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Ophelia After All

Ophelia After All

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  • Author：Racquel Marie
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Summary

A teen girl navigates friendship drama， the end of high school， and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All， a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie。

Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends， Cuban food， rose-gardening， and boys - way too many boys。 Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes， but Ophelia is a romantic at heart。 She couldn't change， even if she wanted to。

So when she finds herself thinking more about cute， quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend， seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia's firm image of herself。 Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group， and things are spiraling a little out of control。 But the course of love--and sexuality--never did run smooth。 As her secrets begin to unravel， Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she's always imagined or upending everyone's expectations to rediscover who she really is， after all。

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Melissa Karibian ，

I was lucky to win an eARC of this book， and I devoured it in a day。As someone who related to Ophelia， being biracial and discovering her sexuality in HS， this story was a nostalgic and emotional ride。 I loved every page， every character， every quote。 I laughed and cried and can’t wait for others to experience this story

Tazrin ，

On my list of most anticipated YA books of 2022， OPHELIA EVER AFTER is really high up there。 You didn’t need to tell me more than queer Latinx coming out story to get me on board but what we ended up getting was so much more than that。 This book is so warm and comforting and just feels like a giant hug。The author wove together an incredibly wholesome coming out tale that was chock full of teenage angst and that delicious uncertainty that you only feel at 18， when the cusp of adulthood is upon yo On my list of most anticipated YA books of 2022， OPHELIA EVER AFTER is really high up there。 You didn’t need to tell me more than queer Latinx coming out story to get me on board but what we ended up getting was so much more than that。 This book is so warm and comforting and just feels like a giant hug。The author wove together an incredibly wholesome coming out tale that was chock full of teenage angst and that delicious uncertainty that you only feel at 18， when the cusp of adulthood is upon you。 Also， found family supremacists – this story is for you。It’s prom season and Ophelia （yes， named by her English Lit professor mother after Ophelia from Hamlet） is worrying about regular teenage girl things… her dress， her boutonniere and her date。 Only the date she’s daydreaming about might not be a boy？Most queer coming of age stories I’ve read have had the MC be certain of their sexuality and the internal struggle revolves around self-acceptance and acceptance from their families。 I’ve never read a story where the main character is still questioning and exploring their sexuality。 Is Ophelia thinking a little too much about this girl because she’s a new crush？ What’s the normal amount of attention are you supposed to give other girls？ Can you notice they’re pretty？ Can you want to kiss them？Ophelia can’t stop thinking about Talia。 But Ophelia is definitely not gay…right？ Ophelia is especially struggling with her sexuality because she is known in the friend group as the boy crazy one。 Since here elementary school days， she’s been a romantic， always having a crush on some boy or another。 Her parents， her friends， everyone important in her life knows this to be true and now， so close to the end of one chapter of her life， she’s scared to rock the boat。 How will everyone react to her if she comes out？ Will everyone’s perceptions of her be shattered because of the illusion of straightness？ How will she navigate queerness as a biracial child？ The uncertainty Ophelia feels is palpable and you can’t help but sympathize with her as the stress gets to her and she begins to lash out at the people in her life and she tries to navigate these complex feelings。The group dynamics in this are undoubtedly the strongest point of the book。 While Ophelia’s friend group is large， their interactions， hopes， dreams， fears and petty drama feel so organic and real and true to their age - the uncomfortable feeling of watching a love triangle in your friend group， the immersion of two groups into one， wanting to fit yourself into a specific label or box。 I think this is a story that all teens should read， whether they’re queer or not。 The message that OPHELIA EVER AFTER portrays is an important one – you are a constant work in progress， self-discovery isn’t easy and you don’t have to have all the answers。 You don’t need to fit yourself to someone else’s expectations of you。 You just need to be authentic to yourself。 The only concern I had with this book was in regards to Ophelia’s best friend and next door neighbor， Sammie。 Sammie is a Pakistani-American Muslim boy whose full name is Samuel。 While Sammie can certainly be a nickname for a brown male character （for names such as Samir）， Samuel is not a Muslim name （nor is his middle name Yadid – which， I believe， is a Hebrew name and unlikely to be used by a Pakistani family when naming a child）。 This is a small point of contention （what’s in a name， after all） but still significant enough for me to mention in this review because every time I read “Samuel” in the text， as a desi Muslim American myself， I felt a bit discombobulated。 At first I thought I had missed something and that perhaps Sammie was half white， like Ophelia。 But both of Sammie's parents are Pakistani and so it felt like an unexplained oddity。 Overall， this hug-in-a-book should definitely be on your radar！ I can’t wait to read more book from Racquel Marie in the future。Special thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest opinions。 。。。more

