If I Was Your Girl in Our Shared Shelf

Jun 19, 2019 Xanthe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: family, friendship, romance, contemporary, depression-mental-illness, american-south, ya-books, lgbtqa, read-in-2019

This was lovely and I loved it. I read it with my heart in my throat the whole time, constantly afraid for Amanda and rooting for her to be happy. There was a lot of good stuff here, and the author's note at the end is very careful to fence off the ways that this story is not universal and is deliberately made to be a little on the uncomplicated side, and while it's realistic for some trans people, not meant to represent everyone. I appreciated her note even as I appreciated how the story didn't ...more

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Jan 12, 2016 Alexa Hamilton added it

Shelves: teenbooks, audio

Although the cover makes it look like this book is one of the recent Gone Girl read alikes, it isn't. It's the story of Amanda, who is starting over in a new town because she's been through a lot of changes. I loved getting to read a story from the perspective of a trans individual who has already transitioned. Because children and teens are so often wrestling with these issues, we often see it from the beginning, working through feelings and changes or reactions as they tell family and friends ...more

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Aug 24, 2016 Adriel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-diverse, seba

I was hesitant to embark on what appeared to be an "issue" book. I am so glad I dove in, because it felt like a human book, and while the character has a unique perspective, the feelings and relationships all felt very real. I think my favorite think was the nature of the friendships, and the ways in which those relationships were more important, and even more life saving, than the romantic story that seemed to drive much of this novel. I am very much looking forward to this author's next books, ...more

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