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caseythereader 's review for:
Love Somebody
by Rachel Roasek
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to FSG Young Readers for the free advance copy of this book.
- LOVE SOMEBODY is pitched as a YA rom-com, and it is partly that, but it also goes quite deep on the complexity of relationships. The characters' attractions are quite fluid: bisexuality was generally no big deal, former dates could be current best friends.
- It also nicely covers that end of high school panic, when you feel like every choice you make might determine the rest of your life and trying to fight that feeling, along with trying to handle family expectations around your life path. There is some pretty intense family stuff in this book, and it's great to see a book with kids realizing their parents aren't everything they thought they were.
- Plus, love a book that could have been a huge angsty mess about one character realizing their queerness and just wasn't. The character just took it in stride and so did everyone else.
- LOVE SOMEBODY is pitched as a YA rom-com, and it is partly that, but it also goes quite deep on the complexity of relationships. The characters' attractions are quite fluid: bisexuality was generally no big deal, former dates could be current best friends.
- It also nicely covers that end of high school panic, when you feel like every choice you make might determine the rest of your life and trying to fight that feeling, along with trying to handle family expectations around your life path. There is some pretty intense family stuff in this book, and it's great to see a book with kids realizing their parents aren't everything they thought they were.
- Plus, love a book that could have been a huge angsty mess about one character realizing their queerness and just wasn't. The character just took it in stride and so did everyone else.
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content