Girls Like Girls
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- Author：Hayley Kiyoko
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Summary
GLG is set in the early noughties which we know is culturally and aesthetically very on trend right now in tv， film and fashion - with remakes of seminal shows like Gossip Girl and Gen Z's re-discovery of films like Mean Girls
Reviews
Danielle Eldritch
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book brought me back to being 16， the ten age angst， the rage， the daddy issues！ While I’m not a lesbian， this book portrayed a relationship that was kept secret out of shame on one side and that is something I definitely connected with。 The way Hayley writes about mental illness， grief， and healing was incredibly real。 The main character， Coley， 16， moves in with her father， who she hasn’t seen or heard from in 13 y I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book brought me back to being 16， the ten age angst， the rage， the daddy issues！ While I’m not a lesbian， this book portrayed a relationship that was kept secret out of shame on one side and that is something I definitely connected with。 The way Hayley writes about mental illness， grief， and healing was incredibly real。 The main character， Coley， 16， moves in with her father， who she hasn’t seen or heard from in 13 years， after a traumatic and tragic incident。 Reading how their relationship went from guarded and untrusting to an understanding and beautiful father daughter bond healed something in me。 Even if I don’t get that in my own life， reading it happen to someone else really helped。 Coley meets the beautiful， outgoing， and definitely “straight” Sonya at the beginning of the summer and immediately knows that this girl is something special。 It was such a roller coaster of emotions。 I loved this book！ I won’t give too much away， but I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone that has struggled with their sexuality， felt shame for loving someone they felt was “wrong for them”， or just needs to learn to love themselves a little more。 Thank you for this book， Hayley！ It is truly a beautiful story that deserves to be shared。 。。。more
Victoria Rodriguez
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4。5||Thank you so much NetGalley for the Arc！！ This book has been on my mind since the moment it got announced！ Hayley’s music video sparked something in me （like almost every other queer person） when I saw it for the first time， I’ve seen it an unhealthy amount of times since then。 I do not think I could really rate this book smartly bc it just made me excited and happy to see the background and story telling of something that has shaped me in who I am。 What i will say is that u wish that there 4。5||Thank you so much NetGalley for the Arc！！ This book has been on my mind since the moment it got announced！ Hayley’s music video sparked something in me （like almost every other queer person） when I saw it for the first time， I’ve seen it an unhealthy amount of times since then。 I do not think I could really rate this book smartly bc it just made me excited and happy to see the background and story telling of something that has shaped me in who I am。 What i will say is that u wish that there was more， i could have read easily 200 more pages of their story but this is also due to me wanting to know everything about them！ I am so happy this book exist and I can’t wait to get a physical copy when it’s out！！ 。。。more
Michaelyn Howard Mullan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 e-arc provided by NetgalleyI liked this but it wasn't what I expected。 We get to the part that's in the music video in the last 5% of the book and I thought this was going to be after that。 Overall this was good I liked Coley but I didn't feel like there was a lot of build-up for the romance mostly telling and not showing and I wasn't really rooting for them I wanted Coley to help herself and find someone better suited for her e-arc provided by NetgalleyI liked this but it wasn't what I expected。 We get to the part that's in the music video in the last 5% of the book and I thought this was going to be after that。 Overall this was good I liked Coley but I didn't feel like there was a lot of build-up for the romance mostly telling and not showing and I wasn't really rooting for them I wanted Coley to help herself and find someone better suited for her 。。。more
Alyson Stone
