Mat are adorable。 。。。more
Nafiza Tarannum
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bro i can’t stop crying i love these characters so much
clemens
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4/5:As much as this book kind of reminds me of something sad， I liked it。 An hopeful book without much hurdles。。 plus a very smooth writing。
Libraryofink
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Rating: 4。5 ☆☆☆☆
Nika
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this book…wow i’m speechless。 it was absolutely amazing， i cried and i laughed。 So beautiful definitely recommend to read this one if i want to feel like you’re being wrapped up in a big warm blanket。ps。 college novella when？
Audrey Hoeschen
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This book was really sweet。 It had its darker moments， but overall it made me feel all fuzzy on the inside :）！！！！！！！！！！！！ SPOILERS！！！！！！！！！I LOVED the supportive friends。 When I heard Julián was going to be outed I was so worried one of them would betray him。 Breath of fresh air， honestly， for them all to accept him。 I found myself constant rooting for Julián and Mat （unfortunately my keyboard won’t let me do the beautiful accents on Mat’s name）。 I mean ARE YOU KIDDING ME Julián’s last name mean This book was really sweet。 It had its darker moments， but overall it made me feel all fuzzy on the inside :）！！！！！！！！！！！！ SPOILERS！！！！！！！！！I LOVED the supportive friends。 When I heard Julián was going to be outed I was so worried one of them would betray him。 Breath of fresh air， honestly， for them all to accept him。 I found myself constant rooting for Julián and Mat （unfortunately my keyboard won’t let me do the beautiful accents on Mat’s name）。 I mean ARE YOU KIDDING ME Julián’s last name means moon and Mat’s name means sun！！！！ They felt very real。 Same with the friendships！ Great character interaction And it was all balanced by the darker plot with Julián’s dad。 Best: really sweet story， great charactersWorst: sometimes the Spanish got confusing for me bc I don’t know Spanish :（ but I figured it out！ 。。。more
jordana
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To quote Jules Luna， this book smashes your emotions like a piñata
Namelessfox
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars （audiobooks）The first half of the book was pretty slow。 I did get invested with the dad incident and what followed but things mellowed out pretty quickly。 I enjoyed the book when the focus was on Jules and his friends/family。 I tended to zone out when Mat and Jules hearted over each other。 Just felt a little disjointed when we’d have some drama and then we jumped to cuteness。 Overall not a bad read。 I think I’d have enjoyed the book more if it stuck either to rom com or drama。 PS。 It’d 3。5 stars （audiobooks）The first half of the book was pretty slow。 I did get invested with the dad incident and what followed but things mellowed out pretty quickly。 I enjoyed the book when the focus was on Jules and his friends/family。 I tended to zone out when Mat and Jules hearted over each other。 Just felt a little disjointed when we’d have some drama and then we jumped to cuteness。 Overall not a bad read。 I think I’d have enjoyed the book more if it stuck either to rom com or drama。 PS。 It’d have been helpful had there been translations of what the characters were saying when speaking in another language。 I had the kindle version so I could use the dictionary function to translate some words but sentences I just let fly over my head and hoped they weren’t relevant to the story。 。。。more
Scientist's Reading World | Hugo Lapa
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You can see my full-review spoiler-free on my channel: https://youtu。be/uZLdGghuCDkThank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review。 In anything the e-arc influence my opinion on reviewing this book！ You can see my full-review spoiler-free on my channel: https://youtu。be/uZLdGghuCDkThank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review。 In anything the e-arc influence my opinion on reviewing this book！ 。。。more
Ashwati Biju
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“Te amo， Sunshine。” “Anh yêu em， Moonlight。”This book made me cry and laugh and uuggh I love this so much！！🥺 The friendship， the family， the super cute relationships， Mat and Jules are definitely couple goals🤧and don't even get me started on their friends😭🤧💗 I'd suggest this book to everyone because it is just perfect。 The perfect debut， thank you Johny Garza Villa for this。 I'll treasure this book forever。 “Te amo， Sunshine。” “Anh yêu em， Moonlight。”This book made me cry and laugh and uuggh I love this so much！！🥺 The friendship， the family， the super cute relationships， Mat and Jules are definitely couple goals🤧and don't even get me started on their friends😭🤧💗 I'd suggest this book to everyone because it is just perfect。 The perfect debut， thank you Johny Garza Villa for this。 I'll treasure this book forever。 。。。more
Allison S-B
