If I Was Your Girl

Random notes: 1) the narrator's Southern accent on the audiobook was a little distracting at times and I don't know why - it's accurate to the character, but it definitely made it jarring every time she said “you guys” instead of “y'all.”
2) maybe I'm cynical, but everything seems to work out awfully neatly at the end? I know the author's note at the end said she made some things easier intentionally (surgery, passing, hormones, etc) but how everyone was basically okay with Amanda at the end of the story was nice, but I wish I believed it would be that easy in the rural South in 2016.
3) I also didn't love how one of the villains of the story is a vindictive spurned bisexual?
4) I loved the writing of Amanda's parents and their struggle to adjust. All those relationships were really interesting and well-done, I thought. Some of the minor characters were flatter than I'd like, though.
5) I also really liked the structure of the book, with the slow reveals/flashbacks.

I don't know - I didn't love this, but I thought it was pretty well-done and worth reading/listening to. I was definitely engaged in the story and cheering for Amanda, all these nitpicky points aside. Well worth your time.

(Bookriot Read Harder 2016 Challenge: #12 Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender)