god it was sad seeing Jessie go back to Levi again and again and again after he just keeps treating her like shit. she needs to discover riot grrrl music it would heal her so much
no but seriously, i have basically the most thoughts i’ve ever had on a book who’s rating is basically just “fine”. i wanted to hear more about Jessie’s family! i wanted to see how her trip to Palestine went! i wanted more about her siblings! basically in my mind this book was a little TOO focused on the romance(s). also i will be so honest, i did not like hearing about just how much these 14 and 15 year olds wanted to have sex. not comfortable with it now, and a few years ago when i was that age i still wouldn’t have been comfortable with it.
this book was entertaining enough to listen to while cross stitching, but overall i just have a lot of issues with it.
(it also hit my pet peeve of using the phrase “female autism”. gross. autism presentation is not based on sex/gender, it is based on how people are socialized, raised, and treated.)