ry enough.

It was realistic in relationships and the problems they went through. That was a bit of a struggle to get through but it ended up fine in the end which made it worth it.

A good diverse contemporary YA novel about a lover of podcasts.30:T70f,Okay, I understand why this is a favourite book for some people but...
WHAT?!
What was I reading?
A lot of the time I wasn't sure if it was set in our world, because it felt so detached in certain ways. I know that it's not set in America and that's not why I felt confused.
I was very thrown off by just how much Frances seemed to judge not only herself, but everyone around her. I don't mean normal YA judgement, but almost every page...
"Raine said the letters TBH." "I was just boring." "I knew I was lame, but no one else was supposed to know that." "I didn't really want to be here anyway." "I punched her in the face and she got a nosebleed and cried. An accurate metaphor for most of my past friendships."
These are just a few examples of the her thoughts in the first 50 pages. This made it extremely hard for me to keep going, because I was constantly rolling my eyes at how "lame" and "not like the other girls/people" Frances was.
Her hobbies are not that strange! She's an artist and she's smart and she has friends who seem like they're nice to her.
I don't want to say much more about the story, because I feel like it's better that the reader goes in knowing nothing.
Okay, that is why I found it hard to get into this book. I didn't connect with Frances at all and I feel like maybe I'm just...too old? I'm not sure!
The positives: Yes I gave this a good rating. It's got AMAZING diversity and inclusivity and it was so refreshing reading diverse characters. I also read this very quickly and SOMETHING kept me reading, even when I was muttering to myself for the first...150 pages?

I know this isn't a very well written review, but...FEELINGS.

I get why people love it, it's just

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