e-Audio, 7 hrs 58 min
Release Date: October 9, 2018Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Read from: October 16-24,2018Stand-AloneSource: LibraryTW: N/A
For fans of: LGBTQIAP+, Romance, Own Voices, Diverse Characters, Multiple POV, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YAFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating exploration of old friendships, new crushes, and the path to self-discovery.
Courtney “Coop” Cooper
Dumped. Again. And normally I wouldn’t mind. But right now, my best friend and source of solace, Jupiter Sanchez, is ignoring me to text some girl.
Rae Evelyn Chin
I assumed “new girl” would be synonymous with “pariah,” but Jupiter and Courtney make me feel like I’m right where I belong. I also want to kiss him. And her. Which is . . . perplexing.
Jupiter Charity-Sanchez
The only thing worse than losing the girl you love to a boy is losing her to your boy. That means losing him, too. I have to make a move. . . .
One story.
Three sides.
No easy answers.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I had an ARC of this, but after finding out that Nic Stone was going to narrate….. I HAD to listen to it. I always find it so cool when the author can write a book and then go on and narrate it too. They know the best places to emphasize and more and it makes the audio that much more enjoyable.
Coop and Jupiter have been friends for years. Enter Rae who befriends the both of them. But also thinks she likes both of them. Coop is secretly in love with Jupiter, and Jupiter thinks she may be falling for Coop after getting turned down by Rae. If you’re confused by this, there’s no easy way to explain it. Just read it!
I loved the way Stone gave each character their own book and still kept it in chronological order. It made the most sense this way. And giving all the characters their own book helped to get into their head and get some information that we may not have gotten from just one person’s POV.
I also liked the questioning rep! There is not too many books out there for those questioning, and this one really gave a great example. I could have used this book as a teen while I did my own questioning in high school. I didn’t figure it out until I was in college and I never told anyone because I felt so alone. This book could’ve helped back then. I hope this book will help other teens that might feel like this now.
However, I did not like the ending. It didn’t feel finished. Like what happened after that. Did they try? It just felt cut off too abruptly. All the questions I had weren’t answered and because of that it caused me to like it a little less.
Stone’s sophomore novel has none of the sophomore slump syndrome. It is messy and will stress you out in the best possible way. It will hurt you, hype you, and make you laugh. And all the time you will be rooting for the MC. All 3 of them. Knowing that all three of them have a different side of the story.
Overall, I give this
Oh! I didn't know Nic narrates this; I'll have to check how many credits I have on audible…
I really enjoyed this one too–more than I expected to if I'm being honest. I didn't know that Stone narrated it herself. Definitely going to add this to my list of audiobooks to recommend at work now!