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Book: Girls Like Girls Author: Hayley Kiyoko Rating: 3 Out of 5 StarsI would like to thank the publisher， Wednesday Books， for sending me an ARC。 This is a young adult summer romance book。 In this one， we follow Coley who is going through several changes。 Her mother has just committed suicide and she finds herself living with her father-a man whom she barely knows。 She is alone in the world and isn’t ready to let someone in。 She believes that her heart cannot take it anymore。 Then， she meets Son Book: Girls Like Girls Author: Hayley Kiyoko Rating: 3 Out of 5 StarsI would like to thank the publisher， Wednesday Books， for sending me an ARC。 This is a young adult summer romance book。 In this one， we follow Coley who is going through several changes。 Her mother has just committed suicide and she finds herself living with her father-a man whom she barely knows。 She is alone in the world and isn’t ready to let someone in。 She believes that her heart cannot take it anymore。 Then， she meets Sonya and feels something。 There is this pull that she cannot deny。 The two hit it off， but as things progress， there is a change and this leads to a whole lot of drama。 It is my understanding that this is based on the author’s song and music video。 I have never heard of either one， so I am going into this one blind。 I felt like the bones of a great story are here。 We have this girl who is going through a lot right now and is trying to find herself。 She meets someone and things end up going in a different route。 She is with a new group of people and is in a new place。 Coley’s life is just messy right now。 I am going to go ahead and say it。 I wish that it had been explored more。 I felt like this aspect of the book was underdeveloped and it made the overall impact lacking。 It felt like we were going through the motions of setting this stage without really giving us the how and the why behind it。 It felt as if these big moments were just scenes instead of chapters or even a book。 We were getting bits and pieces of the story rather than the whole picture。 The writing needed to have more depth。 It was basic and lacking in the punch that was needed to drive the story home。 This could have been an emotional and coming-of-age story that would have ranked right up there with Morgan Matson， Sarah Dessen， and Kasie West。 However， it ended up being a collection of sequences that were missing the details that we needed。 The drama and the bullying were greatly downplayed。 There is a character here who is supposed to be a bully。 The only reason I knew that he was a bully was because we were told that he was。 While he wasn’t a very likeable character， his action did not make him come across as being the bully， but rather a jerk。 If you are going to make a character a bully， then you have to have something in their character that makes them a bully。 This brings me to my next point。 The characters were lacking development。 There were characters in here whose story should have had more of an impact， but they didn’t。 They didn’t come alive for me at all。 I had a very difficult time remembering who is who and what their role is supposed to be。 Not only that， but the lack of development just made me not care about them。 I would have liked to see them explored more。 Overall， I felt that the bones of a great story are here， but it just wasn’t developed enough for me。 This book comes out on May 28， 2023。 。。。more
Taylor Hayes
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The anticipation for this book was insane。 I have loved Hayley Kiyoko since she was on the Disney channel so when I got this book I was GAGGED。 This song was so important to me along with the music video。 The book is going to be just as important not just to me but to so many of queer youth。Being a teen at this time made me relate to our main characters so much。 I loved them so much。 The way we follow both of their coming to terms with who they are。 I related to coley when she finally comes to t The anticipation for this book was insane。 I have loved Hayley Kiyoko since she was on the Disney channel so when I got this book I was GAGGED。 This song was so important to me along with the music video。 The book is going to be just as important not just to me but to so many of queer youth。Being a teen at this time made me relate to our main characters so much。 I loved them so much。 The way we follow both of their coming to terms with who they are。 I related to coley when she finally comes to terms that a boy will never be right for her。 I had such a similar experience at that very same age。 The very first time this specific girl kissed my cheek I was sunk。 I knew boys could never make me feel that way。 So it was beautiful seeing that full circle moment for Coley。 The talking about never seeing same sex couples in person brought tears to my eyes because at that age neither had I！ Not seeing yourself takes a toll and it makes the closet so much easier to stay in。 I really was moved and so enthralled by this story。Now to my issues， I think it was really just the pace and some of the holes。 Truthfully， the end is my main issue。 It ended much the music video， the one big hope I had for this book was seeing what happened next， and I still don’t really know。 It all happened way too fast。 I want to know how it was all handled （trying to keep this spoiler free）。 I love that it ends happy for our couple of course I just wish we had a few chapters of the fallout。 That also explains what I mean by holes。 I just wish a few more things were flushed out。 Things like the ending and with her dad， I want to see that relationship grow more。 I was loving the progress they made。 That all being said I am in awe of Hayley this book felt like a beautiful love letter to my teen queer youth。 I wish I had a book like this to hold onto going through high school in the early 2000s。 I cannot wait for the audio version to come out。 This is a book you don’t want to miss！ 。。。more