Jay ，

It's Ophelia's senior year of high school， and while her friends sort out details about prom， she's content to tend to her rose garden and just be her usual boy-crazy self。 But when Ophelia develops a crush on classmate， Talia， she begins to question not only her sexuality but everything she believes about who she is and how her friends see her too。I cannot express how much I loved this book！ Debut author Raquel Marie has so much voice in her writing and pours the best of it into Ophelia， a beau It's Ophelia's senior year of high school， and while her friends sort out details about prom， she's content to tend to her rose garden and just be her usual boy-crazy self。 But when Ophelia develops a crush on classmate， Talia， she begins to question not only her sexuality but everything she believes about who she is and how her friends see her too。I cannot express how much I loved this book！ Debut author Raquel Marie has so much voice in her writing and pours the best of it into Ophelia， a beautiful and richly crafted character who leaps off the page。 Not only that but Ophelia is surrounded by a super diverse group of friends （not only in sexuality but in race as well）。 I think this book has the potential to speak to young adults learning about themselves and their sexuality and especially those who aren't quite sure where they fit in。Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC。 This is easily one of the best books I've read this year。 I will be recommending this book all over the place。 。。。more

Demi ，

A cute story about finding one’s sexuality and all the nuances that come with it。 A full review to come。

Gabriele | QueerBookdom ，

DRC provided by Macmillan via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review。 Representation: queer Cuban-Irish protagonist， bisexual Black Puerto Rican secondary character， fat queer aromantic Black secondary character， asexual biromantic Korean secondary character， Pakistani Muslim secondary character， pansexual Black tertiary character， Cuban tertiary character， Korean tertiary characters， lesbian South-Asian tertiary character。 Content Warning: mention of sexism and toxic masculinity， racism， h DRC provided by Macmillan via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review。 Representation: queer Cuban-Irish protagonist， bisexual Black Puerto Rican secondary character， fat queer aromantic Black secondary character， asexual biromantic Korean secondary character， Pakistani Muslim secondary character， pansexual Black tertiary character， Cuban tertiary character， Korean tertiary characters， lesbian South-Asian tertiary character。 Content Warning: mention of sexism and toxic masculinity， racism， homophobia。 Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie is a refreshing contemporary novel dealing with high school drama， personal growth， family bonds and boundaries， friendships new and old， and love and the ways it can surprise you。 Ophelia Rojas is a high-school senior。 She loves flowers， especially roses in all their shades of colour， so much that she plans to pursue botany at university， a decision her mother， as a Shakespearean scholar， regrettably has to accept。 The end of high school will bring along several changes， but some of those Ophelia is not yet ready for， one in particular which takes the form of a quiet girl named Talia。 As I said above， Racquel Marie wrote a contemporary novel that felt like a breath of fresh air。 Ophelia’s journey of self-discovery， mainly focusing on her questioning her sexuality without explicitly deciding on a label was such balm for my soul。 To my knowledge， there are not many books in which the main character starts questioning their identity and they end up accepting their queerness， but remaining unlabelled。 Indeed， the only other one I can think of is We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia， which I have not yet read， so I am not one hundred percent sure about my statement， but still I think this is the kind of novel I would like to see more of， both about sexuality and gender。 Ophelia After All is splendid debut and I expressly suggest you to read it once it comes out in February （supply chains issues notwithstanding）！ 。。。more

