I Kissed Shara Wheeler
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- Author：Casey McQuiston
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kassandra！
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haven’t read it but i already know where it’s going in my goodreads bookshelves
Jenn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel like everything came together in the last two hours of the audiobook; before then， it was hard to even like the two main characters。 But it does all eventually come together in a very satisfying， I-love-everyone-in-this-bar way。 I'm not sure the narrator did the book a whole lot of favors -- I didn't feel like most of her character voices sounded like real people。 I feel like everything came together in the last two hours of the audiobook; before then， it was hard to even like the two main characters。 But it does all eventually come together in a very satisfying， I-love-everyone-in-this-bar way。 I'm not sure the narrator did the book a whole lot of favors -- I didn't feel like most of her character voices sounded like real people。 。。。more
B
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I unfortunately really didn't enjoy most of this book。 It kind of feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be and I can't imagine readers feeling like they're in on what's going on。 It attempts to be part Gone Girl in the beginning but doesn't fully commit and isn't as clever or believable， and there's no deeper meaning even though it's trying very hard for it。 This would have been better without Shara Wheeler at all and just focused on these friends and what the last 20% of the book ends up I unfortunately really didn't enjoy most of this book。 It kind of feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be and I can't imagine readers feeling like they're in on what's going on。 It attempts to be part Gone Girl in the beginning but doesn't fully commit and isn't as clever or believable， and there's no deeper meaning even though it's trying very hard for it。 This would have been better without Shara Wheeler at all and just focused on these friends and what the last 20% of the book ends up being。 This was basically all over the place， conceptually。 Additionally， Chloe is incredibly selfish and a terrible MC。 I'm not sure how anyone is expected to root for her or care for her at all？ This could probably be enjoyable for readers who can suspend their disbelief but I found this way too disjointed and unbelievable in general。 As previously mentioned， the last 20% of the book had some really sweet moments and I think that story was the one that should have been focused on vs。 the whole missing girl thing that didn't feel believable or necessary。 。。。more
Cassie | The_BookSandwich
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I wanted to love this one like I did RWARB， but the execution fell short。 It feels like a retelling of John Greene’s Paper Towns with a nod to Jane Austen’s Emma。 The diversity and the search for self are great， but there’s just an element of toxic obsession instead of actual romance that felt off to me。 I appreciate the advanced listen from LibroFM！
Courtney
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I was given an arc in exchange for my honest opinion。 Thank you Netgalley。 DNF @ 50%I just couldn't with this book。 I devoured the first part， I was invested， but that quickly changed。 The characters were annoying and selfish， I didn't care for any of them。 I felt like I was missing something as they were finding and solving the clues effortlessly whilst I was still utterly confused。 None of it really made any sense to me。 I just didn't care for the book characters or what Shara did in all hones I was given an arc in exchange for my honest opinion。 Thank you Netgalley。 DNF @ 50%I just couldn't with this book。 I devoured the first part， I was invested， but that quickly changed。 The characters were annoying and selfish， I didn't care for any of them。 I felt like I was missing something as they were finding and solving the clues effortlessly whilst I was still utterly confused。 None of it really made any sense to me。 I just didn't care for the book characters or what Shara did in all honesty。 I am however in the minority here because everyone seemed to love it。 I'd recommend picking it up yourself when it's out and forming your own opinion 。。。more
Jeimy
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I didn’t love this one。I was into it at first。 Chloe gave me Maeve （Sex Education） vibes because she seemed to be a smart rebel who flaunted archaic rules。 I was curious about Shara’s disappearance and the scavenger hunt she sent Chloe， Smith， and Rory。As the book progressed I realized that Chloe was just self-centered and immature and that Shara was a manipulative Regina George （Mean Girls） wannabe。 Quite frankly， I would say that they deserved each other， but nobody deserved that。The book’s sa I didn’t love this one。I was into it at first。 Chloe gave me Maeve （Sex Education） vibes because she seemed to be a smart rebel who flaunted archaic rules。 I was curious about Shara’s disappearance and the scavenger hunt she sent Chloe， Smith， and Rory。As the book progressed I realized that Chloe was just self-centered and immature and that Shara was a manipulative Regina George （Mean Girls） wannabe。 Quite frankly， I would say that they deserved each other， but nobody deserved that。The book’s saving graces were the supporting characters。 In fact， I would have loved for this book to have been about another budding relationship in the book。I wanted to love this book because I love the author， but alas。 。。。more
