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She's My Ride Home
Between searching for the right college and starting on the Varsity soccer team, Charlotte Hayes has enough going on to keep her head in the game. That is, until Emma Pearson, a new transfer from North Carolina, decides to enter the picture. Emma is quiet, moody, and beautiful: a dangerous combination that fascinates Charlotte beyond her comfort zone.
Girls aren't supposed to like girls. At least, that's what Charlotte has been told her whole life. But when strange new feelings begin to emerge, Charlotte has to decide what she's willing to risk to discover love -- and ultimately, herself.
Girls aren't supposed to like girls. At least, that's what Charlotte has been told her whole life. But when strange new feelings begin to emerge, Charlotte has to decide what she's willing to risk to discover love -- and ultimately, herself.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2014
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Jackie Bushore
1 book31 followersJackie Bushore is a recreational writer of young adult fiction. She received her Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Women's Studies from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia before commissioning into the United States Army as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer.
She currently lives in Richmond, VA with her wife, 3 cats, and horse.
She currently lives in Richmond, VA with her wife, 3 cats, and horse.
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August 26, 2017
Great YA read! enjoyable,friendship,family drama,relationship angst,the wonderful storytelling of coming out while still in high school...a teenagers' love story that was well written
February 6, 2016
Girl sees girl...First girl gets some strange funny feelings towards second girl...First girl not sure this is completely 'right' to have such feelings but can't brush them aside. The first girl is called Charlotte and the second girl is called Emma. This novel is set in high school where the world is just truly opening up especially when feelings are concerned and what/how to deal with them.
For some reason often reading lesbian fiction can be sorta a 'ho hum' experience cause it's usually about 'first time experiences' instead of having just two women fall for each other WITHOUT all that unknown element. However, I was in the mood for a little romance and a relatively quick read, this book had been sitting on my kindle for a while so during my pet/house sitting days I opened this up and had it finished in a day.
Now for the story...It's nothing truly ground breaking but for a while the story was a great read, it felt exciting and the characters were interesting enough to keep reading about..HOWEVER, probably a little after midway through a break-up happens (there are more than just Emma and Char relationship fyi) and that's when the story probably could of ended sooner except it kept dragging out and this is when I started to lose interest. I thought Emma became more wooden and the story felt forced as in the author had a certain page count to make it too.
The novel also makes reference towards another book..Which felt like a 'paid' ad and I realise how completely wrong that may be.
Basically, this story is probably good if you're just in the starting phase of 'coming out' as it shows many people go through what you may experience. You could take away the fact the story is between two girls and see what happens for the most part can happen between a straight couple as well besides a few events.
It's a good read but nothing earth shattering is a good way to sum up my feelings about the story.
For some reason often reading lesbian fiction can be sorta a 'ho hum' experience cause it's usually about 'first time experiences' instead of having just two women fall for each other WITHOUT all that unknown element. However, I was in the mood for a little romance and a relatively quick read, this book had been sitting on my kindle for a while so during my pet/house sitting days I opened this up and had it finished in a day.
Now for the story...It's nothing truly ground breaking but for a while the story was a great read, it felt exciting and the characters were interesting enough to keep reading about..HOWEVER, probably a little after midway through a break-up happens (there are more than just Emma and Char relationship fyi) and that's when the story probably could of ended sooner except it kept dragging out and this is when I started to lose interest. I thought Emma became more wooden and the story felt forced as in the author had a certain page count to make it too.
The novel also makes reference towards another book..Which felt like a 'paid' ad and I realise how completely wrong that may be.
Basically, this story is probably good if you're just in the starting phase of 'coming out' as it shows many people go through what you may experience. You could take away the fact the story is between two girls and see what happens for the most part can happen between a straight couple as well besides a few events.
It's a good read but nothing earth shattering is a good way to sum up my feelings about the story.
March 21, 2017
I think I've been reading a lot of YA with soccer player MC. Charlotte Hayes is one of the best player in her school. She's a good student. Her best friend Kenny is also cool.
Her parents are divorced and she's living with her mom. I think her mom is kind of weird sometimes and something is off about her.
