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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
4.0

content warnings:
Spoilertornado & aftermath, homelessness, homophobia, implicit bi/pan erasure, bullying, mentioned childhood cancer (in remission)

rep:
Spoilerquestioning/gay MC [Ivy], F/F main romance, queer Black major character [Robin], WLW secondary character [Gigi], bi minor character [Jessa], established F/F relationships


This was lovely. With fewer moving parts than a typical YA novel, the focus naturally remains on the emotions and self-discovery and relationships (which I really like); the characters are complex, imperfect in relatable but still sympathy-inducing ways, and the plot doesn't rely on contrived unnecessary drama for tension. Plus, Ivy's drawing scenes add even more color and whimsy to make this book pretty uniquely memorable.