I was predisposed to love this because the premise is so freaking awesome: modern gender-bent Cyrano de Bergerac, be still my English-nerd heart! And turns out, this wasn’t what I was expecting — it was more.

[full review to come]

content warnings: 

slut-shaming, bullying, sexual harassment

rep: 

half-Argentinian (American) love interest, single mom (best friend's)

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CONVERSION: 12.6 / 15 = 4.5 stars

Prose: 8 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 9 / 10
Emotional Impact: 10 / 10
Development / Flow: 9 / 10
Setting: 7 / 10

Intellectual Engagement: 3 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 5 / 5
Rereadability: 4 / 5
Memorability: 4 / 5

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[pre-review]

Hi Cyrano de Bergerac is one of my absolute favorite books I have ever read for class and I love gender-bent retellings, so of course I need this in my life.