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Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
5.0

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced audio copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

This book was just... absolutely perfect. It was the most gorgeous story of a high school senior trying to figure out who she is. Ophelia has always been the boy-crazy, romantic, flower-loving, and kind girl who is a great daughter and friend. But what if you realize that you are growing into a different person? Can you tell the people in your life that you are different? Does it change their expectations of you or how they treat you?

I was completely smitten with Ophelia and her deep relationships with her parents and with her friends. She has a great friend group and possibly the best parents I've ever seen in a YA novel. The dynamics in the friend group felt so realistic of high school without being overly dramatic and silly. Racquel wrote Ophelia and her friends so beautifully-- I can't believe this is her first novel. I immediately ordered this book from bookshop.org (gotta support your local indie!!) and will definitely pre-order anything Racquel writes from now on.

The audio version of this title was great. The narrator was animated and entertaining without being annoying, and she seemed to speak Spanish fluently and with a good accent. Her narration really added a lot to the story for me.