Kayleen ，

I don't really have the words to talk about how much I love this book， but here goes nothing。 I've been following Racquel on twitter for years， so I've seen a lot of the process of making and publishing this book from the outside。 And through those years， the hype has been building and building。 So when I got accepted for this arc， my hype levels were some of the highest they have ever been。 Nothing else has been this hyped in my head。 And surprising no one （at least not surprising me）， Ophelia I don't really have the words to talk about how much I love this book， but here goes nothing。 I've been following Racquel on twitter for years， so I've seen a lot of the process of making and publishing this book from the outside。 And through those years， the hype has been building and building。 So when I got accepted for this arc， my hype levels were some of the highest they have ever been。 Nothing else has been this hyped in my head。 And surprising no one （at least not surprising me）， Ophelia After All met and exceeded all previously mentioned hype。 There is something so magical about reading about a girl who thought she had it all figured out， get her whole sexual identity screwed around because she is talking to a pretty girl。 Ophelia， we have all been there。 This book isn't the "typical" coming out story。 Ophelia isn't just discovering her sexuality， but also really coming to terms and discovering who she is and learning she can break the expectations and beliefs that the people around her have put on her。 Ophelia After All is the book I wished I had when I was younger and am so thankful queer teens will have now。SPOILERS START HERE LOOK AWAY IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERSOphelia After All also deals with a coming out story in which she doesn't explicitly label her sexuality at the end。 And as a person who has questioned her identity for years and still struggles with the wanting to have a label， it was so cathartic to watch her be fine saying she's queer。 This is something that we don't see a ton and young queer girls need to see。 Ophelia After All is also SO important for queer kids of color， especially mixed kids。 While I am white and can't speak on how accurate the representation is， conversations about the intersectionality of queerness and being a person of color is really prevalent throughout the book。 It isn't just a thrown away thing， but something that Ophelia mentions quite frequently and is talked about with her friends as well。 I am looking forward to hear QPOC's thoughts。 I also love the fact that basically everyone in Ophelia's friend group is a part of the community at the end。 What they say is true， queer people travel in packs， even if they don't know that they're queer。 。。。more

Maimuna Haque ，

This book was really good！ It's about Ophelia the protagonist starting to have new feelings for a girl， Ophelia has always been boy crazy so when she starts having feeling for a girl she doesn't know how to deal with it。Rating: 3。5/5Synopsis:Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends， Cuban food， rose-gardening， and boys – way too many boys。 Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes， but Ophelia is a romantic at heart。 She couldn’t change， even if she wanted to。 This book was really good！ It's about Ophelia the protagonist starting to have new feelings for a girl， Ophelia has always been boy crazy so when she starts having feeling for a girl she doesn't know how to deal with it。Rating: 3。5/5Synopsis:Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends， Cuban food， rose-gardening， and boys – way too many boys。 Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes， but Ophelia is a romantic at heart。 She couldn’t change， even if she wanted to。So when she finds herself thinking more about cute， quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend， seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia’s firm image of herself。 Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group， and things are spiraling a little out of control。 But the course of love—and sexuality—never did run smooth。 As her secrets begin to unravel， Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she’s always imagined or upending everyone’s expectations to rediscover who she really is， after all。Thank you NetGalley for giving me an ARC！ 。。。more

Beth Bryden-miller ，

good self discovery， fun group of friends

Zoe Stewart （Zoe's All Booked） ，

OH MY GOD this was everything。 Easily another one of my favourite books of 2021。 I've already asked for adoption papers for Wes， he's such a CINNAMON ROLL。 I loved everything about this， and I legit cried for the last 20% or so。 Sweet Baby Ray's this was perfection。 OH MY GOD this was everything。 Easily another one of my favourite books of 2021。 I've already asked for adoption papers for Wes， he's such a CINNAMON ROLL。 I loved everything about this， and I legit cried for the last 20% or so。 Sweet Baby Ray's this was perfection。 。。。more

Fify ，

WHATTA GORGEOUS COVER AAAAA

Sanya ，

I'M SO EMOTIONAL OVER HOW PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND POIGNANT THIS BOOK IS GO PRE-ORDER IT NOW。 GO PRE-ORDER LIKE FIVE GIVE IT TO EVERYONE FOR PRESENTS IT'S SO GOOD I'M SOBBING I'M NEVER GETTING OVER IT I'M SO EMOTIONAL OVER HOW PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND POIGNANT THIS BOOK IS GO PRE-ORDER IT NOW。 GO PRE-ORDER LIKE FIVE GIVE IT TO EVERYONE FOR PRESENTS IT'S SO GOOD I'M SOBBING I'M NEVER GETTING OVER IT 。。。more

Christina Li ，

I had the absolute honor of reading this beautiful book and have thought about it every day since！ There is so much to love about Ophelia After All -- I love， love sweet Ophelia （and her roses）， I love her big friend group， I love her family， I love just how beautifully Ophelia's coming out and coming of age experience is described。 Would recommend to anyone and everyone <3 I had the absolute honor of reading this beautiful book and have thought about it every day since！ There is so much to love about Ophelia After All -- I love， love sweet Ophelia （and her roses）， I love her big friend group， I love her family， I love just how beautifully Ophelia's coming out and coming of age experience is described。 Would recommend to anyone and everyone <3 。。。more

