![]() ![]() I get that the protagonists are only in their freshman year of high school, so there’s not that much of a difference, but she had…7th grader whimsy in some of her internal monologues. Her thoughts were also relatively simple, to the point where I had to check the tags to see if this was a middle grade or not. It took me a while to realize there were no quotations in her POV chapters to represent how she didn’t know if what she said was inside or outside her head at times, but it made reading more difficult. Aubrey was subpar neurodivergent representation, being somewhat relatable at best(I am on the spectrum), and borderline offensive at worst. Like, I get it, you don’t want to get bullied and want to fit in, but in the final act her genuine surprise at any of her actions leading to…woe is me, CONSEQUENCES?, was so frustrating. I hated Claire for most of the story, which was GRATING with her being a POV, because outside of her relatable scenes on her gender expression and discovery(and some stuff about her sexuality) she was frustratingly mean. This book was absolutely excruciating to get through. ![]()
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