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Bezig met laden... Tell Me How You Really Feel (2019)door Aminah Mae Safi
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. (2.5) Tell Me How You Feel is a perfectly fine book, there’s nothing actively wrong with it but I never became engaged with the relationship and the leads. The book takes place over the course of a month so their relationship felt rushed and very insta-lovey. Overall a middling read that would have been better if more time had been taken to develop their relationship. diverse teen fiction; "will they or won't they" lgbtqai love story (brown-skinned Muslim-American cheerleader meets brown-skinned Mexican/Jewish scholarship film student, #ownvoices rep) Two 17-/18-y.o.s try to sort out their feelings during one complicated month of family relations and looming deadlines. Lots of movie references throughout (most of which went over my head). A slower read, but an engaging story. Would recommend. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Aminah Mae Safi's Tell Me How You Really Feel is an ode to romantic comedies, following two girls on opposite sides of the social scale as they work together to make a movie and try very hard not to fall in love. The first time Sana Khan asked out a girl -- Rachel Recht -- it went so badly that she never did it again. Rachel is a film buff and aspiring director, and she's seen Carrie enough times to learn you can never trust cheerleaders (and beautiful people). Rachel was furious that Sana tried to prank her by asking her on a date. But when it comes time for Rachel to cast her senior project, she realizes that there's no more perfect lead than Sana -- the girl she's sneered at in the halls for the past three years. And poor Sana -- she says yes. She never did really get over that first crush, even if Rachel can barely stand to be in the same room as her. Told in alternative viewpoints and set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the springtime, when the rainy season rolls in and the Santa Ana's can still blow -- these two girls are about to learn that in the city of dreams, anything is possible -- even love." -- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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I'm usually a big fan of the hate to love trope. I get that misunderstandings are pretty much the backbone of said trope, but there's an art to executing it without it being annoying or plain stupid. A pretty big thing on the list is that the main characters need to be likeable, at least to an extent. If you want to have a character be a bit of an asshole, then at least make her a loveable asshole. Effectively, when I'm reading a romance, I need to be able to actually root for the couple.
What I liked:
- Both Sana and Rachel's families. They had their flaws, but they were there, and they loved the girls.
- I thoroughly enjoyed the cultural representation. As a pasty white atheist Finn, I have no idea how accurate it is, but I love that it's there.
- I loved Sana as a character. Sure, she acted like a dick to her parents (what teenager doesn't?) but other than that she was sweet and kind and doing her best to struggle under the pressures placed on her.
- Diesel was the ultimate bro in the best way possible.
- The ending where
What I disliked:
- Rachel. I get she was supposed to have a character arc from an insufferable shedevil to a redeemed love interest, but I just didn't get there. I still have no idea what Sana saw in a girl who was never anything but rude and dismissive toward her. And yeah, Rachel has baggage, but who the hell doesn't? Being insecure is no excuse to treat other people like shit.
- The conflict. I hate when the conflict in a romance is effectively nothing but miscommunication. If the main conflict could have been resolved with people being honest and having a ten minute conversation, then that's just the author being lazy.
If I reviewed this book as a romance, this would be closer to a two star read. However, if I pretend the romance didn't happen, we get to the 3,7 stars, which I'll round up simply for mathematical reasons. ( )