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You just have to be a brave and certain kind of person, and I don't think that I am. I'm sarcastic and loyal and a little shy. I'm quietly and slightly Catholic. I'm a daughter trying to learn how to be a sister. I'm a virgin. I'm a butterflier.

I've never been in love.

Taylor Cipriano had everything figured out, back when she lived with her single mother in ...more

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Oct 26, 2016 Hannah added it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: i-wrote-this-book

I wrote this book! It is very important to me.

The playlist is full of movie and musical stuff, because me:

Fidelity--Regina Spektor
Hang With Me--Robyn
I Can't Do it Alone--Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago Soundtrack
Here I Go--Idina Menzel and James Snyder, If/Then cast recording
Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home--Keira Knightly, Begin Again soundtrack
400 Lux--Lorde
Breakfast at Tiffany's--Deep Blue Something
As Cool as I Am--Dar Williams
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Jan 14, 2017 Janani rated it really liked it

This was my first time reading any of Hannah's work, and it was such a delight. Her characters are wonderfully governed by all of the hormones and feelings of teenagers. Taylor was great, but Josey had my head and heart from the beginning. I loved that the poly relationship depicted felt real and went through the motions, without ending in a neatly tied up HEA.

TW: Abortion

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May 19, 2017 c, rated it it was amazing

Shelves: i-put-the-b-in-lgbt, polyamory, ya-contemporary, favourites, non-white-characters, lgbt, f-lgbt, ya-lit, 5-stars, favourite-characters

Rep: Cuban American bi mc, polyamorous relationship

i love this and i love the characters and theyre so soft and happy and im gonna cry

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Nov 18, 2016 Xan West rated it really liked it

Shelves: posted-az-review, ya-fiction, queer-trans-ya, polyamory, triangle-becomes-triad

So I really enjoyed this book. It's a YA romance that's *about* polyamory, but it doesn't simplify things. The polyamorous relationship (sort of a V? sort of a triad?) in this book is complicated, and the obstacles the characters face in the romance feel real, and deeply drawn. I really liked that these characters were grappling with other things besides being polyamorous.

Taylor, the POV main character, is deeply compelling, and characterized in a complex nuanced way. I fell for her really hard ...more

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Nov 03, 2016 Mel rated it liked it

Shelves: genre-contemporary, protagonists-bi-pan, genre-ya, protagonists-poly

Have you seen what I did with the rating (down below)? (4 stars for the story and 1 for the editing/proofing.) I need to get this off my chest first, because I am seriously pissed off and frustrated. This book has a really good story, one that is rarely told (look at them tags), but the editing and proofing is so abysmal that I cannot recommend this book to anyone, which pains me because it’s a fucking shame. Well, I’m not saying you shouldn’t read it, especially if you want to read about teenag ...more

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Jan 29, 2017 Mel González rated it really liked it

Shelves: bisexual, beautiful-writing, contemporary, feminism, ya, cute-love-stories, polyam

"Don't look at me," Josey says. "She's your girlfriend."
"Yeah, now she's my girlfriend," Theo says. "When she wins swim meets it's all our girlfriend is so amazing, isn't she, Theo, but as soon as she confuses you again she's all my problem again."

A fantastic book that made me challenge my own preconceptions on so many different topics, it made me look at my misogyny and sexism in the face and say fuck you. It's an unique book but it's also a book that has a lot of the contemporary things we are u
"Don't look at me," Josey says. "She's your girlfriend."
"Yeah, now she's my girlfriend," Theo says. "When she wins swim meets it's all our girlfriend is so amazing, isn't she, Theo, but as soon as she confuses you again she's all my problem again."

A fantastic book that made me challenge my own preconceptions on so many different topics, it made me look at my misogyny and sexism in the face and say fuck you. It's an unique book but it's also a book that has a lot of the contemporary things we are used to seeing, like a girl moving to a new town, falling in love, meeting new people. The uniqueness comes from the polyamorous relationship and the way the main character develops her personality and grows as you, as a reader, grow as well. It's the main character falling in love with two people in completely different ways, at different paces with different timing. It's the main character being called out over and over again for her own socially constructed thoughts and people challenging it like this book challenges you as a reader. It's a very weird but comfortable relationship between narrator and reader.