Mimi ，

Don't ask me to explain it， but this book is the queer version of Red （Taylor's Version） we all deserve to have in our lives。 Absolutely outstanding debut。 Don't ask me to explain it， but this book is the queer version of Red （Taylor's Version） we all deserve to have in our lives。 Absolutely outstanding debut。 。。。more

Cindy ，

Ophelia Rojas is a senior who loves gardening， her best friends， and boys。 She is heading into the last part of her senior year when things start to change。 Ophelia is struggling to come to terms with what it means to be half Cuban， without living in a Latine community; what it means to be a friend， as her long-time friendships start to change; and perhaps most challenging for Ophelia， her sexuality。 As Ophelia struggles， she starts to drift away from the comfortable habits of reaching out to he Ophelia Rojas is a senior who loves gardening， her best friends， and boys。 She is heading into the last part of her senior year when things start to change。 Ophelia is struggling to come to terms with what it means to be half Cuban， without living in a Latine community; what it means to be a friend， as her long-time friendships start to change; and perhaps most challenging for Ophelia， her sexuality。 As Ophelia struggles， she starts to drift away from the comfortable habits of reaching out to her parents and friends for help， and she tries to handle her questions on her own。 What Ophelia learns is that change and growth is an important part of growing up and you don't need to fit into the ideas that others hold for you。 。。。more

Ally ，

Received an ARC thanks to netgalley in exchange for a review！ This was so CUTE！ Such a sweet and heartfelt little story that I cannot wait to foist on my friends when it’s officially available next year， because so many times throughout this book I kept thinking how different friends of mine would love it。 It made me cry a little bit at times and I like how it didn’t necessarily go where I was expecting it to， but it was overall really good！The only so-called issue I had were occasional overdesc Received an ARC thanks to netgalley in exchange for a review！ This was so CUTE！ Such a sweet and heartfelt little story that I cannot wait to foist on my friends when it’s officially available next year， because so many times throughout this book I kept thinking how different friends of mine would love it。 It made me cry a little bit at times and I like how it didn’t necessarily go where I was expecting it to， but it was overall really good！The only so-called issue I had were occasional overdescriptions/overwriting which I can totally understand in a debut， and the fact that characters sometimes weren’t described until several chapters after they were introduced so I’d have to readjust my mental images multiple times; but if these are my biggest criticisms then that’s a damn solid book， and I really did love this one 。。。more

Anvita （anvitascorner） ，

OMG THIS IS EVERYTHING I NEED IT ASAP

Wesley ，

wellll that was uhh certainly something。real review to come。

Laurie ，

There a ton of rave reviews for this book， and I have to admit that I just don't get it。 The book was good， the characters were fine， but it didn't stay with me after I read it。 None of the characters jumped out as unique or intriguing， and the story line wasn't gripping。 I didn't find myself invested in Ophelia's journey of discovery or in the trials and tribulations of the other characters and their romantic entanglements。 I did appreciate the representation found in the cast of characters as There a ton of rave reviews for this book， and I have to admit that I just don't get it。 The book was good， the characters were fine， but it didn't stay with me after I read it。 None of the characters jumped out as unique or intriguing， and the story line wasn't gripping。 I didn't find myself invested in Ophelia's journey of discovery or in the trials and tribulations of the other characters and their romantic entanglements。 I did appreciate the representation found in the cast of characters as well as the issues each character had to deal with regarding race， homophobia， etc。Thank you， NetGalley， for the ARC。 。。。more

Allison ，

I didn't expect to love this but I did？Not your average YA queer romance - more a story about a highschooler learning to fall in love with herself， and about the various ways that friendship shows up。Fun， great cast of characters and characterization， light， funny， touching， doesn't translate all the non-English conversation and never italicizes it。 What's not to love？ I didn't expect to love this but I did？Not your average YA queer romance - more a story about a highschooler learning to fall in love with herself， and about the various ways that friendship shows up。Fun， great cast of characters and characterization， light， funny， touching， doesn't translate all the non-English conversation and never italicizes it。 What's not to love？ 。。。more