Emma Pearson is the new girl. Her family just transferred from North Carolina after her mother died.
Frankly I don't really like Emma. She's fickle and too scared always. And often times, blaming Charlie.
Actually, I was hoping that at some point Charlie will have a relationship with Cory just to pissed off Emma.
3.5
Her parents are divorced and she's living with her mom. I think her mom is kind of weird sometimes and something is off about her.
Emma Pearson is the new girl. Her family just transferred from North Carolina after her mother died.
Frankly I don't really like Emma. She's fickle and too scared always. And often times, blaming Charlie.
Actually, I was hoping that at some point Charlie will have a relationship with Cory just to pissed off Emma.
3.5
August 17, 2014
A nice quick read. 4.25, I guess.
An unexpected tug flutters inside Charlotte the moment she lays her eyes on Emma. Despite the a number of initial unpleasant interactions, the girls become fast friends.
Charlotte makes some choices that go against what she feels, thus, ending up with more pain and problems than she should be having. "Shes a Dilemma" Emma is just that. She does this push-pull thing as a defense mechanism which annoyed me at at one point but she made up for it somehow.
It's nice how the author somehow wove a past event to Charlotte's mum's behaviour towards Emma. I liked the characters and how realistic I felt most of them were.
Emma giving her the nickname "Charlie" was a significant part of the story. The last part, during their introduction to Mr. Logan, I felt that it was not simply an act of saying "Yes, that's my name" but "Yes, this is who I am."
An unexpected tug flutters inside Charlotte the moment she lays her eyes on Emma. Despite the a number of initial unpleasant interactions, the girls become fast friends.
Charlotte makes some choices that go against what she feels, thus, ending up with more pain and problems than she should be having. "Shes a Dilemma" Emma is just that. She does this push-pull thing as a defense mechanism which annoyed me at at one point but she made up for it somehow.
It's nice how the author somehow wove a past event to Charlotte's mum's behaviour towards Emma. I liked the characters and how realistic I felt most of them were.
Emma giving her the nickname "Charlie" was a significant part of the story. The last part, during their introduction to Mr. Logan, I felt that it was not simply an act of saying "Yes, that's my name" but "Yes, this is who I am."
August 3, 2014
She My Ride Home is a well written story about young love and everything that it entails - the joy of winning a game and the sorrow of losing, the fluttering of the heart when you meet that special someone and the angst of wondering if they feel the same, the elation you feel the first time your hands accidentally touch and the betrayal of a friend when trust is lost, not to mention the heartache when things start to go pear shaped.
A lovely afternoon read.
A lovely afternoon read.
May 17, 2021
this book was super cute and the ending was adorable... watch me go cry over the fact i’ll never get any more info about emmacharlotte :( college novella perhaps ???
January 10, 2022
cheaters we love you awh
February 19, 2022
I did not enjoy this at all. I think I only finished it because it was already a fairly easy and quick read.
There are so many plot points that are picked up, become a massive focus, and then are just resolved so quickly that it gives me emotional whiplash. Every single time something goes badly, Charlotte is the one blaming herself, and nobody else takes any responsibility for their actions. The constant outing of every single person, the ridiculous forcing people to come out to others when they don't want to, the overdramatic hot and cold for no reason relationship, all feel incredibly inorganic so I didn't enjoy this at all, I'm afraid.
There are so many plot points that are picked up, become a massive focus, and then are just resolved so quickly that it gives me emotional whiplash. Every single time something goes badly, Charlotte is the one blaming herself, and nobody else takes any responsibility for their actions. The constant outing of every single person, the ridiculous forcing people to come out to others when they don't want to, the overdramatic hot and cold for no reason relationship, all feel incredibly inorganic so I didn't enjoy this at all, I'm afraid.
October 26, 2016
Hm, I'm not too sure about this one. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it was rather bland and dare I say it, forgettable. The plot wasn't really original and I felt like this kind of book has been written hundred times before, except without an LGBT MC.