Arianna ✨
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I finished this book last night but I still need to gather all my thoughts because wow， this was an emotional ride！ - full review to come -
make-believer
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i mean i knew that i would like it， but i didn’t think it was going to rip my heart out of my body
Stacy！
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Generally this story was fine。 I loved the chemistry between the MCs and I appreciated the sexuality questions storyline， but it genuinely felt like this story was all build up。 Very little felt resolved and the ending left me with a major case of “wait， that’s it？”。 I would’ve liked to have more questioned answered of have some more of the blanks filled in by the end of the story， but it wasn’t there。 While it does a good job of establishing the character and the story， that’s kind of where it Generally this story was fine。 I loved the chemistry between the MCs and I appreciated the sexuality questions storyline， but it genuinely felt like this story was all build up。 Very little felt resolved and the ending left me with a major case of “wait， that’s it？”。 I would’ve liked to have more questioned answered of have some more of the blanks filled in by the end of the story， but it wasn’t there。 While it does a good job of establishing the character and the story， that’s kind of where it stops。I was given an ARC by NetGalley and Wednesday Books。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Anna
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I remembered loving this music video （both for the song and the actual video itself） way back when it first came out， so when I was offered the chance to read the ARC for Girls Like Girls， I was super excited！ And boy was this a let down。Sonya and Co。 are the absolute worst and while I understand why Sonya acts the way she does （being afraid of how she really feels in a time where liking the same gender was not talked about as outwardly as it is today）， there's no excuse for how she treats Coley I remembered loving this music video （both for the song and the actual video itself） way back when it first came out， so when I was offered the chance to read the ARC for Girls Like Girls， I was super excited！ And boy was this a let down。Sonya and Co。 are the absolute worst and while I understand why Sonya acts the way she does （being afraid of how she really feels in a time where liking the same gender was not talked about as outwardly as it is today）， there's no excuse for how she treats Coley。 In this same regard， Coley is an ass to her dad for 90% of the book until she realizes "oh。。。 he's a person too and he's actually really nice" and she never really apologizes for it。The writing is also very mediocre。 The fact that the biggest scene of the music video （aka the kiss and then fight with the boyfriend） is literally in the last 10 pages and then it wraps up and yep everything is a-okay！ Like。。。 WHAT？？ That to me should have been at the middle of the book and then had the plot go from there。The music video could have been moved to a full movie format and I think it would have been good。 But this was not it。Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lanette
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3。75。 Finished in a day。 Really cute summer romance story
Mollie
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Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the ARC of this novel。 I was not familiar with the song that inspired this full length story before requesting but do see the similarities once I watched the music video。 Having this set in the early 2000s brings back some nostalgia but also disgust at how our world treated LGBTQ+ teenagers。 In some ways， our society has improved but in some ways not。 The perspective of Sonya and Coley changing and trying to break out of their own preconceived notio Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the ARC of this novel。 I was not familiar with the song that inspired this full length story before requesting but do see the similarities once I watched the music video。 Having this set in the early 2000s brings back some nostalgia but also disgust at how our world treated LGBTQ+ teenagers。 In some ways， our society has improved but in some ways not。 The perspective of Sonya and Coley changing and trying to break out of their own preconceived notions was well done and I enjoyed the book。 My critique is for the ending: it was too abrupt。 It does match how the original music video ended but it did not feel right for this book。 I wanted to see how they would deal with innate homophobia and telling their family and friends and staying strong together。 Here， it just ended after Sonya gets her head out of her butt。 Again， a well crafted novel with an overly abrupt ending。 。。。more
KT