DaisyAM ，

This book is super gay and I love it！ I think high school drama and hormones are captured perfectly through the friendship dynamics in the book。 I found the theme of the internal battle between being who everyone expects you/knows you to be and who you are discovering you truly are to be extremely powerful and well executed。 I would highly recommend to all folks who are discovering and exploring parts of themselves， especially young folks。 I would totally read a sequel/companion following the ma This book is super gay and I love it！ I think high school drama and hormones are captured perfectly through the friendship dynamics in the book。 I found the theme of the internal battle between being who everyone expects you/knows you to be and who you are discovering you truly are to be extremely powerful and well executed。 I would highly recommend to all folks who are discovering and exploring parts of themselves， especially young folks。 I would totally read a sequel/companion following the main character's next journey。 。。。more

booksandzoe ，

Ophelia After All is perhaps the most unique， and DEFINITELY the best young adult novel I've ever read。 A joy to read from start to finish， Racquel Marie captures a sweet， lovable and unique cast of characters that felt so realistic to me I was longing to join their group。 It takes a LOT to make me feel the same way I felt while reading Red White and Royal Blue （which is my favorite novel in terms of character writing） but this novel 1000% did that。This novel follows Ophelia， a botany-lover proc Ophelia After All is perhaps the most unique， and DEFINITELY the best young adult novel I've ever read。 A joy to read from start to finish， Racquel Marie captures a sweet， lovable and unique cast of characters that felt so realistic to me I was longing to join their group。 It takes a LOT to make me feel the same way I felt while reading Red White and Royal Blue （which is my favorite novel in terms of character writing） but this novel 1000% did that。This novel follows Ophelia， a botany-lover proclaimed "boy-crazy" girl on her journey of questioning her sexuality and navigating the world that is teenage romance during Prom season。 From developing a clumsy crush on a girl to having bursts of romantic feelings for fleeting boys， Ophelia's fully confused with her identity。 She builds connections with very 3 dimensional characters that become a support （or lack of support） system while hiding her secret from her parents and her long-tie friends for fear of letting their version of Ophelia be tarnished。I loved the way the author handled Ophelia's sexuality crisis。 The author shows how it's a messy， non-linear process that doesn't always have stereotypical journeys and outcomes。 Ophelia spends a lot of time bonding with and learning the stories of Queer people in & associated with people in her life， which creates a support system many do not have during the questioning phase， which I loved to read。 As for the specific characters AHH I loved so many of them but in particular: Wesley， Sammie， Talia， Agatha and Ophelia's parents （so， pretty much every character）。 They all had distinct characterizations and backstories lending to a more fully fleshed and realistic world than many books provide， which was *so* good。 Ophelia's parents have complicated lives which sometimes make Ophelia's life harder， especially when she holds blame in those complications。 Her best friend Sammie and Wesley are competing in a love triangle for a girl who may hold less feelings than either of them。 The friendship dynamics behind this group were also SO much more realistic than the typical YA book。 Their friend group deals with the merging of two smaller groups， a love triangle， a bid for prom queen， the structure of popularity， and the knowledge that when they graduate in the Spring， some of them will likely cease to be friends。 As somebody who just graduated high school last year， I've never read a book that deals with the complicated， fraught nature that is a senior year friend group。 My personal experience of knowing that in a few short months I likely was going to fade from the lives of some of those who I was closest to was hard to grapple with， but also a sort of peaceful acceptance feeling of "thank god。" Ophelia and her group definitely see some of these issues， especially after the growing pains of being such lifelong friends。Ophelia After All also provides a lot of cultural depth， from her Cuban-American background to the diversity of her friend group offering many fresh perspectives that are generally underrepresented in literature。 As a white person I'm not going to speak on if the different racial and ethnic representations were good or bad， since I lack that perspective: I will say if you're looking for a book with lots of diverse character backgrounds， this one has it！Overall， there is so much I could say about this book that I can't even put into words， and I'll be coming back to this review probably daily to edit it。。 BUT I just want to say this is my new favorite YA book ever。 Perhaps it's because the author is so young， and so many YA authors are a bit older （no shade） and are。 bit out of touch with what being a teenager is like now。。。 but this book is so golden。 SO f*cking golden and I'm not going to shut up about it Ever。THANK YOU to Macmillan for the ARC💋 Get excited for this one y'all！！！！ 。。。more

Maddie ，

Apparently one of the perks of being a library tech is reading my most anticipated book of 2022 early。 RTC

