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May 11, 2023 Drew (Taylor's version)✨ rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: queer, arc, skimming-like-my-life-depends-on-it

I am confused because on NetGalley (Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.) it says this is YA?
The amount of times they use the word "fucking" is insane and it's written like a children's book.

Let's start by saying, the vibes are there, the cute gay summer romance is giving and I definitely enjoyed some aspects of it. The pirate vibes i got were so cute and our main characters goals I agreed with.

Description: "Vinga dreams of the sea. She's go I am confused because on NetGalley (Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.) it says this is YA?
The amount of times they use the word "fucking" is insane and it's written like a children's book.

Let's start by saying, the vibes are there, the cute gay summer romance is giving and I definitely enjoyed some aspects of it. The pirate vibes i got were so cute and our main characters goals I agreed with.

Description: "Vinga dreams of the sea. She's going to be a sailor when she grows up, sailing to distant lands. At home, back in the city, Mum is sad and Dad has left for good. But here with Granddad on the island, all her problems feel far away. Summer goes on as usual, with porridge for breakfast, drinking rhubarb lemonade under the lilac tree and watching the sunset from 'her' cliff.
But things are different now too. The heat vibrates during the day, and a girl with a black hat has started appearing. Her name is Ruth. The only thing they seem to have in common is their age and that they are both on the island for the summer. But spending time together, their friendship soon turns out to be something much more."

But this was boring.

I understand the message and I liked the concept but it was written poorly often repeating phrases that I already understood/didn't need to hear a second time. The plot? Was there even one? It felt mindless, there wasn't a story to hold onto, to be invested in.

I'm also confused about our main pov, Vinga's, age. She acts like she's ten but she's kissing girls and every other page there is a reference to how everyone thinks she's too old for whatever she's doing in the moment and it's almost as if the writer couldn't decide what age she should be. Ruth just kept annoying me as they both seemed to clash and there wasn't much chemistry between them.

The ending was purely there for shock factor? And maybe I would write a trigger warnings list because there is (view spoiler).

Overall, this one wasn't for me. ...more

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