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I Kissed Shara Wheeler

𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘

★★★★.5

❝𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖.❞

I loved this book, I couldn't put it down, even though I was going through a reading slump when I read it.

This is truly an academic rivals to lovers. As I read this book, I remember gasping in astonishment, "no, they did not". Because I couldn't believe the twisted things they'd do to each other to be better academically than the other.

McQuiston always finds a way to make the friend groups so realistic and make the reader feel like they're a part of it. I loved the characters and seeing their development throughout the book. 

Moreover, I think Chloe was a really unconventional narrator and I think it's brilliant. I loved seeing the world through her eyes (and not only because I related to her a lot). Besides, it's so well written that I found myself knowing what the characters were feeling with a certainty, even if they didn't say it.

I really liked the fact that the main character has two mothers, and it's the first book that I read that has that. Queer people have always been here, and I think it's important to have representation of the older generations too. 

Besides, the vibes were incredible. I totally recommend it if you're looking for a black cat dark academia girl × hyperfeminine pink Lana Del Rey girl aesthetic (you'll get it when you read it). And it's a slow burn ;)

♡

#QOTD: If you could time travel to any time period, when would you go?

#AOTD: I'm a sucker for the Victorian era. Black long gowns with corsets, drinking tea while gossiping, going to balls, love letters... think about it.

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