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A review by shane_the_reading_rat
The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve
5.0
i love this book so so so so much. it’s just the perfect sweet light romance story between a trans girl and a cis lesbian. perfectly captured the energy of being
15-16 (very epic!! idk if ive seen any book do quite as good a job of what its like being a teen currently), and also theres not just one piece of neurodivergence rep (talia is autistic),,,, theres an entire (mostly) neurodivergent friend group!!! that was so fun to see and really matches up to my own experiences (i dont think i have genuinely ever been the only neurodivergent person in any group of friends ive made. ever. yet a lot of books and shows will just have for example one singular autistic character). and talia being autistic wasnt just something mentioned once then never again!! it was consistent throughout the book (she stims!! she brings earplugs to a concert (i do that too)!! she has a meltdown!! ive had that!!), and theres even a side character who is self-diagnosed autistic. this in particular really hit me hard as im also self-diagnosed for various reasons and it was just incredibly comforting to see that experience in a book, even just in a side character.
I LOVE THIS BOOK🏳️🌈🏳️🌈READ THIS BOOK FOR A SWEET LIGHT SAPPHIC ROMANCE🏳️🌈🏳️🌈IT FEELS LIKE THE COLORS PINK AND ORANGE BUT SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY LOOK IN THE SKY AND ALSO LIKE COTTON CANDY AND A COOL SUMMER BREEZE💗💗💗INCREDIBLE BOOK I LOVE IT SO SO SO SO SO MUCH
15-16 (very epic!! idk if ive seen any book do quite as good a job of what its like being a teen currently), and also theres not just one piece of neurodivergence rep (talia is autistic),,,, theres an entire (mostly) neurodivergent friend group!!! that was so fun to see and really matches up to my own experiences (i dont think i have genuinely ever been the only neurodivergent person in any group of friends ive made. ever. yet a lot of books and shows will just have for example one singular autistic character). and talia being autistic wasnt just something mentioned once then never again!! it was consistent throughout the book (she stims!! she brings earplugs to a concert (i do that too)!! she has a meltdown!! ive had that!!), and theres even a side character who is self-diagnosed autistic. this in particular really hit me hard as im also self-diagnosed for various reasons and it was just incredibly comforting to see that experience in a book, even just in a side character.
I LOVE THIS BOOK🏳️🌈🏳️🌈READ THIS BOOK FOR A SWEET LIGHT SAPPHIC ROMANCE🏳️🌈🏳️🌈IT FEELS LIKE THE COLORS PINK AND ORANGE BUT SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY LOOK IN THE SKY AND ALSO LIKE COTTON CANDY AND A COOL SUMMER BREEZE💗💗💗INCREDIBLE BOOK I LOVE IT SO SO SO SO SO MUCH