Christina
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4。5 read， 5 audio This was so fun and very refreshing！ Talk about genre blending！ Casey is so good at this！ This was like the best of John Green's Papertowns with the best of John Hughes （big Breakfast Club vibes！） and some light Emily Henry romancing。A story of self-identity and a lot of questioning stereotypes wrapped up in a search for the missing popular girl （but less dramatic/more safe because you know the girl isn't dead in this one）。 Librarian recommendation: Read this as soon as you ca 4。5 read， 5 audio This was so fun and very refreshing！ Talk about genre blending！ Casey is so good at this！ This was like the best of John Green's Papertowns with the best of John Hughes （big Breakfast Club vibes！） and some light Emily Henry romancing。A story of self-identity and a lot of questioning stereotypes wrapped up in a search for the missing popular girl （but less dramatic/more safe because you know the girl isn't dead in this one）。 Librarian recommendation: Read this as soon as you can。 。。。more
Sammie V
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This book was absolutely brilliant。 Highly recommend the audio book。 Per usual Natalie Naudus did an outstanding performance with this book。 Her range in characters， tone and just over all performance was phenomenal and made the book that much better。For anyone who loved Paper Towns by John Green， this book is for you。 We follow Chloe who is about to be valedictorian of her small Alabama senior class， extremely capable and most importantly was recently kissed senselessly by the perfect， intolera This book was absolutely brilliant。 Highly recommend the audio book。 Per usual Natalie Naudus did an outstanding performance with this book。 Her range in characters， tone and just over all performance was phenomenal and made the book that much better。For anyone who loved Paper Towns by John Green， this book is for you。 We follow Chloe who is about to be valedictorian of her small Alabama senior class， extremely capable and most importantly was recently kissed senselessly by the perfect， intolerable， princess Miss Shara Wheeler。 Who within the last 24 hours has disappeared。 Chloe goes to Shara's house to confront her only to find Shara's next-door neighbor Rory also looking for Shara。。。 because she kissed him too。 The cunning and quick-witted Shara has left letters for them all over town to figure out where she is。 Realizing they need to work together to find Shara， Chloe and Rory start piecing together the clue to the next letter， which leads them to Shara's boyfriend， and ex-best friend of Rory's， Smith。 Together they slowly figure out where Shara has gone， and why in the hell she left these puzzling letters for them。 Does Shara have an over arching plan or is this just another ploy for the Queen bee of the school to get more attention。I Kissed Shara Wheller is a story about being your true self when the people and place you love the most tell you not to be， and also learning to love that person。Casey captured the essence of high school to a tee。 I CRIED TOO MANY TIMES！ To date this is McQuiston's best work。cw/twSevere warning for religious trauma because this is in the southhomophobiaemotional abuseslight bullying 。。。more
MissBecka Gee
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Alright Casey， you have my heart。This is my 3rd McQuiston book and I am here for anything they decide to put out in the world。I didn't really care for the squeaky voice the narrator used for Chloe， but I think that's just me。The voice actually worked well for the character， but it grated on me。I love that Casey McQuiston surprises me in every book of theirs I open。Much love to NetGalley & Macmillan Audio for my DRC。 Alright Casey， you have my heart。This is my 3rd McQuiston book and I am here for anything they decide to put out in the world。I didn't really care for the squeaky voice the narrator used for Chloe， but I think that's just me。The voice actually worked well for the character， but it grated on me。I love that Casey McQuiston surprises me in every book of theirs I open。Much love to NetGalley & Macmillan Audio for my DRC。 。。。more
Mary （bookstorevibe）
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literally lying in my bed and staring at the ceiling because i’ll need 5-6 business days to process thisrtcthank you to libro。fm and macmillan audio for the alc
Ishika
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I'm getting paper towns vibes。。。。。。。。。。。。？ I'm getting paper towns vibes。。。。。。。。。。。。？ 。。。more
Andrew
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Take the plot of Paper Towns， the characters of Booksmart， and the setting of Lady Bird and you have I Kissed Shara Wheeler。 As a recovering theater kid， I absolutely loved how much of that energy this book exuded。 It took a little bit for me to get on board because the plot was moving so quickly， but by the halfway point when the relationships and dynamics and personalities stared to develop， I was all in。 The story does lose some steam by the end， but at that point you care so much about the c Take the plot of Paper Towns， the characters of Booksmart， and the setting of Lady Bird and you have I Kissed Shara Wheeler。 As a recovering theater kid， I absolutely loved how much of that energy this book exuded。 It took a little bit for me to get on board because the plot was moving so quickly， but by the halfway point when the relationships and dynamics and personalities stared to develop， I was all in。 The story does lose some steam by the end， but at that point you care so much about the characters， so you win some you lose some。 I don't really want Casey to continue in the YA lane， but exploring themes here such as the thin line between love/hate and lust/jealousy are perfect for the high school setting。 Great queer and nonbinary rep as always。 Smith is an instant fave。 。。。more
