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Ramona Blue
by Julie Murphy
3.5/5 stars
So I finished this a few days ago, but I've been having a hard time deciding what to rate it and what to say in my review. When this book was first announced, and the synopsis was first released it got a lot of attention. The problem readers were seeing was that someone decided to write a book about a girl who was confident being a lesbian and then suddenly meets a guy and isn't gay anymore. With that said, I'm straight, and my opinion here isn't really that valid. It's not my place to tell you whether or not to read this or agree with this. HOWEVER, it felt more like a story about a girl realizing that sexuality can be fluid rather than gay or straight. She never even really defines her sexuality after falling in love with a boy, she questions it herself in a quote some along the lines of 'am I gay? bi? idk.'
Putting the controversy aside, this book was good. I enjoyed the story and the perspective of a girl, Romana, living a life where her family is just trying to make ends meet. Her home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, her mother left their family shortly after, her father is trying to make ends meet as they live in a trailer, and her older sister (not sure how much older, but still young) is pregnant. So it is about a girl discover the fluidity of sexuality, but it's also about a girl who went from middle-class to lower-class, and sees the difference between her life and other's every single day.
Meanwhile the boy that comes into her life, Freddie, is black. And I appreciated the few times where his skin colour causes him to have a much different life as well. So there's a few different perspectives going on here.
Now, obviously I've rated it a more moderate rating, and it's because of the writing itself. It was kinda just okay. It didn't really evoke a lot of emotion in me, and I really wanted like a cute romance. So if you're looking for a cute romance, this isn't really the book to go to. I mean, it was kinda cute, but it was mostly just Ramona and Freddie sorting stuff out while being in a relationship.
So yeah, the plot was good for the most part, and the writing was okay. 3.5/5 stars.
So I finished this a few days ago, but I've been having a hard time deciding what to rate it and what to say in my review. When this book was first announced, and the synopsis was first released it got a lot of attention. The problem readers were seeing was that someone decided to write a book about a girl who was confident being a lesbian and then suddenly meets a guy and isn't gay anymore. With that said, I'm straight, and my opinion here isn't really that valid. It's not my place to tell you whether or not to read this or agree with this. HOWEVER, it felt more like a story about a girl realizing that sexuality can be fluid rather than gay or straight. She never even really defines her sexuality after falling in love with a boy, she questions it herself in a quote some along the lines of 'am I gay? bi? idk.'
Putting the controversy aside, this book was good. I enjoyed the story and the perspective of a girl, Romana, living a life where her family is just trying to make ends meet. Her home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, her mother left their family shortly after, her father is trying to make ends meet as they live in a trailer, and her older sister (not sure how much older, but still young) is pregnant. So it is about a girl discover the fluidity of sexuality, but it's also about a girl who went from middle-class to lower-class, and sees the difference between her life and other's every single day.
Meanwhile the boy that comes into her life, Freddie, is black. And I appreciated the few times where his skin colour causes him to have a much different life as well. So there's a few different perspectives going on here.
Now, obviously I've rated it a more moderate rating, and it's because of the writing itself. It was kinda just okay. It didn't really evoke a lot of emotion in me, and I really wanted like a cute romance. So if you're looking for a cute romance, this isn't really the book to go to. I mean, it was kinda cute, but it was mostly just Ramona and Freddie sorting stuff out while being in a relationship.
So yeah, the plot was good for the most part, and the writing was okay. 3.5/5 stars.