I absolutely adored the way this book was written because you as an outsider can see a lot of the flaws of the main character but at the same time you're reading from her perspective so at times it's frustrating when she doesn't realise what she's doing. Luckily, like I said before, so many different people call her out on her prejudices, on her religion, on her opinions, on the way she treats people and it's hard to see it because when you read from her perspective in first person you kind of become her and it's hard being called out, but it's harder looking at yourself and seeing that you're hurting someone or that you're not giving people enough time to understand something when you had months to understand it and arrive to a comfortable place with it.

One of my favourite characters was Josey, I really didn't understand why she was treated so poorly and why Taylor didn't like her but then seeing that relationship develop into something more was gorgeous. I also loved the family dynamics not only with Taylor but also with Josey's parents, who are also polyamorous and it's important to have those role models in their lives and seeing that it can work and that it's normal. The dialogue and the way the characters reacted and how they expected things from each other without pushing was so realistic and beautifully done. The characterisation was incredible, these characters are all huge dorks and that made relate to them a lot. Mainly, I shipped Taylor/Theo/Josey a lot and I wanted them to be together all the time. The dynamics when they all were together especially at the end of the book were absolute gold. ...more

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Nov 06, 2016 idiomatic rated it it was ok

the pacing is APPALLING and the girls don't kiss.

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May 30, 2019 . rated it liked it

Shelves: poly, lgbt

representation: polyamorous relationship, Cuban (bi or multi-gender attracted? it's never labeled) MC

trigger/content warnings: abortion (occurs on the page)

3 has been on my TBR for a while after I discovered it was about a polyamorous relationship. Though it is about a girl falling in love with a boy and a girl, there isn't any canon physical interaction between the two girls. This doesn't make their relationship any less valid, and I'm only pointing it out so others aren't as confused as I was prior to starting this. So: e/>trigger/content representation: polyamorous relationship, Cuban (bi or multi-gender attracted? it's never labeled) MC

trigger/content warnings: abortion (occurs on the page)

3 has been on my TBR for a while after I discovered it was about a polyamorous relationship. Though it is about a girl falling in love with a boy and a girl, there isn't any canon physical interaction between the two girls. This doesn't make their relationship any less valid, and I'm only pointing it out so others aren't as confused as I was prior to starting this. So: expect a polyamorous relationship. That's all.

Taylor and her mother are moving in with her boyfriend, Dominic. Leaving behind her best friend in Miami, she's apprehensive about beginning at a new school and meeting new people. Her step-father's son is enlisted to show her around, and they end up at a party, where she meets Theo and Josey. Taylor feels a connection between herself and Theo, kissing him at the end of the night, only to later find out Josey is his girlfriend. Theo and Josey subsequently approach her, stating they're polyamorous and would be interested in Taylor joining them.

I'm not sure if this was an accurate representation of polyamorous relationships because 1) I'm not in one and 2) the other books I've read with polyamorous couples have approached it in a completely different way. However, I felt like this was enlightening and educating at the same time. Before reading this, I hadn't considered the ignorance and ostracisation polyamorous couples (or is it trios?) would experience, primarily because others don't understand their dynamic. Personally, I've never been judgemental of them since other people's relationships are none of my business, but I've seen news articles acting like three people in a relationship is somehow a Big Deal. In their case, their peers at school assume they're in an open relationship or separate themselves from the trio. It's definitely something I hadn't considered happening as a response to polygamy in the past, and I appreciated the information.

However, the writing in this book definitely needs work. It felt like it was published with little to no proofreading. Sometimes I'd come across sentences with typos that seemed glaringly obvious or the phrasing in certain areas didn't make sense, no matter how many times I reread them. There's also a lot of showing instead of telling, with excessive time jumps in between. It made the writing disjointed and awkward to read at times.

Though, I mainly excused the writing because I adored the characters. Separately and together. Taylor is a flawed main character, but I related to her. It's understandable that she'd be jealous at times in her relationship, but also the negative thoughts that spiralled inside her mind because of unthreatening situations was so realistic. For example, Theo would just sigh around her and she'd think he was about to break up with her or deliver bad news. I'm not sure why I liked it, but I found it incredibly relatable. The trio together are adorable, but I wish there was more build-up to Taylor's realisation that she loved them. Since there were so many time jumps and the writing was awkward, it felt like she was proclaiming "I love her/him" out of nowhere. Though, majority of my rating is attributed to the fact that I loved them together. They were adorable, sweet, and heartbreaking.