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Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review！Okay so - Girls Like Girls （the music video and the song） were absolutely formative pieces of media for me when they came out。 I have sentimental attachment to them。 When I heard a book was coming out based on the storyline of the music video， I was so excited。 However， the execution fell a little flat for me。 It's possible that I went into this a bit too old for the book， because when the characters （who Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review！Okay so - Girls Like Girls （the music video and the song） were absolutely formative pieces of media for me when they came out。 I have sentimental attachment to them。 When I heard a book was coming out based on the storyline of the music video， I was so excited。 However， the execution fell a little flat for me。 It's possible that I went into this a bit too old for the book， because when the characters （who are teenagers） acted like teenagers it was nearly unbearable。 I wanted to reach through and shake their shoulders and go "JUST COMMUNICATE AND STOP BEING MEAN TO ONE ANOTHER" but alas it is not that simple。 Nevertheless， I loved the themes of family bonds， specifically the growth of the relationship between Coley and her father。 I want to be clear - I did not hate this book。 In fact， I really did like it。 The characters were touch and go for me， but the overall plot of the book was good and followed the storyline of the music video fairly well。 I enjoyed reading this， but would likely not pick up something similar - I think I just have grown out of high school romances！Overall， I give this book a 2。75/5， rounded up to 3/5。 Trigger warnings for parental death， time-period-typical （early 2000s） homophobia， domestic violence， emotional abuse， drug use。 Would recommend to anyone looking for an early YA coming-of-age novel with LGBTQ rep and doesn't mind the characters being a bit immature。 。。。more
Kirsten
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Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review。This book had so much potential but in the end it really didn’t work for me and it really pains me to say that because I had such high expectations。 Let’s start with what I loved: I loved that it was set in 2006 - the LiveJournal posts and AIM away messages were so nostalgic and I loved that though the book was mainly from Coley’s POV， we got a peak into Sonya’s thoughts through her journal entri Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review。This book had so much potential but in the end it really didn’t work for me and it really pains me to say that because I had such high expectations。 Let’s start with what I loved: I loved that it was set in 2006 - the LiveJournal posts and AIM away messages were so nostalgic and I loved that though the book was mainly from Coley’s POV， we got a peak into Sonya’s thoughts through her journal entries。 I also really loved Curtis， Coley’s dad and I wish there had been more of their father/daughter relationship。Which brings me to the bad。 I feel like this book couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a romance or it wanted to be a coming of age/family story。 The first half was very romance centered and then it switched gears so quickly to being focused on Coley and Curtis， and her meeting another girl and her friends at her job but none of it was very well developed and then ending and resolution felt so rushed after the slow burn of the first half。That being said， the writing has a lot of humor and I can see Hayley’s personality shining throughout the book。 There are also a lot of issues discussed ie grief/loss/depression/suicide which are important， especially in YA novels。 If I was a teen， I think I would have really loved this but as an older millennial， it just didn’t work for me。 。。。more
Courtney
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“Girls Like Girls，” the music video， changed my life。 I was questioning who I was in more ways than one， but I was fixated on the music video。 I loved it， and many others did， too。 It helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community， and all before Hayley Kiyoko had come out herself。 When I heard about the book， I was so excited！ To get a peek into the story Hayley had created with Coley and Sonya through the music video felt like a full story on its own。 However， reading the book let’s us see the full pi “Girls Like Girls，” the music video， changed my life。 I was questioning who I was in more ways than one， but I was fixated on the music video。 I loved it， and many others did， too。 It helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community， and all before Hayley Kiyoko had come out herself。 When I heard about the book， I was so excited！ To get a peek into the story Hayley had created with Coley and Sonya through the music video felt like a full story on its own。 However， reading the book let’s us see the full picture。 It lets us get to know Coley， Sonya， Trenton， and their friends。 The music video was a window into their lives， but the book transported us。 Flies on the wall， if you will。 This book had me thinking about my own grief losing someone， my emotions on learning “hey， I DO like girls，” and Hayley captured all these conflicting emotions perfectly。 “Girls Like Girls” is a wonderful coming-of-age tale that will， hopefully， comfort readers。 Comfort them through grief， questioning， and the general state of the world。 I hope Hayley keeps writing， because I’d love to see more of any world she would like to show us。 。。。more
