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A review by jamgrl
When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I kind of loved this book? I picked it up totally randomly, mostly because it was super short, and then my biggest complaint became that it wasn’t long enough!
Some mild spoilers ahead
It hits a lot of normal romance cliches except on top of that we are getting to know a specific queer/lesbian community and we have a character discovering and exploring her sexuality- not just her attraction, but sexual pleasure (there’s a sex shop visit??).
The characters both have interesting self explorations about their own sexualities or genders and what is super interesting is that by the end of the book, we don’t get labels for either of them. That’s really cool; I really respect the choice to skip the labels, they are them and that’s what matters- this is emphasized pretty strongly in the book and it is definitely not a case of shying away from queerness.
Overall, a fun, sweet, and thoughtful book.
Some mild spoilers ahead
It hits a lot of normal romance cliches except on top of that we are getting to know a specific queer/lesbian community and we have a character discovering and exploring her sexuality- not just her attraction, but sexual pleasure (there’s a sex shop visit??).
The characters both have interesting self explorations about their own sexualities or genders and what is super interesting is that by the end of the book, we don’t get labels for either of them. That’s really cool; I really respect the choice to skip the labels, they are them and that’s what matters- this is emphasized pretty strongly in the book and it is definitely not a case of shying away from queerness.
Overall, a fun, sweet, and thoughtful book.