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librarianryan 's review for:
I Hated You in High School
by Kathleen Gros
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Tessa lives in Vancouver and just lost their job as a coffee barista. They’re an artist but has yet to find success. Losing their job gives them a great reason to visit home. And it turns out their best frenemy is living in an apartment in their parent’s basement. Tessa must dig through old memories to remember why her and Olive were friends and then enemies and the effect it had on them. This was a cute romance. It feels autobiographical, but I do not know that for sure. Originally the artwork was annoying, and I don’t think it was the artwork. I think it’s the color, because everything is green. In Vancouver everything is green, it’s temperate rainforest. But that gave a weird feeling to the book. By the end, it matched it really well, but in the beginning, it was a little off. Overall, this was a quick and interesting read. It was both fun and entertaining, and there will be others who enjoy it too.