If Paper Towns (John Green) and Tryst Six Venom (Penelope Douglas) had a baby, it would be this. I'm sure YA authors are sick to death of the John Green comparison, but here it applies.
Like Paper Towns, it is a book about quests and capers and clues--attempts to find a beloved, enigmatic girl who turns out to just be a regular girl and not the magic pixie dream the main character believes her to be.
The dialogue is cute, quippy, and upbeat (and maybe just a liiiiitle twee at times.) The ensemble cast is important, not just window dressing. Their myriad storylines are complex and fully realized.
And in the end, everything turns out more or less okay. And there is, of course, a graduation.
Like Tryst Six, there are two intense, "The Girl" lesbians who are absolutely obsessed with each other. They hate each other, love each other, love to hate each other, and are so wrapped up in the games and lies they're blind to it.
One of the main characters is a supposedly perfect girl, pretty and blonde and gentile, who's full of anger and fear. She's a little bit evil (maybe more than a little.) The pressure from her parents and her peers keeps her from coming out of the closet. She can't even admit the truth to herself.
The other is an outsider. An outcast. And she wears that reputation like an armor, along with mankiller boots and black eyeliner.
In Sum:
This book is a YA version of Tryst Six--less dark, less sexual, less violent.
This book is Paper Towns with competitive, villainous lesbians--There's more stomping, growling, pushing people off boats, etc. Also, the relationship between the mains is a little more equal and has more time to blossom before it blooms.
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I just finished another delightful novel by Casey McQuiston. I Kissed Shara Wheeler was an awesome YA read that highlighted the joys and challenges queer people in conservative towns face. I grew to love each character as the story progressed, and I find myself wishing there was a part two. My favorite quote was from the main character, Chloe Green: "'And, this, here, right now–even if nothing changes, even if all we can do for today is prove that we exist, and that we're not alone–I think it matters a whole f--g lot.'" Sometimes I get scared when they start repealing laws or adding in harmful ones that the system is taking away my humanity piece by piece. By then I remember all those who came before me, who gave their lives so we didn't have to stay silent. So I show up to prove we exist. I encourage you to show up as yourself as well. Side note, this is the second book I've read by this author and am definitely going to get their first book! I am fangirling hard now!
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Luiza PivotoReviewed in Brazil on June 19, 2024
Minha leitura favorita de 2024 até o momento.
Esse livro mudou muito o meu ano. A sinopse da história sempre me intrigou, mas não havia lido até maio desse ano. A construção da história e a construção complexa dos personagens me cativou muito. Smith, Rory, Shara e Chloe são realmente personagens complexos que possuem suas próprias particularidades e todos entram em uma jornada de autoconhecimento nesse livro. Às questões de fundamentalismo religioso também foram construídas de maneira a chamar minha atenção, porque eu senti aquilo tudo muito real, no meu coração e na minha cabeça. E tudo que eu desejei o livro inteiro era que todos esses personagens pudessem ser felizes, e serem eles mesmos. Casey Mcquiston escreve livros para pessoas que buscam conforto na literatura e elu faz isso de maneira incrível e bem escrita. Obrigada universo por me fazer encontrar essa leitura maravilhosa!Luiza PivotoMinha leitura favorita de 2024 até o momento.
Reviewed in Brazil on June 19, 2024
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Alfredo Reyes MirelesReviewed in Mexico on August 14, 2022
Me gustó mucho, pero hasta el final