Katie Stroble
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I’ve been jumping for joy since I got an arc of this book！！！
kelly {BookCrushin}
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Well this was a delight。 Mystery and messy coming of age self discovery。
Alli
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Someone will love this。 That someone wasn't me。 Someone will love this。 That someone wasn't me。 。。。more
Liz
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Could I love anything more than a sapphic， enemies to lovers， teen mystery book？ I don’t think so。 Casey McQuiston has done it again and this time for the sexually repressed teens。 Again the mastery of the queer found family is so lovely and powerful and spot on。 And because I thought I was very clever with this line while I was reading: Maybe the real journey was the gays we found along the way。
Elle （literary。ya）
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Very cute story， unfortunately didn’t connect with it as much as I would have liked。 The side characters were fabulous。 And the writing was stellar as per usual。 Still one of my favorite queer authors， can’t wait for what’s next！
Dani Rosen
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Cheers to the death of the manic pixie dream girl
Kylie
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This was my second book by Casey McQuiston and I have to say， I liked One Last Stop better。 I really enjoyed the plot at first。 It was so fun following the clues along with Chloe， Rory and Smith and wondering where Shara was and why she left。 But when we found out why Shara left and where she was it kind of deflated the whole book for me。 I didn't really like the reason she left and I kind of lost interest after she was found。As for the characters， I actually liked the side characters more than This was my second book by Casey McQuiston and I have to say， I liked One Last Stop better。 I really enjoyed the plot at first。 It was so fun following the clues along with Chloe， Rory and Smith and wondering where Shara was and why she left。 But when we found out why Shara left and where she was it kind of deflated the whole book for me。 I didn't really like the reason she left and I kind of lost interest after she was found。As for the characters， I actually liked the side characters more than Shara and Chloe。 My favorite character was Rory， but I also liked Smith and Chloe's friends。 Chloe came from a big city where the LGBTQ+ community is widely accepted and moved to a town in Alabama where it is mostly not。 Despite that， this book had great LGBTQ+ representation。 Chloe is bi， one of her friends in non binary and a few other characters kind of come into their own throughout the book so I don't want to give anything away。 Shara and Chloe felt like they kind of had attitudes that I didn't really enjoy。 The writing style was great， easy to follow listening to the audiobook。 I really enjoyed the narrator。While I didn't absolutely love this one， I would definitely still recommend it if you are a Casey McQuiston fan or looking for a book with lots of great LGBTQ+ representation！Thank you to Netgalley for an audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Courtney
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I think this book is going to have the same vibes as the end section of Paper Towns … I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing yet。
Lizzy （reviewsshewrote）
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3。5 rounded upHalf of this felt like a fun coming-of-age story and the other felt like a "Looking for Alaska" rip-off？ I felt like it didn't really know what it wanted to be， going in one direction and then pivoting completely into another。 I absolutely loved the side characters， especially Rory and Smith， but wasn't a huge fan of Chloe or Shara。 That Casey McQuiston sense of humor was there， but I feel like that disconnect led me to a let down。 3。5 rounded upHalf of this felt like a fun coming-of-age story and the other felt like a "Looking for Alaska" rip-off？ I felt like it didn't really know what it wanted to be， going in one direction and then pivoting completely into another。 I absolutely loved the side characters， especially Rory and Smith， but wasn't a huge fan of Chloe or Shara。 That Casey McQuiston sense of humor was there， but I feel like that disconnect led me to a let down。 。。。more
Maddie
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This book has it all， it's part romcom， part mystery/scavenger hunt， friendships in unexpected places， and a group of teens figuring out who they are。 While the story does center around Chloe Green and Shara Wheeler， every side character has their own story as well。 Casey McQuiston really brought everyone in this story to life。 This book is one where you can feel the love that was poured into it and that's what makes it particularly spectacular。 This book has it all， it's part romcom， part mystery/scavenger hunt， friendships in unexpected places， and a group of teens figuring out who they are。 While the story does center around Chloe Green and Shara Wheeler， every side character has their own story as well。 Casey McQuiston really brought everyone in this story to life。 This book is one where you can feel the love that was poured into it and that's what makes it particularly spectacular。 。。。more
