kelsreadsthings's reviews
281 reviews

i got this e-book as an ARC (which i am so grateful for). i was just not interested in the story and i was kind of bored reading it, which is disappointing since i am a big soccer fan! i think that i would try to read this again at a different time. i just didn't pick it up for literal months. 

this is my first AHB book, and it was pretty good! i like her writing style so i will definitely be reading her other books. i think this book was just missing something. it felt a little instalovey after brighton and charlotte hated each other for almost all of the book. i did enjoy  the flaws of the characters and seeing them grow. it did seem like there were a ton of characters to keep track off that at some points i was confused. 

i feel like this book had some great commentary on many social issues and delves into those issues in a very lyrical way. the writing is really beautiful and i really enjoyed part 2 the most. it was pretty hard to get into and i found it to be pretty boring, but maybe that is kind of the point. i don't think bernie and leah's relationship makes a whole lot of sense, or why leah loves bernie in the first place. i found the interjection of the narrator to be jarring sometimes and i'm not sure about their role in the story either. also i can't do the stylistic choice of not using quotation marks. 😭 overall, i felt that this was an okay read. i probably would not have reached for it if i wasn't reading it for a book club. i do think the author has a gorgeous writing style, and would be open to trying other books via audiobook. 

i loved getting to know the characters even more in this installment of the rebel blue ranch series. all of lyla's characters are so well thought out and lovable, they feel like real people. another great read!!

interesting premise that i don't feel was executed as well as it could've been. i wanted this to add more to my understanding of lesbian bars and their history, but it felt like the author was providing anecdotes about her life. i think i had a different expectation of what this book would be about. when the historical aspects of these bars were touched on, i found them to be really interesting. i wish more of that was included.

this was a heartbreaking but hopeful memoir. so many beautiful things were written even during this unimaginable time. thank you BG for sharing your story, your faith, your whole self with us all. 

i can't wait to read the sequel!!

i think the writing is really good, but i am not as interested in the story. i'll have to try this authors other works instead!

this book is so sweet and heartwarming. i saw some parts of myself in momo and i just loved the relationship between her and PG. this book is just so cute 🥲🩷

i wish this book was a more enjoyable reading experience but the characters were so unlikeable for 75% of the book. i did enjoy priti as a character and her relationship with nishat. i felt like this book could have gone deeper into the resolution of some of the serious issues (namely racism, homophobia, cultural appropriation). i do love the representation of bengali culture and i feel like i learned a lot. i would give this authors other books a chance.