** spoiler alert ** I haven't read tons of books on transgender, but I feel like I've read enough to say that I was not that impressed with this one. I felt like it was all contrived. Granted, the author said she wanted to make sure that it was a story mainly about being transgender and not be distracted with other stuff. However, it was just too easy (well, other than being beaten up). She made best friends, was asked out by many guys, and, spoiler alert, was even made homecoming queen. And then, the one person she told shared her secret in a drunken state. And so she was beaten up by the typical bo-hunk type of guy, and her friends all came to her rescue. Then all was fine and good for the most part. Ta da. I did like the parents. It seemed like you could see their character development a little bit more between the past and the present and coming to terms with being told they have a bouncy baby boy to now helping apply makeup to a daughter.
2/5 stars
** spoiler alert ** I haven't read tons of books on transgender, but I feel like I've read enough to say that I was not that impressed with this one. I felt like it was all contrived. Granted, the author said she wanted to make sure that it was a story mainly about being transgender and not be distracted with other stuff. However, it was just too easy (well, other than being beaten up). She made best friends, was asked out by many guys, and, spoiler alert, was even made homecoming queen. And then, the one person she told shared her secret in a drunken state. And so she was beaten up by the typical bo-hunk type of guy, and her friends all came to her rescue. Then all was fine and good for the most part. Ta da. I did like the parents. It seemed like you could see their character development a little bit more between the past and the present and coming to terms with being told they have a bouncy baby boy to now helping apply makeup to a daughter.
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December 2023
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