Jordan Sullivan
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4。5/5* No one does side characters quite like Casey McQuinston！ I loved the main story and was just as interested in every other characters plot line。 I couldnt help but smile while reading this book！I recieved this as an ARC from Libro。fm a book service similar to audible where credits are used to get an audiobook each month。 This company partners with local bookstores where get to choose which one you'd like to support。 They have great deals and a lot of audiobooks to choose from。 If you are l 4。5/5* No one does side characters quite like Casey McQuinston！ I loved the main story and was just as interested in every other characters plot line。 I couldnt help but smile while reading this book！I recieved this as an ARC from Libro。fm a book service similar to audible where credits are used to get an audiobook each month。 This company partners with local bookstores where get to choose which one you'd like to support。 They have great deals and a lot of audiobooks to choose from。 If you are looking to support more local business this is a great company to check out。 。。。more
Blaine
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Why does she care？ Because she and Shara have both spent every day of their high school careers dedicated to the singular goal of graduating valedictorian， and the only thing Chloe has ever wanted as much as that title is the satisfaction of knowing Shara Wheeler can’t have it。 Because Shara Wheeler has everything else。Because if Shara’s really gone， that’s a forfeit， and Chloe Green does not win by default。Because two days ago， Shara found her alone in the B Building elevator before fifth hour， Why does she care？ Because she and Shara have both spent every day of their high school careers dedicated to the singular goal of graduating valedictorian， and the only thing Chloe has ever wanted as much as that title is the satisfaction of knowing Shara Wheeler can’t have it。 Because Shara Wheeler has everything else。Because if Shara’s really gone， that’s a forfeit， and Chloe Green does not win by default。Because two days ago， Shara found her alone in the B Building elevator before fifth hour， pulled her in by the elbow， and kissed her until she forgot an entire semester of French。 And Chloe still doesn’t know why。…“I learned that a lot of us—a lot more than I thought—are doing whatever it takes to survive in a place that doesn’t feel like it wants you。”On the weekend of her Senior Prom， Shara Wheeler kissed three people: Smith Parker， her longtime boyfriend; Rory Heron， the boy next door; and Chloe Green， her academic arch rival。 And then， Shara simply vanished。 But before she left， Shara sent each of them a letter， with clues to more letters， and the possibility of understanding where she is and why she disappeared。I Kissed Shara Wheeler is essentially a novel about a scavenger hunt， in which these three characters go to new places and interact with new people along their quest to find Shara。 Chloe’s evolution throughout the story prevents the concept from feeling repetitive when it otherwise could have。 When the twists come in the back half of the book （some more surprising than others）， they are both earned and believable。 It’s a smart story， and Chloe and Shara both prove to be quite perceptive about everyone except themselves。 But what elevates I Kissed Shara Wheeler from good to great is the main character， Chloe。 She’s pitch-perfect snarky and sarcastic， and full of teen angst and intensity。 The daughter of two moms， her family moved from Los Angeles to False Beach， Alabama just in time for her to start at the local Christian high school。 So of course there’s a theme of intolerance running through this story。 What’s more interesting is that Chloe is called out for her biases as well， for the times she incorrectly assumes someone is less progressive—sometimes even just less complex—than they later prove to be。 In fact， the whole story is about how people are rarely who they seem to be， and the pressure of living up （or down） to other people’s expectations。I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a funny， sweet story that will have you rooting for the main characters to get what they want。 Just as soon as they figure out what it is that they really want。 😄 4。5 stars， rounded up to 5。 。。。more
aiya
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I can’t wait to get a copy so I can HUG THIS BOOK
Amy
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This story reminded me of Footloose mixed with a mystery and a coming of age story。 Shara is the popular girl in school—dating the football star， daughter of the uptight Christian school principle and everyone wants to be around her。 Shara’s rival for Valedictorian is Chloe。 A month before graduation Shara kisses Chloe and disappears。 Those in Shara’s circle partner with Chloe and work together to solve Shara’s clues and find her。 The best part of the story was the relationships that formed as t This story reminded me of Footloose mixed with a mystery and a coming of age story。 Shara is the popular girl in school—dating the football star， daughter of the uptight Christian school principle and everyone wants to be around her。 Shara’s rival for Valedictorian is Chloe。 A month before graduation Shara kisses Chloe and disappears。 Those in Shara’s circle partner with Chloe and work together to solve Shara’s clues and find her。 The best part of the story was the relationships that formed as the result of Shara’s disappearance。 McQuiston has a talent for creating unique， endearing characters。 Throughout the story the teens discover the importance of being true to yourself and standing up for your beliefs。 They also discover that love and friendship have no limits。 This was definitely a Young Adult read。 Lots of high school drama and friendships getting tested。 Not a bad thing but not a story that I am normally drawn to。 I absolutely loved One Last Stop， and appreciate McQuiston’s writing style。 3。5 StarsThank you to NetGalley for the advanced audio copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chantal （into_trouble）
