Jul 27, 2023
Rating:5

Tropes - non-verbal FMC - Autistic rep - found family - sapphic - light-hearted - first love

This is a book I wished I‘ve had read when I was like 15–16 (though that wouldn’t be possible, because it just came out this year). Ariana is a non–verbal FMC, and eventhough I‘m not non–verbal myself, I‘m a quiet person, and when I was younger even more so, so reading this book from her perspective kind of feels familiar to a certain degree and it made me feel understood. Ariana‘s story is also a lot more serious than the cover makes it look like. Yes, it is light–hearted, but it addresses some very heavy topics as well and you should check out the trigger warnings before reading this. In a lot of ways I‘m reminded of the other book by the author, but I think this resonates with me a little bit more.

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