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| 4/5 stars! |
This book was included in the Zoella Book Club 2016 and I rated it 4/5 stars!
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Suicide, bullying, sexual assault/harrassment
We follow a transgender main character who has transitioned from male to female before the story starts. This is such an important topic for more readers to be exposed to and aware of. It is an own voices novel as author Meredith Russo is a transwoman, however, she states in the Author's Note that some situations have been exaggerated for the book to be fictionalised. I feel that this disclaimer is not necessary for those of us readers that understand fiction is not the complete truth - it IS, in fact, fiction!
Andrew/Amanda has a lot of depth. Virginia as a character is great and really believable. There are lots of flashbacks which I loved. Chloe, Bee and Layla are good friends. The parents in this book were...frustrating at best!
I didn't like the male characters at the end. I'm still unsure about Grant. In my opinion, Bee did what she did (spoilers) because she was frustrated and didn't know how to show her emotions.
Kazia
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