dcast but couldn’t really believe that she did art for it. It wasn’t included in the story enough.

It was realistic in relationships and the problems they went through. That was a bit of a struggle to get through but it ended up fine in the end which made it worth it.

A good diverse contemporary YA novel about a lover of podcasts.30:T70f,Okay, I understand why this is a favourite book for some people but...
WHAT?!
What was I reading?
A lot of the time I wasn't sure if it was set in our world, because it felt so detached in certain ways. I know that it's not set in America and that's not why I felt confused.
I was very thrown off by just how much Frances seemed to judge not only herself, but everyone around her. I don't mean normal YA judgement, but almost every page...
"Raine said the letters TBH." "I was just boring." "I knew I was lame, but no one else was supposed to know that." "I didn't really want to be here anyway." "I punched her in the face and she got a nosebleed and cried. An accurate metaphor for most of my past friendships."
These are just a few examples of the her thoughts in the first 50 pages. This made it extremely hard for me to keep going, because I was constantly rolling my eyes at how "lame" and "not like the other girls/people" Frances was.
Her hobbies are not that strange! She's an artist and she's smart and she has friends who seem like they're nice to her.
I don't want to say much more about the story, because I feel like it's better that the reader goes in knowing nothing.
Okay, that is why I found it hard to get into this book. I didn't connect with Frances at all and I feel like maybe I'm just...too old? I'm not sure!
The positives: Yes I gave this a good rating. It's got AMAZING diversity and inclusivity and it was so refreshing reading diverse characters. I also read this very quickly and SOMETHING kept me reading, even when I was muttering to myself for the first...150 pages?

I know this isn

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