Ann Zhao ，

HELLO THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING AND I WILL TREASURE IT FOREVER。full review to come <3

Tabitha O’Connell ，

Ace side character https://twitter。com/blondewithab00k/s。。。 Ace side character https://twitter。com/blondewithab00k/s。。。 。。。more

rara ✌️ ，

i havent even read this yet and i am absolutely ECSTATIC at the amazing possibilities of a new favorite book >:DD ARGH 2022 can’t come fast enough :’））

luce ，

this cover is so cute， i can't 🥺 this cover is so cute， i can't 🥺 。。。more

Jake Arlow ，

This book 。。。。 this book 。。。。。 THIS BOOK！！！！！ It's impossible to say what I loved best about it: Racquel's gorgeous prose？ Definitely。 Ophelia's conflict about her changing identity？ That too。 The incredible banter and an ensemble cast that you have no choice but to fall in love with？ ALSO THAT！！！！！ This is one of my all-time favorites and necessary reading for anyone who has questioned their sexuality or wondered how the world sees them。 I LOVE OPHELIA！！ This book 。。。。 this book 。。。。。 THIS BOOK！！！！！ It's impossible to say what I loved best about it: Racquel's gorgeous prose？ Definitely。 Ophelia's conflict about her changing identity？ That too。 The incredible banter and an ensemble cast that you have no choice but to fall in love with？ ALSO THAT！！！！！ This is one of my all-time favorites and necessary reading for anyone who has questioned their sexuality or wondered how the world sees them。 I LOVE OPHELIA！！ 。。。more

Manon the Malicious ，

I was provided an ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。Ha。 Haha。 Hahaha。"What did I think？，" you ask？I didn't。 This was undoubtedly amazing， well written， well crafted and so so so so compelling。 I started reading it after midnight and simply could not stop。 I finished it around six when I was used to going to sleep at 1/2 back then。 Nothing could have kept me from reading more。 It was amazing。 And it broke me。 I have not sobbed like this in forever。 I cannot even explain why， I ju I was provided an ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。Ha。 Haha。 Hahaha。"What did I think？，" you ask？I didn't。 This was undoubtedly amazing， well written， well crafted and so so so so compelling。 I started reading it after midnight and simply could not stop。 I finished it around six when I was used to going to sleep at 1/2 back then。 Nothing could have kept me from reading more。 It was amazing。 And it broke me。 I have not sobbed like this in forever。 I cannot even explain why， I just felt every single thing Ophelia did and sometimes even more strongly than she did。 It truly devastated me。 Just thinking about it， I want to cry。So read it， as soon as you can， and tell me if it's a me problem or what。Just， to me， this was a masterpiece that will stay with me for quite a while。 。。。more

Monte Price ，

I'm reading this for a vlog， so at some point I'll edit in that link here。 This is me editing in that link。But this book also isn't out until February， so there's not much I can say other than you need to have this preordered/requested at your library。 This book hit all the marks I didn't even know I needed it to hit。 Ophelia + company are some of the best characters I've had the pleasure to read about， and I loved being invested in their friend group and Ophelia's journey。Racquel really did tha I'm reading this for a vlog， so at some point I'll edit in that link here。 This is me editing in that link。But this book also isn't out until February， so there's not much I can say other than you need to have this preordered/requested at your library。 This book hit all the marks I didn't even know I needed it to hit。 Ophelia + company are some of the best characters I've had the pleasure to read about， and I loved being invested in their friend group and Ophelia's journey。Racquel really did that and the people are going to be truly blessed when they get a chance to read this and experience the story for themselves。 。。。more

Velma ，

I have attempted to write this review multiple times and for all good reason。 This book written by Racquel is such a love story of finding your true self and also sharing that new found self discovery with people in your world。 The journey that Ophelia went through showed that sometimes it will be messy but this book shows messiness produces the best story arc。 I have read this book twice now and each time I leave with the thought that this book will be read by Queer kids all over who will see t I have attempted to write this review multiple times and for all good reason。 This book written by Racquel is such a love story of finding your true self and also sharing that new found self discovery with people in your world。 The journey that Ophelia went through showed that sometimes it will be messy but this book shows messiness produces the best story arc。 I have read this book twice now and each time I leave with the thought that this book will be read by Queer kids all over who will see themselves in some of these characters or see family/friends。 I can't think of a greater first book to release out in this world then this。 。。。more

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