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Es war ein tolle niedliche Geschichte und meiner Meinung nach auch mit dem Ende sehr realistisch. Pluspunkte waren die sozialen/politischen Themen die angesprochen wurden + safe sex + viel diversity + bi/pansexuality (und warum beide eigenständig und okay sind). Negativ war, dass Christa ziemlich eindimensional war und ich sie nicht interessant genug fand? Sie blieb ziemlich blass in der Geschichte
You've got to be honest with yourself about what you want. I loved the bisexual representation here! It's about a girl who's still trying to figure out who she is. Not only that, it is such a diverse book - there are gay, bi and pan characters as well as people of colour. The characters even discuss various sexualities. I'm glad she realised that she didn't have to be sure of her sexuality yet. In the beginning, she says "I'm fifteen already. If I haven't figured this out yet, am I ever going to?" I had problems with that because there isn't a certain age where you have to know your sexuality. It can change over time and it can be fluid, so there is no rush to figure all this out before you're an adult. And as much as I appreciated the same-sex relationship, I didn't buy it. The insta-love was just too extreme and unrealistic! What I also liked was that safe sex was discussed and explained. However, I was surprise how descriptive the sex scenes were, especially since the main character was only fifteen. I didn't expect that in a YA book. What I didn't like the POV of Aki. She approached some stuff with slut-shaming and stereotyping. Aki researched safe sex. However, as soon as she showed Christa the dental dams and gloves, she wondered: "I hope she didn't think I'm a slut or anything. [...] Oh my god. She did think I'm a slut." This was't necessary at all, there's nothing bad about it. She also stereotyped lesbians because OBVIOUSLY they all look the same: "... had super short hair and wore board shorts everywhere, even to church. Now that I thought about it. She was such an obvious lesbian." or "[...] like he expected me doing, I don't know, overtly lesbian stuff right in front of him. But eventually, when he saw I hadn't shaved my head [...]" And then the the description of their kisses: "She tasted like the sky." What does that even mean?! Another negative aspect is that the characters constantly lie to each other! They lie about their favourite songs (yes, it's as ridiculous as it sounds), their (past) relationships, their passion for music, life goals... W-H-Y? The characters constantly fight and make up again, there is so much drama going on! It was just too much, even for a YA book. Overall, it was a quick read with a good approach to representation. However, I did have some problems with it because the characters thought that they constantly had to hide behind lies to keep themselves interesting to others.
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Es war ein tolle niedliche Geschichte und meiner Meinung nach auch mit dem Ende sehr realistisch. Pluspunkte waren die sozialen/politischen Themen die angesprochen wurden + safe sex + viel diversity + bi/pansexuality (und warum beide eigenständig und okay sind). Negativ war, dass Christa ziemlich eindimensional war und ich sie nicht interessant genug fand? Sie blieb ziemlich blass in der Geschichte
You've got to be honest with yourself about what you want. I loved the bisexual representation here! It's about a girl who's still trying to figure out who she is. Not only that, it is such a diverse book - there are gay, bi and pan characters as well as people of colour. The characters even discuss various sexualities. I'm glad she realised that she didn't have to be sure of her sexuality yet. In the beginning, she says "I'm fifteen already. If I haven't figured this out yet, am I ever going to?" I had problems with that because there isn't a certain age where you have to know your sexuality. It can change over time and it can be fluid, so there is no rush to figure all this out before you're an adult. And as much as I appreciated the same-sex relationship, I didn't buy it. The insta-love was just too extreme and unrealistic! What I also liked was that safe sex was discussed and explained. However, I was surprise how descriptive the sex scenes were, especially since the main character was only fifteen. I didn't expect that in a YA book. What I didn't like the POV of Aki. She approached some stuff with slut-shaming and stereotyping. Aki researched safe sex. However, as soon as she showed Christa the dental dams and gloves, she wondered: "I hope she didn't think I'm a slut or anything. [...] Oh my god. She did think I'm a slut." This was't necessary at all, there's nothing bad about it. She also stereotyped lesbians because OBVIOUSLY they all look the same: "... had super short hair and wore board shorts everywhere, even to church. Now that I thought about it. She was such an obvious lesbian." or "[...] like he expected me doing, I don't know, overtly lesbian stuff right in front of him. But eventually, when he saw I hadn't shaved my head [...]" And then the the description of their kisses: "She tasted like the sky." What does that even mean?! Another negative aspect is that the characters constantly lie to each other! They lie about their favourite songs (yes, it's as ridiculous as it sounds), their (past) relationships, their passion for music, life goals... W-H-Y? The characters constantly fight and make up again, there is so much drama going on! It was just too much, even for a YA book. Overall, it was a quick read with a good approach to representation. However, I did have some problems with it because the characters thought that they constantly had to hide behind lies to keep themselves interesting to others.