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Girls Like Girls
by Hayley Kiyoko
Thank you so much to Wednesday Books & St Martin Press for an advance copy of this book!
This book will be published on May 30, 2023.
There has been such early buzz for this book and I was very excited to be able to get an early copy of this book.
I had seen early mixed reviews on it so going in I was a little nervous but I thought this book was very enjoyable and such an easy read. It is also at the perfect length for a book coming in at 320 pages.
Coley is a 17 year old girl whose mother passed away and she has to leave her life in California and move to Oregon with her father whom she hasn't seen since she was 3. He encouraged her to go out and try to make friends. After almost getting hit by a car by driver Trenton, she meets Sonya who turned her world upside down.
"That's the thing about falling. Sometimes you crash."
I am not of the queer community but I thought the apprehension and the confusion in your teenage years came across believable. Because while I might not know what it is like to have a crush on the same sex, I do know what it's like to have that first big crush and all the feelings that come with it.
While a big portion of this book was the potential romance between Coley and Sonya, it also deals with Coley's grief and starting a relationship with her dad as well as the complicated teenage years and making friends. I was really more interested in seeing Coley's growth with her estranged father and knowing more about his history and we definitely got a piece of that towards the end.
One thing that I loved was that this took place in the early aughts so the main technology was AIM which took me back to my high school and college days. Also love that LiveJournal got to be spotlighted as that was something I definitely used and wish I still had access to my account.
I have heard that the audiobook is a cast of full characters which Hayley had handpicked in doing the narration. I am excited to check that out to see how it translates. I think I know how it worked as this is only told primarily from Coley's POV but we get teases in those LiveJournal entries of other voices.
"I could spend my life chasing her."
I had not previously watched the music video where the origin of this story came from until today and I'm glad that I waited because I could definitely see storylines from the video that were also in the book. I also like how Hayley was able to use the font from her single cover to be on this cover and that there is a moment where the two girls are sitting by the pool that mimics the cover. Just a nice full circle moment.
I think this book is a great book for teenagers and those coming of age! But could also be meaningful for those who are still trying to figure themselves out at any age.
This book will be published on May 30, 2023.
There has been such early buzz for this book and I was very excited to be able to get an early copy of this book.
I had seen early mixed reviews on it so going in I was a little nervous but I thought this book was very enjoyable and such an easy read. It is also at the perfect length for a book coming in at 320 pages.
Coley is a 17 year old girl whose mother passed away and she has to leave her life in California and move to Oregon with her father whom she hasn't seen since she was 3. He encouraged her to go out and try to make friends. After almost getting hit by a car by driver Trenton, she meets Sonya who turned her world upside down.
"That's the thing about falling. Sometimes you crash."
I am not of the queer community but I thought the apprehension and the confusion in your teenage years came across believable. Because while I might not know what it is like to have a crush on the same sex, I do know what it's like to have that first big crush and all the feelings that come with it.
While a big portion of this book was the potential romance between Coley and Sonya, it also deals with Coley's grief and starting a relationship with her dad as well as the complicated teenage years and making friends. I was really more interested in seeing Coley's growth with her estranged father and knowing more about his history and we definitely got a piece of that towards the end.
One thing that I loved was that this took place in the early aughts so the main technology was AIM which took me back to my high school and college days. Also love that LiveJournal got to be spotlighted as that was something I definitely used and wish I still had access to my account.
I have heard that the audiobook is a cast of full characters which Hayley had handpicked in doing the narration. I am excited to check that out to see how it translates. I think I know how it worked as this is only told primarily from Coley's POV but we get teases in those LiveJournal entries of other voices.
"I could spend my life chasing her."
I had not previously watched the music video where the origin of this story came from until today and I'm glad that I waited because I could definitely see storylines from the video that were also in the book. I also like how Hayley was able to use the font from her single cover to be on this cover and that there is a moment where the two girls are sitting by the pool that mimics the cover. Just a nice full circle moment.
I think this book is a great book for teenagers and those coming of age! But could also be meaningful for those who are still trying to figure themselves out at any age.