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is an honest and emotional story。 Not only was the writing and the pacing incredible， but it felt deeply personal and real。 There were so many elements to this book that I have rarely seen represented。 The found family was so beautiful and there were so many good non-romantic friendships where the characters weren't afraid to openly show their love for each other。 The long-distance relationship was so beautiful and sweet， I adored reading about Jules and Mat to Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun is an honest and emotional story。 Not only was the writing and the pacing incredible， but it felt deeply personal and real。 There were so many elements to this book that I have rarely seen represented。 The found family was so beautiful and there were so many good non-romantic friendships where the characters weren't afraid to openly show their love for each other。 The long-distance relationship was so beautiful and sweet， I adored reading about Jules and Mat together。 This book also included the best representation of an abusive parent-child relationship I have ever seen in media。 I am just so grateful that it exists。 。。。more
Bee
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Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for an arc of this bookThis was the fluffy and cozy queer romance I've been needing！ I loved Jules and Mat so much， seeing their relationship develop and bloom when they finally meet in person was just lovely to read。 The author breathed so much life into all of his characters， even the side characters， that all of their dynamics were so great to witness。 The rep in the book is beautiful as well， and Ioved the inclusion of spanish phrases throughout。 Jon Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for an arc of this bookThis was the fluffy and cozy queer romance I've been needing！ I loved Jules and Mat so much， seeing their relationship develop and bloom when they finally meet in person was just lovely to read。 The author breathed so much life into all of his characters， even the side characters， that all of their dynamics were so great to witness。 The rep in the book is beautiful as well， and Ioved the inclusion of spanish phrases throughout。 Jonny Garza Villa put his whole heart into this novel and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a cute and diverse romance！ 。。。more
Corinne Colbert
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3。75
IE Latinx Book y Chisme Club
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We finished Pride Month with our second June Book， Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa。 This book follows Julian Luna， a senior in high school in Corpus Christi， Texas， as he navigates his final year and looks ahead at his options for after graduation。 After unintentionally coming out on Twitter， he connects with Mat Troi， a high school senior living in the Los Angeles area， and finds their friendship begins to blossoms into a long-distance romance。 Despite a group of suppor We finished Pride Month with our second June Book， Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa。 This book follows Julian Luna， a senior in high school in Corpus Christi， Texas， as he navigates his final year and looks ahead at his options for after graduation。 After unintentionally coming out on Twitter， he connects with Mat Troi， a high school senior living in the Los Angeles area， and finds their friendship begins to blossoms into a long-distance romance。 Despite a group of supportive friends， he struggles to find belonging in his hometown， especially with the expectations and homophobic beliefs held by his abusive father and the harassment he faces from other students after his coming out。 Leaving behind the pain of hiding his truth for so long， Julian begins to accept himself。 The exuberance he feels as this acceptance unfolds is so moving and the writing brings the reader into the character’s thoughts and emotions as the story progresses。 We love reading books with so much representation and diversity where each individual is provided a space to develop。 The conversations between the characters are natural and realistic and we loved that they have a chance to interact with each other without code switching。 During our chisme time， we discussed found family， first romance， homelessness in LGBTQIA+ youth， healthy friendships， QTBIPOC representation， choosing universities， the spectrum of masculinity， and productive allyship。 We highly recommend this book and agreed on 5/5 stars for this debut novel！Review Written by: Teresa Luna， IE Latinx Book y Chisme Club Instagram: @ielatinxbookychismeclub | @lunadelareina 。。。more
Cristiana Marques
