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A YA contemporary rom com about two girls who start as rivals but after a twist of events, end up falling for one another--at least they think so. A pitch perfect queer romance! Arch-nemeses Emma, a die-hard romantic, and more-practical minded Sophia find themselves competing against one another for a coveted first-prize trip to a film festival in Los Angeles . . . what happens if their rivalry turns into a romance? For fans of Becky Albertalli's Leah on the Offbeat, full of laugh-out-loud humor and make-your-heart-melt moments. Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it.
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“When I come out to them, I want them to know that bisexuality is valid, and I want them to know that bisexual love stories are as possible and beautiful and lovely as any other.”
It's been a while since I've been able to sit down and enjoy a good sapphic romance so I decided to pick this up since it's been in my tbr for so long.
I loved the idea and setting behind this. The fact that the two main characters give such wonderful representation fills me up with so much comfort and joy.
I wish there would've been less focus on the straight relationships of this book because I wanted it to centre more around the development of Sophia and Emma's relationship. I loved the conflict surrounding Sophia and Emma with their parents. That's also what I wanted the focus on.
Being afraid of your parents reaction to you coming out is such a large issue and fear that people apart of the community face and I loved that aspect of this book and would've loved more of it.
Overall, this was a cute story and I enjoyed it.
13.02.24 - 15.02.24
4/5
I loved this book, I really really did but I didn't give it 5 stars for the things I'm going to explain.
Yet, it's totally worth to give chance in my opinion, it not a perfect book, but its funny and light to read. It's really nice if you are looking for something to enjoy
When I started it, I threw me off it was first pov (I hate it) but it didn't stop me.
The first thing I noticed was the writing, it was nice and easy to follow along.
It wasn't so hard to differentiate the main characters speeches.
I honestly find it hard to say good things because I enjoyed it a lot and I don't know how to put them into words. I just remembered having to stop reading to compose myself because of how much I was smiling.
Yet, I'll point out a some stuff that I didn't enjoy anyways.
- I felt some things were left undone or rushed, for example Emma feelings of unworthiness. They were mentioned a lot as internal thought but she barely talked about them. It seems like she never got ride of the idea she wasn't enough and the book ended. Maybe it was part of the plan, idk.
- I have conflicted feelings about Sophia accepting being in a relationship after despiting the idea so much. Through all the book we see how much she hates love (a bit forced to my opinion), she lost a friend to it and suddenly she got it bad for a girl to step over her ideas? I mean, she learns and understand loves it's not always meant to end tragic but I would like if they explored more the subject of the disgust towards dating.
- The make up after the fighting, felt poor (but at the same time realistic)
- now my biggest complain.... It ended too quickly (not rushed), I was at 97,5% and they still got to get together. It was an understatement to say I was in distress. I wish they showed us more of their relationship as a couple like they did with the side-couples.
Overall I enjoyed it, a lot.
I ended it in 6 hours (2 days). I feel really proud of myself.
I hope my next reading it's like this one.