Not My Problem in Rolling with the lgbt

Jun 13, 2021 Eva B. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: slump-cures, young-adult, queer-leads, that-cover-though, favorite-characters, friendships-are-magic, best-of-the-best-of-the-best

Easily one of my favorite reads this year, and confirms my theory that Irish sapphic books simply just Hit Different (source: Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, The Falling In Love Montage, All the Bad Apples, and now this one. Very scientific, I know.). I adored Aideen from the first page; her voice was incredibly engaging, distinct, and funny. By far one of my favorite YA narrators. I really loved her friendship with the other kids that she helped and the exploration of toxic friendships. D ...more

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Jun 22, 2022 Reading on Wheels rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviews, queer, disabled, always-my-almost

4.5 / 5 stars

Ah, contemporary sapphic stories are always so sweet. To be successful, queer stories have to have such strong development and passionate writers that they often outshine and redefine what it is to be a contemporary romance. The famous ‘work twice as hard with half the reward’.

So queer YA tends to be accurate to teenagers and their maturity levels, how they would react to the heavy subjects, how they get flustered by new crushes. The works. Know if you will read this that the heavy ...more

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Jun 21, 2023 mia n rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-lgbtqia

if you want a romance, this is probably not for you. if you want a hilarious contemporary story about a sixteen year old mess who tries to fix other peoples’ problems before her own, featuring disaster gays, friendship drama, high-achiever breakdowns, and irish people, this is perfect. i had a ton of fun reading this, 100% recommended <3

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May 13, 2022 Jake Callum rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

4.5

I don't think I have good enough words to describe how much I enjoyed this book.

First, Aideen is such a great main character. I related to her so much, and felt so bad for her, especially since she was too blinded by her love for the people around her to see how they were hurting her.

Kavi- my boy, my love. Kavi. Oh, how I wish I had a Kavi for myself. He is the ultimate best friend and exactly what Aideen deserved and needed.

I was a bit disappointed Kavi and Meabh didn't find out about Aideen ...more

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