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A review by the_bookish_owl
The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven
5.0
Ebook provided by NetGalley for review. Thank you.
OMG this book! So current, so important, so so needed! I was just constantly going "Yes! This!" throughout. I have never read a book that hits the mark so completely and it was just brilliant and incredible!
I loved the characters, Izzy is fantastically written, as is Ajita. I even liked Danny - at the start - Laura's characterisation is that good! Carson was sweet, Grandma Betty was awesome and I would have loved to have seen more of Meg, she seemed lovely. I loved the flow of the story and the way everything develops, it all felt so real!
This book seriously needs to be a must read in schools, the discussions around consent, slut-shaming, the friend-zone, double standards, revenge porn and race (mainly regarding Ajita) are so important to have.
5/5 stars
See https://bulletproof-scarecrow.blogspot.co.uk/ for more reviews.
OMG this book! So current, so important, so so needed! I was just constantly going "Yes! This!" throughout. I have never read a book that hits the mark so completely and it was just brilliant and incredible!
I loved the characters, Izzy is fantastically written, as is Ajita. I even liked Danny - at the start - Laura's characterisation is that good! Carson was sweet, Grandma Betty was awesome and I would have loved to have seen more of Meg, she seemed lovely. I loved the flow of the story and the way everything develops, it all felt so real!
This book seriously needs to be a must read in schools, the discussions around consent, slut-shaming, the friend-zone, double standards, revenge porn and race (mainly regarding Ajita) are so important to have.
5/5 stars
See https://bulletproof-scarecrow.blogspot.co.uk/ for more reviews.