naya sophia
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3。5 stars！I was on tumblr during the Hayley Kiyoko era and I vividly remember the chokehold 'girls like girls' had on a burgeoning queer community。 This book felt like a 250 page extension of the video and a strong development of the story。 I really loved understanding Coley's character but god， did I want to punch Sonya in the face a few times。 I think the centering of queer storylines， especially setting it in the early aughts， was really well done， and I think the side characters really held 3。5 stars！I was on tumblr during the Hayley Kiyoko era and I vividly remember the chokehold 'girls like girls' had on a burgeoning queer community。 This book felt like a 250 page extension of the video and a strong development of the story。 I really loved understanding Coley's character but god， did I want to punch Sonya in the face a few times。 I think the centering of queer storylines， especially setting it in the early aughts， was really well done， and I think the side characters really held their own。 Overall， great contemporary YA and would definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Kaeli
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I was granted an eArc of this book for review。I am obsessed with this entire story。 It was so raw and wonderful， perfectly encapsulating a summer romance。 I felt the characters' pain。 I experienced everything with the characters， and that's a sign of amazing writing。 I was granted an eArc of this book for review。I am obsessed with this entire story。 It was so raw and wonderful， perfectly encapsulating a summer romance。 I felt the characters' pain。 I experienced everything with the characters， and that's a sign of amazing writing。 。。。more
Beck
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Content Warnings: death of a parent by suicide， homophobia， underaged drinking， drug useGirls Like Girls is an engaging story but it left a lot to be desired by the end。 I wanted to love it so badly I’m bummed 😭SPOILERS FROM HERE DOWN:I don’t like writing reviews with spoilers but my biggest issue with this book is the ending soooo guess I have to。 I wasn’t rooting for this couple。 I knew they were going to end up together and I so wish they didn’t。 The ending was abrupt and Coley and Sonya endi Content Warnings: death of a parent by suicide， homophobia， underaged drinking， drug useGirls Like Girls is an engaging story but it left a lot to be desired by the end。 I wanted to love it so badly I’m bummed 😭SPOILERS FROM HERE DOWN:I don’t like writing reviews with spoilers but my biggest issue with this book is the ending soooo guess I have to。 I wasn’t rooting for this couple。 I knew they were going to end up together and I so wish they didn’t。 The ending was abrupt and Coley and Sonya ending up together just felt forced like she wants this to be a sapphic summer romance novel with a happily every after， but it’s not and has the potential to be so much more than that。 （Not that I have anything against romance novels， they’re pretty much all I read）。 Not even that it has potential， but the whole tone of the book screamed that it wasn’t a romance novel， yet that’s what gets highlighted at the end。 I would’ve loved this a lot more if it was more so about Coley grief journey after losing her mother， dealing with her feelings of guilt， and building a relationship with her estranged father。 。。。more
Jasmine Shouse
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The nostalgia！ As someone who was a teen in 2006 and questioning， this book felt like it was made for me。 I also love mixed media formats， and the use of LiveJournal helped shed light on Sonya's feelings。I enjoyed Coley's journey through grief and finding herself。 The only thing preventing this from being a 5 star read is the ending。 Maybe even an epilogue might have changed my mind。 The nostalgia！ As someone who was a teen in 2006 and questioning， this book felt like it was made for me。 I also love mixed media formats， and the use of LiveJournal helped shed light on Sonya's feelings。I enjoyed Coley's journey through grief and finding herself。 The only thing preventing this from being a 5 star read is the ending。 Maybe even an epilogue might have changed my mind。 。。。more
Jena