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Oh。 My。 Gosh。 5+++ STARRRRS！Where do I start？！ I am completely blown away by how fantastic and well written this book is。 Wonderfully queer。 Relatable， well developed characters。 Twists and turns。 Not at all the direction or ending I thought the story was going to take us。 Surprises all ‘round。 Top notch narration by Natalie Naudus。 Soooo gooooood！ Definitely my favorite read of 2022 so far。 How does Casey McQuiston come up with such great work？ TALENT， I TELL YOU！Overjoyed that I received the o Oh。 My。 Gosh。 5+++ STARRRRS！Where do I start？！ I am completely blown away by how fantastic and well written this book is。 Wonderfully queer。 Relatable， well developed characters。 Twists and turns。 Not at all the direction or ending I thought the story was going to take us。 Surprises all ‘round。 Top notch narration by Natalie Naudus。 Soooo gooooood！ Definitely my favorite read of 2022 so far。 How does Casey McQuiston come up with such great work？ TALENT， I TELL YOU！Overjoyed that I received the opportunity to listen to the ALC before the book comes out in May。 Thank you， NetGalley！ I pre-ordered two copies， two different covers。 Hehe！ （ALC received from NetGalley in exchange for honest review。） 。。。more
Susan
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Advanced Reader’s Copies （I ended up with an egalley and the audiobook） that were provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 The audiobook is from Macmillan Audio/Macmillan Young Listeners and the egalley is from St。 Martin's Press/Wednesday Books。This ended up not being the type of plot I was expecting after reading some of McQuiston's adult romance novels， and I think that made me like it more。 There is a romance， but the majority of the plot revolves around a missing person and t Advanced Reader’s Copies （I ended up with an egalley and the audiobook） that were provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 The audiobook is from Macmillan Audio/Macmillan Young Listeners and the egalley is from St。 Martin's Press/Wednesday Books。This ended up not being the type of plot I was expecting after reading some of McQuiston's adult romance novels， and I think that made me like it more。 There is a romance， but the majority of the plot revolves around a missing person and teenagers following clues in order to find them all wrapped into the battle for valedictorian and the end of high school。 Mixed in with all of that is teens figuring out who they are， what they want to be， and who they want to love。 I KISSED SHARA WHEELER is set at a strict Christian school in Alabama， our protagonist moves there from California with her two moms and has to reckon with being an out bisexual in a community that doesn't exactly support LGBTQIA+ rights。Overall this was a fun read and I think hits a reading audience that many LGBTQIA+ books don't focus on。 I'm also jealous that my school theatre experience did not involve an end of the year performance like Chloe and her friends get because that sounds like so much fun。 Natalie Naudus does a great job with the audiobook narration。 。。。more
DH
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I love that everyone is gay and experimenting with their gender and having FUN it’s so nice to see LGBT teens just being gay and having fun！！！！ god I wish I had a book like this when I was young
Melanie
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Thank you to Wednesday Books for an arc of this one！Casey McQuiston has done it again with this sapphic academic-rivals-to-lovers romcom about an absolute disaster of a girl and her journey to prove that Shara Wheeler is not who she claims to be。 I am not going to lie and pretend I don't identify at least a little with Chloe Greene。 She's an absolute disaster and so determined and really reminds me of myself when I was younger。 Shara is also so interesting and complicated and I love how well thi Thank you to Wednesday Books for an arc of this one！Casey McQuiston has done it again with this sapphic academic-rivals-to-lovers romcom about an absolute disaster of a girl and her journey to prove that Shara Wheeler is not who she claims to be。 I am not going to lie and pretend I don't identify at least a little with Chloe Greene。 She's an absolute disaster and so determined and really reminds me of myself when I was younger。 Shara is also so interesting and complicated and I love how well this dove beneath the surface of the perfect dream girl and really got to the root of her。The best part about this book is the side characters！ Smith is truly the MVP for me。 I love him so much and would pay a lot of money for McQuiston to write a book about him！You will love this book。 I don't care who you are or what you like， there will be something for you！Content WarningsGraphic: Religious bigotry， Homophobia， Lesbophobia， Bullying， and BiphobiaModerate: Sexual harassment， Sexism， Emotional abuse， Racism， Infidelity， Outing， and Toxic friendship 。。。more
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