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'Fifteen Hundred Miles from The Sun': 4 ⭐（Unpaid Review: thank you @netgalley， @jonnygarzavilla and @skyscape for allowing me to read this eArc in exchange for a review）When I was a little girl， I didn't understand much about queer relationships。 I loved all people but never understood the actual concept of queer， of being lgbtq。 I didn't know what that was。Reading this book made me think of that time， when all was new and beautiful and I didn't know what racism was。 The writing was so melodic a 'Fifteen Hundred Miles from The Sun': 4 ⭐（Unpaid Review: thank you @netgalley， @jonnygarzavilla and @skyscape for allowing me to read this eArc in exchange for a review）When I was a little girl， I didn't understand much about queer relationships。 I loved all people but never understood the actual concept of queer， of being lgbtq。 I didn't know what that was。Reading this book made me think of that time， when all was new and beautiful and I didn't know what racism was。 The writing was so melodic and majestic and I felt safe and strong。I loved the representation of the latinx community， much needed in literature， especially in queer literature！ Jonny was such an intuitiva writing， makes us stay hooked from the very beginning。 。。。more
Morgan
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I really thought this had the potential to be a new favorite but unfortunately， this was not for me。 I didn't click with the writing at all and found it a bit irritating。 I was very hot and cold with the characters， there were times I was starting to enjoy them but most of the time I wasn't。 I liked the idea of a long-distance， online relationship but the execution didn't work for me。 I do think it was more of a me problem than a problem with the book though。 YA contemporary has been very hit or I really thought this had the potential to be a new favorite but unfortunately， this was not for me。 I didn't click with the writing at all and found it a bit irritating。 I was very hot and cold with the characters， there were times I was starting to enjoy them but most of the time I wasn't。 I liked the idea of a long-distance， online relationship but the execution didn't work for me。 I do think it was more of a me problem than a problem with the book though。 YA contemporary has been very hit or miss for me in recent years。 But I thought the inclusion of Mexican American and Vietnamese American culture， mostly language and food， was really cool and interesting and it was definitely my favorite part。 。。。more
Sierra Mullen
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This book was one of my favorite reads of June。 This book is definitely character driven。 It follows the main lead， Jules， as he accidentally comes out as gay to him going off to college。 I enjoyed that the relationship wasn’t the sole focus even if it is still an important aspect of the book。 It really was a journey of self acceptance。 I thought going into this book that it would be a fluffy fun ya romance book and while there was some fun moments， it was so much more。 A nice surprise for sure。 This book was one of my favorite reads of June。 This book is definitely character driven。 It follows the main lead， Jules， as he accidentally comes out as gay to him going off to college。 I enjoyed that the relationship wasn’t the sole focus even if it is still an important aspect of the book。 It really was a journey of self acceptance。 I thought going into this book that it would be a fluffy fun ya romance book and while there was some fun moments， it was so much more。 A nice surprise for sure。 There were times that absolutely broke my heart and was a bit hard to read。 Jules was a great character to follow and root for。 One of my favorite things about this book was the side characters。 At first it was a bit hard to follow since he has a lot of friends but once I got to know them， I fell in love。 Especially with Lou and his sister。 The book could have a lot of lows but it was balanced beautifully with all the highs provided by his friends。 I also loved reading about his Mexican American heritage and same for Matt’s Vietnamese as well。 It was beautiful to see them mix at times。 The only reason I’m not giving it five stars was because the beginning wasn’t super interesting。 It did seem like it took a bit to find its footing。 I also think the love interest， Matt could have been a bit more developed personality wise。 I didn’t always care about him。 Although there relationship is still adorable。 I definitely recommend this！ 。。。more
Lena
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YES THIS IS WHAT I WANTED！ warnings for （view spoiler）[homophobia， slurs， abuse （parental， physical， emotional）， past death of parent， parental abandonment， bullying， forced coming out， mentions of suicidal ideation （hide spoiler）] YES THIS IS WHAT I WANTED！ warnings for （view spoiler）[homophobia， slurs， abuse （parental， physical， emotional）， past death of parent， parental abandonment， bullying， forced coming out， mentions of suicidal ideation （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Mary Kate
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Absolutely adored this book， would highly recommend！
Malena Mendes