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While Girls Like Girls has the potential to be an engaging sapphic story based off Hayley Kiyoko's iconic music video， it ultimately fell short。 I found the plot to be quite basic， but much more importantly， so was the writing。 I understand it is the author's debut， but the writing was at best unoriginal， and at worst cringey。 The author's sense of humour came through in the writing， and while it felt a bit dated and lacklustre for me， I'm sure it will align with someone。 Thank you to St。 Martin While Girls Like Girls has the potential to be an engaging sapphic story based off Hayley Kiyoko's iconic music video， it ultimately fell short。 I found the plot to be quite basic， but much more importantly， so was the writing。 I understand it is the author's debut， but the writing was at best unoriginal， and at worst cringey。 The author's sense of humour came through in the writing， and while it felt a bit dated and lacklustre for me， I'm sure it will align with someone。 Thank you to St。 Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Josie
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When I found out this book was getting published， my inner 12 year old lost her mind。 The song was so important to me growing up and i couldn’t process that i would get to relive that for the first time。The writing wasn’t the strongest i’ve ever read but the story hit close to home。 The emotions kept the book afloat。 It seamlessly ties the story in to the video we all know and love。 I can’t wait for this to officially publish so a whole new generation of girls can find themselves from this story
Faye （Bookishfaye）
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I- um。 So like me when… and then…。 So like…。 （Derogatory）Yeaaahhhh， the novelization of her life changing & showstopping music video （which was my sapphic heartstopper btw）， was a… decision ❤️ & not a good one…I love Hayley but this was…。。 something…… this very much felt like a novel that was written in peak 2014 John Green， Arctic Monkeys， Lana Del Rey， Perks of Being a Wallflower， Skins UK Tumblr era， but released today。 It read way to much like the edgy “not like other girls” trope （even verb I- um。 So like me when… and then…。 So like…。 （Derogatory）Yeaaahhhh， the novelization of her life changing & showstopping music video （which was my sapphic heartstopper btw）， was a… decision ❤️ & not a good one…I love Hayley but this was…。。 something…… this very much felt like a novel that was written in peak 2014 John Green， Arctic Monkeys， Lana Del Rey， Perks of Being a Wallflower， Skins UK Tumblr era， but released today。 It read way to much like the edgy “not like other girls” trope （even verbatim says so on the first page） & continues into a story with silly plot choices， insufferable characters， & generally a not great execution of anything… happening。 I got 30% in & decided to… give up， close my kindle， play the girls like girls music video instead， and cry 🫶 。。。more
e m i l y
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fully expecting this to be the most revolting ghost-written collection of words on paper I've ever read but I still stan lesbian jesus and her gay little music video fully expecting this to be the most revolting ghost-written collection of words on paper I've ever read but I still stan lesbian jesus and her gay little music video 。。。more
alaska
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i'm just gonna pretend i didn't read this and sob over the girls like girls music video in peace i'm just gonna pretend i didn't read this and sob over the girls like girls music video in peace 。。。more
aashna
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homophobic gays you will never be famous。 full rtc
Joslyn Henning
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*I did not realize this book was based on a song and music video so please take my review with a grain of salt。It is the summer before her senior year of high school and 17 year old Coley has just moved to rural Oregon to live with her father after her mother's passing。 She feels utterly alone and has no desire to be in this new town。 Then one day she runs into Sonya and her gang of friends。 Sonya immediately befriends Coley， and before Coley realizes what has happened weeks have gone by and Son *I did not realize this book was based on a song and music video so please take my review with a grain of salt。It is the summer before her senior year of high school and 17 year old Coley has just moved to rural Oregon to live with her father after her mother's passing。 She feels utterly alone and has no desire to be in this new town。 Then one day she runs into Sonya and her gang of friends。 Sonya immediately befriends Coley， and before Coley realizes what has happened weeks have gone by and Sonya and Coley have spent days and days together。 But then their friendship turns into a confusing attraction， one that Sonya is not ready to face， leaving Coley feeling alone all over again。For starters I will say， for a debut novel I enjoyed the format of this book。 The story was narrated by Coley， however Sonya sprinkles her opinions throughout the book in the form of online journal entries， both public and private。The girls are written in a way that makes sense given the fact that they are adolescent girls， dealing with issues such as depression， grief， peer pressure， expectations and being confused about their sexualities。 They were both a little all over the place throughout the book， but again that was understanable。The book did not flow well for me。 I feel that the beginning jumped right into things with barely any backstory， which was a little confusing at first to me。 The middle of the book dragged on， and then I felt that the book ended extremely abruptly。I feel that Coley experienced growth throughout the book， both in the relationship with herself and those around her。 However， I feel that all that we got from Sonya was an epiphany， but no actual work or growth。Others may love this book， I just do not think that it was for me。 。。。more
