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I usually struggle with anthologies and story collection, but this piqued my interest. I was fascinated by the differing stories and found this collection helpful as a white woman for understanding and unlearning some of the harmful language I’ve use myself when interacting with adoptees in the past. I am glad this book exists, even if not every story was a knockout in my opinion. I appreciated the variety of stories even though they shared similar themes

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I will read this series forever. Every entry continues to be wild and unique and riveting and I am glad this particular installment was a return to a group of already lover characters 

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Oh I loved this! You’ve got mail vibes, but make it YA and modern. Wren is kind of a pain in the ass, but I also love him so much. This is just full of smooshy feelings, tropes, and real life stuff and I thought the combination was excellent. 

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This was a tough, but excellent read. Opin’s perspective was both full of childlike wonder and shadowed by the horrors of growing up quickly and knowing your history and the reality of your situation. 

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Really enjoyed this! Porter is smart, honest, and no nonsense and I appreciated her approach to exposing the truth of politics and her style of educating the public in a way that’s approachable and entertaining 

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I got PLL vibes from this, but with more nuance and more commentary on race and class

Overall an enjoyable read with twists and turns about secrets and the lengths we go to to protect others 

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