Little & Lion

(3.5, rounding up.) Loved the diversity of the characters and the characterization of Suzette and her journey - she felt like a fully realized person and I was entirely in her head. (Caveat: I'm neither bi nor bipolar, so I can't really speak to the accuracy of the representation, but more diversity in fiction is always a good thing.) The other characters were a little more vaguely sketched, which may have been intentional since it's such a tight POV with Suzette, but I would've liked a little more insight into Lionel and Rafaela, in particular. The plot here was a lot of buildup and then a pretty rushed conclusion, so I wish either the pacing had been different or the book were a little bit longer to give the story some time to breathe.

(Editing this review in June 2020: whoops, I am bi, denial is a hell of a thing.)

I know how easy it is to believe you're doing the right thing if you say it to yourself often enough.

I guess its strongest point is the diversity, but I didn't find anything special about this to warrant more stars. This felt very flat. Little character development and plot development, and then poof! it was already the last page. This could've been great though.