The story focuses on Charlotte, a star soccer player, who forms a crush on a new transfer student called Emma. Initially Emma acts cold and ignores her but soon enough they become amicable. However, Charlotte's best friend, Kyle, also likes Emma which leaves Charlotte feeling jealous and conflicted. Whilst this is all going on Charlotte not only struggles to accept her identity but also has home troubles - her dad left her and her mum five years ago and now wants to reconcile.
Thoughts:
- I didn't think the characters were fleshed out well enough. The characters were rather plain and generic and I found myself unable to relate at times. By the end of the book the only thing I really knew about Emma was her appearance. Although Charlotte often says things like "Oh God what have I done?" I found it difficult to connect with her emotionally and sympathise with her, I can't quite place my finger on why though. There were a few supporting characters which I liked but we didn't see much of them.
- There were lots of conflicts and subplots going on but I didn't feel like they were particularly well resolved. One example: Another:
- I did like how there were varying reactions when Emma and Charlotte came out, it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies. Sadly there will always be people who act negatively and will never come to terms with it, the same way there will always be people who love you unconditionally.
- The soccer element doesn't play a huge role in the book, whether this is a good or bad thing is really personal preference. A play of a soccer game is detailed, however there are no confusing technical terms used and it was easy to understand what was going on.
- Emma and Charlotte communicate via "Instant Messenger" at multiple points in the book and used text talk. There were references to Myspace as well which surprised me and I did wonder why they didn't seem to text or call each other that much?
The story focuses on Charlotte, a star soccer player, who forms a crush on a new transfer student called Emma. Initially Emma acts cold and ignores her but soon enough they become amicable. However, Charlotte's best friend, Kyle, also likes Emma which leaves Charlotte feeling jealous and conflicted. Whilst this is all going on Charlotte not only struggles to accept her identity but also has home troubles - her dad left her and her mum five years ago and now wants to reconcile.
Thoughts:
- I didn't think the characters were fleshed out well enough. The characters were rather plain and generic and I found myself unable to relate at times. By the end of the book the only thing I really knew about Emma was her appearance. Although Charlotte often says things like "Oh God what have I done?" I found it difficult to connect with her emotionally and sympathise with her, I can't quite place my finger on why though. There were a few supporting characters which I liked but we didn't see much of them.
- There were lots of conflicts and subplots going on but I didn't feel like they were particularly well resolved. One example: Another:
- I did like how there were varying reactions when Emma and Charlotte came out, it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies. Sadly there will always be people who act negatively and will never come to terms with it, the same way there will always be people who love you unconditionally.
- The soccer element doesn't play a huge role in the book, whether this is a good or bad thing is really personal preference. A play of a soccer game is detailed, however there are no confusing technical terms used and it was easy to understand what was going on.
- Emma and Charlotte communicate via "Instant Messenger" at multiple points in the book and used text talk. There were references to Myspace as well which surprised me and I did wonder why they didn't seem to text or call each other that much?
August 28, 2014
Ugh. Awful. The author couldn't decide on a personality for any of the characters, so they all come off as bland, manic, and boring. The conflict in the story is so forced and fake, it's almost funny. The author just bounces between conflicts without ever really committing to one. It was so painful that I just skimmed the last 25% of the book. So bad. Really. Awful.
November 5, 2021
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June 25, 2022
to be honest this story had a lot of potential but everything happened really fast. also the backstory of both main characters could have been elaborated a lot more. overall a quick read with a lot of fluff but some serious stuff as well. i didn’t really enjoy the ending that much and the story in general was kind of basic but not the worst.
November 14, 2020
This was my first read from author Jackie Bushore, this is probably the best YA genre LBGT book I've read. She does an excellent job with the relationship between Seniors Charlotte Hayes and Emma Pearson, it's realistic, believable, has all the multi-layered elements to it, that you'd see typically see in a high school aged relationship, it's educational also and hope she turns this into a series.