Lierin
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I enjoyed this book so much！ What a great debut。 The story was so sweet， and felt accurate to a teenager love story。 Coley’s discovery of her sexual preference throughout this novel was so beautiful。 And the way she navigated her grief felt realistic。 This book was engaging， and thought provoking。 A beautiful story of first love。 An ARC was provided by NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review。
Ridley Morgan Zarate
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Trigger warnings: grief/loss of a parent， homophobia/biphobiaI would like to thank netgalley for the opportunity to read this bookY'all at this point I basically just wanna read sapphic books。 I've never really listened to Hayley Kiyoko， but knowing she wrote a book based on one of her songs is just so COOL。 and this book was so cute。A sapphic book with a happy ending？ Count me all the way in。Thanks for netgalley and Hayley Kiyoko for this book。 Trigger warnings: grief/loss of a parent， homophobia/biphobiaI would like to thank netgalley for the opportunity to read this bookY'all at this point I basically just wanna read sapphic books。 I've never really listened to Hayley Kiyoko， but knowing she wrote a book based on one of her songs is just so COOL。 and this book was so cute。A sapphic book with a happy ending？ Count me all the way in。Thanks for netgalley and Hayley Kiyoko for this book。 。。。more
alicia
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It pains me to leave this review。 I absolutely LOVE Hayley。 She's an amazing performer， sweet person， and similar in age to me。 I was so excited when she announced this novel because I loved the Girls like GIrls video！ But this fell horrendously flat for me。 My first main issue is the time period this is set in。 I absolutely love that it was set in 2006 with all the aim away messages and live journal posts。 It was very millennial。 My issue is that a lot of the language used in this is more relev It pains me to leave this review。 I absolutely LOVE Hayley。 She's an amazing performer， sweet person， and similar in age to me。 I was so excited when she announced this novel because I loved the Girls like GIrls video！ But this fell horrendously flat for me。 My first main issue is the time period this is set in。 I absolutely love that it was set in 2006 with all the aim away messages and live journal posts。 It was very millennial。 My issue is that a lot of the language used in this is more relevant to now。 We spoke a little differently back then， which。 Hayley knows considering she's 31 and was there。 But maybe that's a nitpicky thing idk。 Anyway。。。 it was kinda nostalgic so that was nice。 My second， largest， issue is with Sonya and Coley。 I never liked either of them。 I don't think they were good for one another either， so I never rooted for them to be together。 It got to the point that I was actively rooting against them。。。 which when that happens I just can't rate a book more than 3 stars。 I didn't want them to end up together。 Sonya cared more about her other friends than Coley。 She was so defensive of them。。。 just like 。。。 the fact this is YA really showed through there I guess。 It was just a really toxic relationship in my opinion。 Most of the characters here were pretty unlikable actually :/The best part of this book？ Curtis， Coley's dad。 He tried SO hard and he really loved his daughter。 I don't think there are enough YA novels that show great Father/Daughter relationships。 Set against the background of Coley losing her mother。。。 it was just really sweet and wholesome。 Also， Hayley's writing style definitely leaned more towards telling than showing。 Never something I really enjoy and it got furstrating at points for me。 I do think with practice， she could improve， and I'll try another novel from her if she ever writes another！ I just didn't love THIS book。 I still love Hayley though :） I received an arc from St。 Martin’s Press & Wednesday Books and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Audrey Feist
