Mette Bach

Academics have never been Sofie's strong point; shes too busy spending all of her free time with her boyfriend, Paul, the captain of her Surrey high school's soccer team. When her English teacher implements a new program that pairs her with straight-A student Clea, Sofie worries about how Paul will react to her hanging out with the only out lesbian at school. Sofie is as surprised as Paul at how close she and Clea quickly become.

When Sofie discovers that Clea is planning a road trip to check out some American colleges over the winter break, she invites herself along, causing more issues with Paul. But it's only after a college student asks if Sofie identifies as a "femme" lesbian that she starts to question her own sexuality and her relationship with both Clea and Paul.… (lisätietoja)

2.5 stars

This book was a wholeass mess.

THE GOOD

- Charming. Charming was the one and only (mostly) likeable character in this book.

- It was easy to read - I read it in one sitting no problem. And I was somewhat invested I guess.

- It was very short and therefore I didn't waste too much of my time on it.

THE BAD (and trust me, there's a lot of it)

- Everything else.

Okay, okay, I'll be serious.

- First off, Ash annoyed the hell out of me. She had this obnoxious 'holier-than-thou' attitude. But also she was sort of a jerk to Charming so like,,, it wasn't even deserved. And for god's sake she apparently couldn't even snap at the dickheads in her life, because she was too nice and she'd been taught better than that, and honestly that's not even a healthy message to send because she was so fucking spineless like omg STAND UP FOR YOURSELF YOU DUMBASS

- Secondly this majorly suffered from Not Like Other Girls syndrome like wow enough already I GET it you're so perfect and lovely and unusual and all the other girls are trash. And like wow talk about girl hate. I just wanted to hurl the book across the room most of the time.

- Thirdly the writing wasn't even good. It was jumpy and forced and suffered from a little too much telling and not enough showing.

- Also the relationship had zero development whatsoever like I get that they were talking a bunch off page, but you need to show us at least some of that if you want us to believe it.

- Everything needed more development tbh

- And wow can we discuss the gay rep?? I was unimpressed. It wasn't horrible per se, but she sort of didn't question? at all? It was like 'oh this girl is cute oh I have a crush oh I'm gay then. cool. no biggie.' and look I know everyone's experience is different, and maybe this is what it's like for some people, but I know that in my experience, and the experience of everyone I've ever talked to about it, there's usually some amount of questioning if you didn't know from an early age. But Ash was just like 'girl is hot. I have crush on girl. okay I'm gay obviously. bc there's no other options whatsoever, and this isn't in any way a difficult conclusion to come to or anything'

- Plus there were no stakes. Whatsoever. I was never concerned about anything.

- bleh

***Pre-review, December 28, 2018***

Look the cover is hideous, but this book is a queer Cinderella retelling!! So I need it!… (lisätietoja)

Thanks(!) NetGalley for giving me a chance to read and review this book!

Short Blurb:

Overweight and unhappy at home, Emmy gets sexually involved with a popular classmate so that people will think that she is worth liking. When she realizes that he is just using her, she decides to leave her home in Winnipeg to stay with her uncle's family in Vancouver. Emmy has always been intimidated by her perfect cousin Paige and Paige's cool friends, so she is surprised to find that the coolest of them is transgender. Emmy is instantly attracted to Jude (who used to be Judy), and starts hanging out at the coffee shop where he works. She even performs at the poetry slam Jude hosts there.

Emmy is never sure where she stands with Jude, and can't believe that such a confident, charismatic guy might actually be interested in her. Both her mother back in Winnipeg and Paige warn her away from Jude, saying that he will just use her and she will get hurt. But it's not until she almost falls again into the trap of casual sex to boost her self-esteem that Emmy realizes it's worth it to put your true self out there for real love.

Cover Review:

The cover is simple, yet alluring and I'd have definitely picked up the book and read more about it!

Review:

Love is Love is a heart touching story, one of the best I've ever read. The only thing I didn't like about it was its length. I wish it hadn't been such a short read! I wish there was more to it.

My favorite character was without doubt Jude. He's just the kind of guy that a girl deserves. He's fun, kind, caring and oh so understanding. At the same time, he's also not invincible as most guys are pictured in most novels/movies. He's not the kinda guy who hides his pain, atleast not from someone he trusts.

My least favorite character on the other hand was Emmy's mom. Sure there were others who weren't so good but what Emmy's mom did hurt me the most. How could she have so easily sent off her daughter? And then again, how could she ever think that she can dictate who Emmy should fall in love with? I hate that woman for being so blind to her daughter's pain.

My favorite parts were all of the Emmy and Jude parts, every single one of them.

The writing was capturing, compelling, while the story was something that'll stay in my heart forever.

If only it hadn't ended so quickly...

Love is Love gets 5 stars for its brilliance and for being so beautiful.… (lisätietoja)