June 26, 2022
somewhere between 3-4 stars but im just gonna round it up to 4 stars for now..
a rly rly quick and easy read + it’s one of those comforting books that u cant possibly hate BUT i feel like theres just sm potential for the story to be better??? like i rly wish the characters had more depth and that their backstories were told in more detail and that their relationship didnt move THIS quickly..
like i actually rly rly loved the first half of the book and preferred it to the second half bc i found the second half of the book very rushed 💔💔
ok so when i read the first half of the book i had this idea of how the rest of the story would play out especially w regards to emma’s backstory BUT.. the second half of the book rly didnt meet my expectations help
i mean it was still a rly cute read overall but the part i cried was unexpectedly not even related to the main ship😭😭😭 yeah idk i just feel like the book couldve been sm better IT HAD SM POTENTIAL UGH but oh well
a rly rly quick and easy read + it’s one of those comforting books that u cant possibly hate BUT i feel like theres just sm potential for the story to be better??? like i rly wish the characters had more depth and that their backstories were told in more detail and that their relationship didnt move THIS quickly..
like i actually rly rly loved the first half of the book and preferred it to the second half bc i found the second half of the book very rushed 💔💔
ok so when i read the first half of the book i had this idea of how the rest of the story would play out especially w regards to emma’s backstory BUT.. the second half of the book rly didnt meet my expectations help
i mean it was still a rly cute read overall but the part i cried was unexpectedly not even related to the main ship😭😭😭 yeah idk i just feel like the book couldve been sm better IT HAD SM POTENTIAL UGH but oh well
September 15, 2019
4plus plus from me
January 11, 2022
it was an easy read and charlotte and emma were cute!!! would have like to know more about them in college tho
May 14, 2018
I got a big pile of these YA books and recently started reading them, I was pleasantly surprised to find there are some real gems in this genre - this book is definitely one of them. Charlotte and Emma are a great couple and I would have loved to have had a really long epilogue to read.
Jackie - more of the same please!
Jackie - more of the same please!
October 26, 2016
Well, that was disappointing.
Perhaps it was a bad choice to follow up the excellent "Her Name In The Sky."
On a basic level, there wasn't anything egoriously wrong with the book. The writing is competent and the story flows decently enough. It just didn't feel like anything special. The characters never really stood out. Plots are introduced and abandoned without much reason. The relationship never really felt like a genuine connection between two people.
I'll mark the next bit as spoilers, since it discusses some of the abandoned ideas and halfhearted attempts to make drama.
Wednesday:
Emma's Dad:
Charlotte's Family:
The Friends and Classmates:
There was just an extreme lack of focus. The characters had no depth, the story meandered in every direction it could, drama was manufactured and felt artificial. Incidents and major events occur, and then are kind of swept aside and solved easily. The end is a positive one, but it's so quick that it hardly feels worthwhile.
The entire Wednesday subplot should've been dropped. The dramatic tension at the end should've been refined and focused on more throughout the entire book instead of only factoring in - briefly - at the end. The friendships should've been given more depth. The side characters should've mattered more or been cut down. Elements like bullying should've been given more focus or dropped entirely, instead of being introduced and then cast aside. The fact that the book is called "She's My Ride Home" feels kind of misleading, because I was expecting that to actually factor into the story more, instead of being an actual line in the story towards the end. I thought Old Reliable would be more of a character in of itself, and it's not really. It's just there, like everything else in this book.
I wouldn't recommend this one. It's not offensively bad. It's just generic. There's other books that do everything this book does, and in a much better way.
Perhaps it was a bad choice to follow up the excellent "Her Name In The Sky."
On a basic level, there wasn't anything egoriously wrong with the book. The writing is competent and the story flows decently enough. It just didn't feel like anything special. The characters never really stood out. Plots are introduced and abandoned without much reason. The relationship never really felt like a genuine connection between two people.
I'll mark the next bit as spoilers, since it discusses some of the abandoned ideas and halfhearted attempts to make drama.
Wednesday:
Emma's Dad:
Charlotte's Family:
The Friends and Classmates:
There was just an extreme lack of focus. The characters had no depth, the story meandered in every direction it could, drama was manufactured and felt artificial. Incidents and major events occur, and then are kind of swept aside and solved easily. The end is a positive one, but it's so quick that it hardly feels worthwhile.