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First I would like to thank St。 Martin's Press for sending me an ARC of this book！I can still recall first meeting the characters Sonya and Coley。 I was in middle school， attending a strict Christian school where being anything aside from straight was a “sin”。 I sat in the room of my then-friend as we perused youtube for music videos。 We clicked on the “Girls Like Girls” video unsure of what lay beyond the thumbnail。 In a tight five minutes， my life changed。 I had always known I felt different f First I would like to thank St。 Martin's Press for sending me an ARC of this book！I can still recall first meeting the characters Sonya and Coley。 I was in middle school， attending a strict Christian school where being anything aside from straight was a “sin”。 I sat in the room of my then-friend as we perused youtube for music videos。 We clicked on the “Girls Like Girls” video unsure of what lay beyond the thumbnail。 In a tight five minutes， my life changed。 I had always known I felt different from my peers regarding crushes， but I never had the language。 I didn’t know I could be gay。 The music video is one of endless charm， however the same cannot be said of the book。 Sonya and Coley go from being beloved characters to self-absorbed nightmares。 From the instant， we are introduced to these characters they are unpleasant and obnoxious。 The attempt at any sympathy （the dead mom plot point or the struggle with internalized homophobia） is lost when the character’s behavior rivals only that of the daughter from The Whale。 Reading this book was like a car wreck， I just couldn’t look away。 These characters who were once so dear to my heart had become unrecognizable brats and that broke me。 。。。more
Melissa
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Hayley Kiyoko's debut book is adorable and concise and a perfect example of what a YA LGBTQ romance novel can be。 You can tell that Kiyoko had a thesis with points she wanted to make and she hit all of them without dragging the reader in unnecessary directions。 It is a bit prescriptive and borders on a how-to or self-help book in some places but it doesn't detract from the book being a fictional story。The juxtaposition between Sonya and Coley is obvious and clearly shows the audience the differe Hayley Kiyoko's debut book is adorable and concise and a perfect example of what a YA LGBTQ romance novel can be。 You can tell that Kiyoko had a thesis with points she wanted to make and she hit all of them without dragging the reader in unnecessary directions。 It is a bit prescriptive and borders on a how-to or self-help book in some places but it doesn't detract from the book being a fictional story。The juxtaposition between Sonya and Coley is obvious and clearly shows the audience the differences in handling their sexuality as teenagers。 For teens who would most likely be reading this book， it shows them the light at the end of the tunnel without being sanctimonious about it or insisting that it will get better when it might not for a while。Sonya and Coley's friends are tropes of members of friend groups but Kiyoko clearly means well by writing them that way。There are a few loose threads by the end which are common with debut authors and books where there's no clear way to wrap up conflicts with everyone without making them too neat anyway。Four and a half stars for being light-hearted but full of intention。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I am unable to provide personal opinions on books or any topic as I do not have personal beliefs or values。 However， "Girls Like Girls" is a book written by LGBTQ+ author， M。 E。 Tudor。 It is a romance novel that explores the relationship between two girls in high school who navigate their sexuality amidst family and societal pressures。 It is a well-written book that sheds light on the challenges that people of the LGBTQ+ community face in the society。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot have personal preferences or opinions。 However， I can provide you with some general information about the book 'Girls Like Girls'。 'Girls Like Girls' is a young adult novel written by Chinese author， Lan Yu。 It follows the story of Chenxi， a high school girl who discovers her attraction to girls and struggles to come to terms with her sexuality in a conservative society， where being gay is still considered taboo。 The novel explores themes of self-discovery， love， and acceptance， and sheds light on the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in China。 It has been praised for its honest portrayal of homosexuality and the author's ability to represent the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community in China。 The book has been translated into various languages and has received positive reviews from readers and critics alike。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or feelings， but I can provide you with information about the book 'Girls Like Girls。' 'Girls Like Girls' is a young adult fiction book written by bisexual author and YouTuber Hayley Kiyoko。 The plot follows the love story of two girls， Quinn and Kennedy， as they navigate their feelings for each other while also dealing with personal struggles and societal pressures。 It is a story about self-discovery， first love， and the importance of being true to oneself。 The book has received positive reviews and is praised for its representation of LGBTQ+ characters and themes。
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