Without revealing spoilers, there's a subplot in this book about a teen pregnancy, where she decides to get an abortion. I really appreciated how her - or the boy who got her pregnant - didn't make a huge deal about it. It's her body and she's allowed to decide what she wants to do with it. The abortion is additionally depicted in such a casual way, which was jarring. Not because I disagree with it, but because it's somehow the first time I haven't seen abortion portrayed as a negative thing in literature. Also, it didn't feel like the author was attempting to make a huge statement about it. She wasn't trying to let you know that she's portraying an underrepresented, serious topic. She just writes it into the story, then focuses on something else.

3 isn't really a book I'd recommend since it's definitely not for everyone. Unless you could overlook the writing and appreciate the characters, then it wouldn't be an enjoyable experience for you. ...more

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Apr 22, 2017 amanda rated it really liked it

this was really good! i lowkey wanted Taylor and Josey to also be together and kinda sorta cared more about them than about Taylor and Theo because they had a really cute dynamic and by lowkey i really mean highkey because of the things said by Taylor in regards to Josey (aka her saying that she's in love with her??). i was definitely expecting ~something~ to happen between them, but i loved how their relationship developed anyways. Josey was totally my favourite character.

polyamory is definitely an inter ...more

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Nov 03, 2016 Lexie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-books

I am absolutely in love with this book. The characters, the family dynamics, and the dialogue were all so amazing and realistic. The way Taylor thought felt so realistic to me, I felt like I was literally in the head of a confused and worried junior in high school.

This is only my second Hannah Moskowitz book (I read Not Otherwise Specified not too long ago and absolutely loved it) but Hannah is easily one of my favorite authors. As I mentioned before, her characterization is amazing. She just h ...more

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Jun 29, 2017 anna (readingpeaches) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2-lgbt-authors, 1-contemporary, 2-lgbt, 5-young-adult, 2-bi-pan-protags, 2-sapphic, 2-ownvoices, 2-protags-of-color, 4-siblings, 2-polyam

rep: Cuban-American bi mc, polyam relationship

2.5 ☆

well this book has a nicely shown polyam relationship for which i could almost forgive anything else but.

it also 1) has Way Too Much telling over showing (that telling also most times has little to do w what we're actually being shown), 2) the writing just isn't all that great (& so many!! mistakes!! did no one edit this thing ???) & 3) makes up for it w countless dialogues which aren't exactly always as funn ...more

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Oct 31, 2016 Kberlatsky rated it it was amazing

This was a beautiful, exquisite book. My heart is filled with love after reading it and the closer I got to the end the more sad I got because I really, truly didn't want it to be over. I love these characters, and this story, and this writing, and I'm going to spend the next six months being so so happy that I had the privilege of reading this book.

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Aug 11, 2017 Leah rated it liked it

Shelves: ebooks, books-read-2017

This was an interesting read. I've never read a book about a poly relationship and I was intrigued how it worked between Theo, Josey and Taylor, but I also kinda wanted more between Josey and Taylor.

Also, the editing was pretty bad. Not going to lie. I picked up on so many spelling errors and incorrect words and missing words and it was glaringly obvious, which was a shame. I always find multiple errors bring me out of the book.

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Jul 17, 2017 Chasia Lloyd rated it liked it

Polyamory in YA! Yes! Very good. Also the rare abortion topic! But the formatting in this book made it very difficult to read and took away from my enjoyment.

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Feb 03, 2017 Michelle (Fluttering Butterflies) rated it liked it

Shelves: books-read-in-2017, lgbta

3.5 stars maybe? I don't know.

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Oct 31, 2016 Parker Goodreau rated it it was amazing

Shelves: tear-jerkers

This is a wonderful book and I think you should read it. Some notes from my reading experience (as enthusiastically emailed to hannah, play-by-play style, with spoilers removed):

On pg 50 and I love everybody. I'm very into Theo, he has this air of unpretentious/unstudied relaxation that I'm not used to seeing in YA boyfriends, it's super neat. Kind of entranced by Josey, I can't wait to learn more about her.