The entire Wednesday subplot should've been dropped. The dramatic tension at the end should've been refined and focused on more throughout the entire book instead of only factoring in - briefly - at the end. The friendships should've been given more depth. The side characters should've mattered more or been cut down. Elements like bullying should've been given more focus or dropped entirely, instead of being introduced and then cast aside. The fact that the book is called "She's My Ride Home" feels kind of misleading, because I was expecting that to actually factor into the story more, instead of being an actual line in the story towards the end. I thought Old Reliable would be more of a character in of itself, and it's not really. It's just there, like everything else in this book.
I wouldn't recommend this one. It's not offensively bad. It's just generic. There's other books that do everything this book does, and in a much better way.
July 31, 2015
More like 2.75 stars
The story is promising and refreshing at first, but it somehow gets predictable and dragging toward the end. It is all about meeting a girl in high school, who makes you realize you are not so straight - quite the norm for a teenager's coming out. Don't know about others but I did pick Annie on My Mind and Keeping You a Secret as my first lesbian theme reads (followed by my watching The L Word). Unfortunately, this book seems like a poor imitation of those two, though there are a few part that I truly enjoyed.
The story is promising and refreshing at first, but it somehow gets predictable and dragging toward the end. It is all about meeting a girl in high school, who makes you realize you are not so straight - quite the norm for a teenager's coming out. Don't know about others but I did pick Annie on My Mind and Keeping You a Secret as my first lesbian theme reads (followed by my watching The L Word). Unfortunately, this book seems like a poor imitation of those two, though there are a few part that I truly enjoyed.
February 21, 2021
Even though books like this have been written a hundred times before, I do like to give them a read, as I quite enjoy their types, so I went ahead with this one. And while it was enjoyable, it was a bit vanilla. It didn’t really offer anything different that other books in the genre offered. In fact, it’s basically a rehashing of many other LGBT YA books I’ve read.
The premise is simple. Girl meets girl. Girl has weird feelings for the other girl. Other girl begins to date the girl’s best friend, which confuses her even more. They start becoming closer, which causes both of them confusion in themselves and each other.
Charlotte as a character wasn’t bad. She wasn’t the most developed character I’ve encountered, but she also wasn’t the worst. As a main character, she fell a little bit flat, but overall I did sympathize with her. Other books in the genre have done the whole moving away to college thing better, but I’ve also read books that did it worse, so I can’t really complain here. It was just middle of the road, like so much else in this book.
Emma, on the other hand, was even worse. She was just a character there for the purpose of Charlotte, and I hardly felt any connection between the two of them. This is largely because Emma doesn’t have a very strong personality, and she is a fairly bland character. I could barely understand where she stood socially in the school.
It was nice that Charlotte had a hobby in soccer, but I thought it would end up being a much larger part of herself than it was. I can think of numerous other books where the hobby or sport played a much greater importance to a character without it being featured so much. Here, it didn’t seem necessary, and I wish the author had related it to her character a bit more.
The relationship between the two girls wasn’t great, but it also wasn’t bad. Essentially, it was the same as the rest of the book. That being said, I do sympathize with how they felt about coming out and the pressure on each other. And that brings me to another thing.
I was glad that they actually did face a bit of backlash for coming out. It’s nice to be reminded that things aren’t all rainbows and sunshine when people do come out of the closet, especially in a time that was slightly before present day. That being said, due to some anachronisms, I couldn’t quite figure out when it took place.
Despite all my above complaints, it really was a cute story. I wasn’t too keen on the very last part of the book, but I did enjoy it. That being said, I am biased towards the genre, but if you like the genre, it’s a happy and quick read.
The premise is simple. Girl meets girl. Girl has weird feelings for the other girl. Other girl begins to date the girl’s best friend, which confuses her even more. They start becoming closer, which causes both of them confusion in themselves and each other.
Charlotte as a character wasn’t bad. She wasn’t the most developed character I’ve encountered, but she also wasn’t the worst. As a main character, she fell a little bit flat, but overall I did sympathize with her. Other books in the genre have done the whole moving away to college thing better, but I’ve also read books that did it worse, so I can’t really complain here. It was just middle of the road, like so much else in this book.
