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Dear Wendy
by Ann Zhao
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A little rough around the edges, and I could have done with fewer Taylor Swift references, but I really liked this book. The liberal arts college atmosphere was spot-on and nostalgic for me, a person who graduated from their liberal arts college four years ago. I really enjoyed Sophie and Jo and their dynamic. Ann Zhao did a great job of creating two characters who are polar opposites in so many ways and exactly the same in others. I really enjoyed the juxtaposition between how both characters made, kept, and related to their friends. I loved that this was a novel about friendship and queerplatonic love that was structured the same way as a romance novel, right down to the third-act breakup. And while the third-act conflict was ridiculous, the characters acknowledged it as such, and the resolution felt realistic and satisfying. I would absolutely recommend this book to lots of people, and I think that it's a valuable addition to the aspec literary canon.