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Nov 06, 2016 AJ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, reviewed

Super glad I decided to give this a read. Never really read anything with a poly relationship before and it was really interesting to read about.
The best thing about this book is probably the characters. They're very endearing, but also really fleshed out. I like that all the misconstructions about polyamory wasn't a black and white thing, but very nuanced.
There were a fair few typos, which were a bit off-putting, but nothing that really majorly took away from the book. Overall, a fantast ...more

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Apr 10, 2019 Caitlin rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-star-rating-excellent, read-ya-contemp, read-in-2019

I love Hannah Moskowitz. She's one of those authors that I will read anything she's written (although I'm still working my way through the list). Everything I've read so far has solidified that she's just my kind of author. Plus, as an aspiring author myself, I'm inspired by her - her writing style is very similar to mine, so reading her works makes me think it's possible for me to publish someday, too.

I really, really enjoyed 3. I know very little about polyamorous relationships, so ...more

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Jan 15, 2018 Josephine (biblioseph) rated it it was amazing

You just have to be a brave and certain kind of person, and I don't think that I am. I'm sarcastic and loyal and a little shy. I'm quietly and slightly Catholic. I'm a daughter trying to learn how to be a sister. I'm a virgin. I'm a butterflier.

I've never been in love.

Taylor Cipriano had everything figured out, back when she lived with her single mother in Miami. Now, she's moved upstate for her junior year to live with her mom's boyfriend and her soon-to-be-stepsister an

You just have to be a brave and certain kind of person, and I don't think that I am. I'm sarcastic and loyal and a little shy. I'm quietly and slightly Catholic. I'm a daughter trying to learn how to be a sister. I'm a virgin. I'm a butterflier.

I've never been in love.

Taylor Cipriano had everything figured out, back when she lived with her single mother in Miami. Now, she's moved upstate for her junior year to live with her mom's boyfriend and her soon-to-be-stepsister and is trying to figure out who she is out of the shadow of her best friend. When she meets Theo—quirky, cute, sensitive Theo—he seems like a great match...except he has a girlfriend. Josey, icy and oh-so-intimidating.

But Theo and Josey aren't like anyone Taylor's met before; Josey grew up in a polyamorous family, and the two of them have a history of letting a third person in to their relationship. It's nothing Taylor's ever considered before...but she really likes Theo.

Her feelings for Josey, though?

That's where it really gets complicated.

3 unwraps who we love and how we love, in numbers as odd as we are.

Surprisingly touching and deft look at polyamory with teens, and how it's about more than just one guy dating two girls at the same time.

A lot sweeter than I expected, and I was of course hoping that there would be more romance between the two girls but that wasn’t the point of the book, anyway. While Taylor is the protagonist, this book isn’t just about her own growth.

I thought it was interesting Theo was described as lazy. Because usually you hear that a polyamorous relationship requires a lot of work. Josey was such an ambitious teen, and she contrasted him so clearly, and her own relationship with Taylor was nuanced and has a lot of potential in it.

But the rep was good, the relationships were good. It had good drama without being… angsty, I guess? I liked that the lives of teens was real and there was a clear clash with the more traditional values of parents.

Damn, I loved this trio and I consumed this book in a single day even as my eyes swam. I wish I could have more of them.

Pages: 261
Year: 31 October 2016
Publisher: Self-Published

Read: 22 September 2017
Stars: 4.5 (adored it) ...more

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May 11, 2018 Lydia rated it liked it

So I really wanted to love this book but it kinda fell short in some areas. I've read Break by Hannah Moskowitz and loved it, I thought the plot was so original. I was specifically looking for books about polyamory, had a hard time finding anything interesting, gave up and just started looking at authors I previously read and enjoyed and ended up looking at Hannah's work and it felt like fate that she wrote a book about polyamory, and YA polyamory at that!

I do think the strengths of So I really wanted to love this book but it kinda fell short in some areas. I've read Break by Hannah Moskowitz and loved it, I thought the plot was so original. I was specifically looking for books about polyamory, had a hard time finding anything interesting, gave up and just started looking at authors I previously read and enjoyed and ended up looking at Hannah's work and it felt like fate that she wrote a book about polyamory, and YA polyamory at that!

I do think the strengths of this book are all in the plot. It was totally original, I haven't read anything like it, there was a but of a twist that was kinda surprising but didn't feel forced at all, and it kept reading til the end. I think the way the different minor plots all make sense and all got the right amount of attention. I do wish that there was a little more depth to the story though, which I think could have been achieved with more developed characters.