Emma, on the other hand, was even worse. She was just a character there for the purpose of Charlotte, and I hardly felt any connection between the two of them. This is largely because Emma doesn’t have a very strong personality, and she is a fairly bland character. I could barely understand where she stood socially in the school.
It was nice that Charlotte had a hobby in soccer, but I thought it would end up being a much larger part of herself than it was. I can think of numerous other books where the hobby or sport played a much greater importance to a character without it being featured so much. Here, it didn’t seem necessary, and I wish the author had related it to her character a bit more.
The relationship between the two girls wasn’t great, but it also wasn’t bad. Essentially, it was the same as the rest of the book. That being said, I do sympathize with how they felt about coming out and the pressure on each other. And that brings me to another thing.
I was glad that they actually did face a bit of backlash for coming out. It’s nice to be reminded that things aren’t all rainbows and sunshine when people do come out of the closet, especially in a time that was slightly before present day. That being said, due to some anachronisms, I couldn’t quite figure out when it took place.
Despite all my above complaints, it really was a cute story. I wasn’t too keen on the very last part of the book, but I did enjoy it. That being said, I am biased towards the genre, but if you like the genre, it’s a happy and quick read.
September 8, 2020
She’s My Ride Home [Kindle Unlimited] — Jackie Bushore (32 chapters) August 24-29, 2020
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I downloaded this book, but it has been sitting on my nook app for so long, I decided to finally get around to reading it. WHAT THE HECK TOOK ME SO LONG?!?!?! This was a GREAT read. Loved it from beginning to end.
This is a story of a senior, her best boy friend, he mom who is divorced, her dad who up and abandoned her and her mother...and the new girl in town with a rambunctious doggie. What isn’t there to like about that?
As it turn out, absolutely nothing. This book is spot on in the reactions of every character involved. It truly was lovely.
Always great to read a book expecting nothing and being rewarded with everything. So glad I made this my “last” book, the one that completed my reading goal, for this year. It felt like a bookend to the first book I read in January...very good too!
One note: an editor really needs to sweep through this story and clean it up a bit. The chapter titles were spelled wrong (for example: thirtyo-two) and there were other grammatical and spelling issues throughout. However, that doesn’t discount it for being a very well written book in other regards.
Five stars.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I downloaded this book, but it has been sitting on my nook app for so long, I decided to finally get around to reading it. WHAT THE HECK TOOK ME SO LONG?!?!?! This was a GREAT read. Loved it from beginning to end.
This is a story of a senior, her best boy friend, he mom who is divorced, her dad who up and abandoned her and her mother...and the new girl in town with a rambunctious doggie. What isn’t there to like about that?
As it turn out, absolutely nothing. This book is spot on in the reactions of every character involved. It truly was lovely.
Always great to read a book expecting nothing and being rewarded with everything. So glad I made this my “last” book, the one that completed my reading goal, for this year. It felt like a bookend to the first book I read in January...very good too!
One note: an editor really needs to sweep through this story and clean it up a bit. The chapter titles were spelled wrong (for example: thirtyo-two) and there were other grammatical and spelling issues throughout. However, that doesn’t discount it for being a very well written book in other regards.
Five stars.
December 31, 2021
2.5
I thought this book was going to be a lighthearted read that I would enjoy, something fun but also emotive and it is supposedly is just that… however it feels rushed and I couldn’t care less about the characters.
Charlotte and Emma, our main protagonists, lack of a personality. The plot is there but there is no real character development. They’re just bad people who hurt others because of their selfishness. I just couldn’t empathise. Besides, they weren’t complex characters, they were plain. As a I said, they didn’t have a personality.
The drama about being gay, accepting themselves and so on felt so rushed. They struggle with it for like a few pages and then they’re okay with it, it is just their perfect excuse for being shitty people. The homophobia in the family was also there to add drama, it was not developed, it feels rushed. If you want to write a book about a serious topic do it but don’t just use this for drama and solve it in 10 pages.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book. There are many coming out books way better than this one.
I thought this book was going to be a lighthearted read that I would enjoy, something fun but also emotive and it is supposedly is just that… however it feels rushed and I couldn’t care less about the characters.