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Not trying to emo here but Villa’s debut is one of the best book I’ve ever read about the journey of being yourself despite the situation that you’re currently in。 This book was not an easy read， but every moment was worth it。 I cried， laughed and swooned （HARD） for pretty much every character。 I can only hope that my boys Julian and Mat are out there living their best live
bookishwithwine
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This is a heartwarming story about Julián who is ready to start his new life far away from Corpus Christi， Texas， but first he has to finish high school。 That's ok。 He will just keep his head down and stay in the closet until he can leave for UCLA to meet up with Mat， a guy he has never met but knows he's in love。 Julián's dad has an idea that his son may not be straight， but he's still going to ask him about dating girls and other extracurricular activities he thinks a man's man would be doing。 This is a heartwarming story about Julián who is ready to start his new life far away from Corpus Christi， Texas， but first he has to finish high school。 That's ok。 He will just keep his head down and stay in the closet until he can leave for UCLA to meet up with Mat， a guy he has never met but knows he's in love。 Julián's dad has an idea that his son may not be straight， but he's still going to ask him about dating girls and other extracurricular activities he thinks a man's man would be doing。 One drunken night an accidental tweet is sent by Julián， and now the world knows he is gay。What a moving read this was！ I felt for Julián who was afraid if he came out then he would be treated differently by those he loved。 Of course he was wrong， but he had no way of knowing that。 His friend's response was incredibly heartwarming， but not everyone was so understanding which was what he expected。 I loved watching Julian and Matt's relationship blossom into something beautiful。 My only annoyance was with the dad， and it's always bothersome to me when the parents don't support their kids' choice。 In the end love is love， and love prevailed！ Thank you TLC Book Tours， TLC Diversity， Amazon Publishing and Author Jonny Garza Villa。This one is available now！Book Rating: 4/5Wine Pairing: Shannon Reserve Chardonnay 2016 。。。more
Cinthia Sanchez
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This was an incredible gay teen romance book。 I really connected with the teenage angst and self discovery Jules the main character deals with throughout the book。 Seeing a young teenager navigate his queerness in a Latino household was representation I did not know I needed but very much enjoyed。 My connection with this book came from the fact that I also grew up in a latinx household that isn't always very open to new ideas and self discovery that falls outside of what is deemed the "norm"。 Se This was an incredible gay teen romance book。 I really connected with the teenage angst and self discovery Jules the main character deals with throughout the book。 Seeing a young teenager navigate his queerness in a Latino household was representation I did not know I needed but very much enjoyed。 My connection with this book came from the fact that I also grew up in a latinx household that isn't always very open to new ideas and self discovery that falls outside of what is deemed the "norm"。 Seeing a young texas boy Jules deal with coming out to friends and family and navigating a long distance relationship all at once was incredible。 It was a very easy read with a lot of pop culture and latinx culture embedded in the pages that was easy for me to connect to。 I cannot wait to read more from this author。 。。。more
☔️ lin chuchu ☔️ 林楚楚
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1。5rep: vietnamese li， mexican american protag， black mc， latine cast i。。。did not like this。 i dont even think i can say i fully finished it， considering i just flipped through the last half of the bookcomplaints:1。 romance was just one person using the other as a therapist。 we don't learn anything about mat。 like at all， that would have endeared us to him。 it was also extremely instalove。 so2。 there was weird shit going on with the straight girls that we were supposed to like humping each othe 1。5rep: vietnamese li， mexican american protag， black mc， latine cast i。。。did not like this。 i dont even think i can say i fully finished it， considering i just flipped through the last half of the bookcomplaints:1。 romance was just one person using the other as a therapist。 we don't learn anything about mat。 like at all， that would have endeared us to him。 it was also extremely instalove。 so2。 there was weird shit going on with the straight girls that we were supposed to like humping each other for male validation。 that's just fucking weird3。 the extreme use of pop culture references。 this is a personal thing， so you might enjoy the book， i guess。 anyways， i do not like ariana grande 😭😭😭 pls stop 。。。more
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