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Exes & Foes by Amanda Woody
3.5
funny inspiring sad medium-paced

I was a bit reluctant to dive in as I don't really like love triangles. The whole "competition" Emma and Caleb come up with to "get" Juliette just gave me the ick. 

I ABHORRED Emma's mom! She is someone who should not have ever had the chance to be a parent. (That's so mean of me but seriously....)Emma is going to need therapy big time to deal with that trauma and neglect. I have never disliked a person so much! Caleb's dad wasn't the best either but at least his mom more than made up for it. 

I like the queer rep throughout and Emma and Caleb (both bi) helping Juliette really define what she felt she was (aroace). I liked that (though the time apart from each other) didn't make Emma or Caleb ever not care about the other. They just needed Juliette in her sneaky way to get them back to that place in the others life again.