Overall, I found the writing style to be fine, nothing crazy, pretty straightforward which I prefer. But my issue is with the characters. This focuses on the main character, Taylor, and I wish I could understand more of her motivation, I wish there had been more backstory to explain why her thoughts on her relationship. And in that way, I kinda felt like her jumping into the relationship was rather quick, not that I felt she needed to struggle with the choice, but just that I could have gotten more into her mind about it. And the same goes for the other characters, there's very little backstory given to them which was disappointing. I would have loved to have seen this book have rotating perspectives, especially since the three main characters have different family lives, it would have been great to see their first-hand experiences with their family.

Overall, I thought it was a nice quick read on a topic that was very interesting. I just felt it was lacking in general and would have loved to go deeper into the character's lives. Definitely read if you want to see polyamory done by teenagers, I felt like that aspect was handled very well, especially since the characters are so young, they had a very mature take on the whole thing. ...more

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Apr 09, 2018 Liz rated it it was amazing

I loved this book.

I came across it while searching for representations of polyamory in fiction other than sci-fi or fantasy (a surprisingly difficult task). And I was not disappointed.

The author clearly knows her stuff when it comes to poly, showing it as an option that’s just as valid as monogamy, and including both some of the specific joys and specific challenges of poly relationships.

At the same time, she managed to avoid turning the book into a “poly 101” manual. Th ...more

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Jun 01, 2017 Aleksandra rated it really liked it

Fluffy and adorable!

3 is a wonderful YA contemporary about Cuban-American 16 year old Taylor whose mum is getting married and they move to a new town, which means a new school for Taylor. She meets Theo and Josie and it's all very cute and endearing and polyamorous.

My first book about polyam relationship. I adore this three teens. They are so in love with each other, they push each other to become better people. I'm so here for healthy relationship based on mutual love an ...more

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Feb 03, 2019 Angie rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle-unlimited, young-adult, read-2019

YES!
+Polyamory! F/M/F!
+Taylor is weird and bold. I like her. She's open and honest about hooking up, and doesn't pretend to be someone she's not.
+Theo and Josey are also weird. I like them.
+Taylor is Cuban. Theo is Brazilian. #WNDB
+Theo, Taylor, and Josie talk openly and honestly about the inner workings of their relationship, jealousy, sex, and the future.
+Taylor and her mom!
+All kinds of relationships are represented.

NO!
-Typos.
-Taylor's narrativ/> ...more

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Jun 04, 2018 Felicia Davin rated it really liked it

Shelves: sex-and-gooey-love-feelings, queer-main-characters, contemporary-setting, female-main-characters, young-adult, polyamory, mmf-romance

I will read absolutely anything with a polyamorous romance in it. I confess to some initial skepticism regarding the combination of young adults and polyamory, but it was handled so well and all the characters were well-drawn. The whole thing was super cute and really enjoyable. It also had some dialogue that made me laugh out loud. My one wish is that Taylor and Josey had kissed, but at least they did have a really deep and important relationship.

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Jun 05, 2017 Jess rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult

I'm still sort of reeling that it took reading this book for me to remember how it used to take two people and a gallon of water to get a swim cap on my head.

Anyway, the message/premise was interesting, even if the characters were a bit one-dimensional and I felt not a lot of emotional attachment to any of them.

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May 26, 2018 cat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

This is such a good book. Everyone should read this book. It's so beautiful. I love Theo and Josey and Taylor so much. They are so beautiful and also my favorite people ever. This is all just really so very good and I'm so happy. I love these kids so much they deserve everything.

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Nov 05, 2018 K.C. O'Neill rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya

I completely love this author.

My second read from Ms Moskowitz and both have been five star reads. Full of family, heart, and self discovery, 3 was a beautiful story about love in all its forms. I highly recommend it, and can't wait to read all the rest of her books.

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Nov 19, 2017 Megan Weiss rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle-books

The book itself is great and I love the story but the editors for the kindle edition need to step up and do some revising because there are so many typos in it. It makes me really frustrated because it makes the publisher and the author look sloppy and takes away from a great novel.

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Mar 14, 2019 ♡ rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019

4 ⭐

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Oct 14, 2018 kat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-kindle, read-in-2018

this is a really sweet and good and nuanced YA polyamorous romance <3

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Hannah Moskowitz wrote her first story, about a kitten named Lilly on the run from cat hunters, for a contest when she was seven years old. It was disqualified for violence. Her first book, BREAK, was on the ALA's 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and in 2013, GONE, GONE, GONE received a Stonewall Honor. 2015's NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED was named the YA Bisexual Book of the Year. She ...more