Liz’s Reviews > Atmosphere > Status Update

how did it take joan half the book to recognize and accept her feelings for vanessa and overcome her internalised homophobia and then you're just gonna gloss over the first time they sleep together? literally no description of how it made her feel after grappling with her sexuality for so long? just seems like inconsistent characterisation and sloppy writing

"and i want to hear you tell me anything you've ever wanted to tell someone. because you know that you've met someone who desperately wants to listen." okay first time this book has moved me

this is clearly for people who are still on level 1 of lgbt, i have no other explanation as to why anyone would praise this as a literary masterpiece. if you looked up cliché in a dictionary you would find an excerpt from this book.

this book has the most surface-level takes on feminism, it just keeps stating the obvious, i'm BORED!

so we have the shy, prudish woman who doesn't like the word "fucking" and blushes whenever someone mentions having sex and the bold, confident woman with a rebellious past of sleeping around and doing drugs... wow how original! what a unique dynamic!

"'you screamed very loudly just now,' vanessa said at the doorway. 'it sounded so dainty and helpless. i worry you'll set women back centuries if any man hears it.'" immediate ick. ew! who talks like that? these two have zero chemistry...

the love interest has curly brown hair and brown eyes? cast olivia cooke immediately!