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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 Miami. Now, she' ...more
I've never been in love.
Taylor Cipriano had everything figured out, back when she lived with her single mother in Miami. Now, she' ...more
Kindle Edition, 261 pages
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October 31st 2016
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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
Love it When You Call--The Feeling
The Way I Am--Ingrid Michaelson
A Lonel ...more
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
Love it When You Call--The Feeling
The Way I Am--Ingrid Michaelson
A Lonel ...more

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

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

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 ...more
TW: Abortion ...more

"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 ...more

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
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the pacing is APPALLING and the girls don't kiss.
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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 funny as they were obviously meant to be ...more
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 funny as they were obviously meant to be ...more

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 ...more
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 ...more

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 definite ...more
polyamory is definite ...more

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
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

okay so this was not particularly well-written (so many typos!) and i can see how it wouldn’t work for some people, but it was SUCH a cute polyam YA romance novel. it was really wonderful to see such great rep that explicitly used the term ‘polyamory’ and showed a healthy (cute!) relationship.
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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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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. ...more
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. ...more

3.5 stars maybe? I don't know.
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"I'm not in love with her the way I'm in love with Theo, maybe because it's happening in a directly opposite way; I loved him carelessly and stupidly from the moment he raised my hand at that party, and I love her the way you climb into a bath you ran too hot. Hesitantly, haltingly. A little painfully. Altogether warmly."
tw: abortion
I loved this book and these characters so much!!
In 3 we follow a polyamorous relationship between Taylor, Theo, and Josey; three teenagers who now own my heart. ...more
tw: abortion
I loved this book and these characters so much!!
In 3 we follow a polyamorous relationship between Taylor, Theo, and Josey; three teenagers who now own my heart. ...more

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.
I was already ruined for non-feminists, but if I weren't, I'm certain Theo would be a big ...more
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.
I was already ruined for non-feminists, but if I weren't, I'm certain Theo would be a big ...more

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 fantastic rea ...more
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 fantastic rea ...more

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

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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 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 ou

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 ar ...more
I do think the strengths of this book ar ...more

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. The characters were well-w ...more
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. The characters were well-w ...more

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 and respect. Taylor was ne ...more
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 and respect. Taylor was ne ...more

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 narrative is a little rambly and disjointed at ti ...more
+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 narrative is a little rambly and disjointed at ti ...more

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.

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. ...more
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. ...more

DNF @ 52%
It was really subpar from her other work, glaring typos and everything, and it just felt dry and I wasn't interested.
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So I drastically cut the books I wanna read from her and will be promoting her work far less and won't be purchasing any more of her books (library only). ...more
It was really subpar from her other work, glaring typos and everything, and it just felt dry and I wasn't interested.
Also

So I drastically cut the books I wanna read from her and will be promoting her work far less and won't be purchasing any more of her books (library only). ...more

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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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
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