Charlotte and Emma, our main protagonists, lack of a personality. The plot is there but there is no real character development. They’re just bad people who hurt others because of their selfishness. I just couldn’t empathise. Besides, they weren’t complex characters, they were plain. As a I said, they didn’t have a personality.
The drama about being gay, accepting themselves and so on felt so rushed. They struggle with it for like a few pages and then they’re okay with it, it is just their perfect excuse for being shitty people. The homophobia in the family was also there to add drama, it was not developed, it feels rushed. If you want to write a book about a serious topic do it but don’t just use this for drama and solve it in 10 pages.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book. There are many coming out books way better than this one.
September 6, 2025
okay lowk this was kinda mid…. i didn’t rly like the writing style because i feel like nothing was ever complete like it would just randomly stop and cut to a new scene like very abruptly not finishing what the last paragraph was saying. It felt very choppy and i didn’t rly like that. I felt like it left some things under developed then went immediately into like full throttle and i was like woah when did that happen. Chemistry was like kinda abrupt too. Also ngl the mc wasn’t my fav either she was so stubborn and half the issues she could have solved if she just spoke what was going on in her thoughts and she kinda didn’t do enough for me. Emma was cute and i did feel rly bad for her bc charlie didn’t understand what she was going through. Also wish we got to see more development from emma like we never reallyyyyy got that much of a peek into her life. Anyways mid book to say the least not the worst but definitely not my favorite
August 12, 2019
The cheating part is annoying but it’s not so impossible to handle. Charlotte and Emma do something wrong and bad but it’s difficult to do right things when you don’t know who you are or when you know it but you are afraid of it. That’s not an excuse, I know it, but the way Charlotte’s feelings are described is too real and it helps you to feel her, to feel what she feels. Life’s not always fair and this book neither, but it’s real. And maybe that’s more important. Charlie and Emma ars two young girls trying to figure it out who they are and tryng to find a place in the world. They are not perfect and they do a lot of mistakes but that’s the point: people can be wrong sometimes and this doesn’t make them monsters, this make the human.
May 14, 2018
3.75 stars
A solid f/f YA story about a soccer playing teen who falls for the new girl in her year. It's not the best YA I have read on the subject but it's a bit older (flip phones) which probably explains some of the more trope-ier aspects of the story.
There's a bunch of coming out drama with some parents and a dog gets injured.
What fell a bit short for me was that the girls' other friendships kinda disappeared for a while and it was very much just their romance. I get that it was partially because of them having to sneak around everyone's backs but in the way time seemed to work in this story, I would have liked more of the surrounding narration.
All in all, I sped through this as it was engrossing and easy to read.
A solid f/f YA story about a soccer playing teen who falls for the new girl in her year. It's not the best YA I have read on the subject but it's a bit older (flip phones) which probably explains some of the more trope-ier aspects of the story.
There's a bunch of coming out drama with some parents and a dog gets injured.
What fell a bit short for me was that the girls' other friendships kinda disappeared for a while and it was very much just their romance. I get that it was partially because of them having to sneak around everyone's backs but in the way time seemed to work in this story, I would have liked more of the surrounding narration.
All in all, I sped through this as it was engrossing and easy to read.
January 11, 2018
Overall a good book, Hoever, the writing was a little bit novice at times. The plot was also not very strong. Reading this book felt like reading a contemporary Fan Fiction. It was not bad, but it in no way blew me away.
July 14, 2018
Great coming out story
I loved this story and thought it hit on the ups and downs of coming out really well. It was the perfect blend of drama and love. It wasn’t overly fluffy, but also wasn’t too deep. Perfect!
I loved this story and thought it hit on the ups and downs of coming out really well. It was the perfect blend of drama and love. It wasn’t overly fluffy, but also wasn’t too deep. Perfect!
April 15, 2022
Hay varias cosas condenables en este libro pero en su mayoría es una muy linda historia y la disfruté mucho. Me gustaría saber qué pasa con Charlotte y Emma más adelante, ojalá hubiera más de esta pareja
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