Bella

Habe ich heute eventuell bis 5 Uhr morgens gelesen? Ja
Das Buch hat mich echt komplett überrascht & ich kann es nur jedem empfehlen, da es meiner Meinung nach den Struggle, den man als queerer, junger Mensch hat, sehr facettenreich und realitätsnah darstellt. Ich habe mich teilweise wirklich gefühlt, als hätte ich eine Zeitreise in meinen 15 jährigen Kopf gemacht. Sehr emotionales, aber glechzeitig auch sehr schönes Buch!

Man merkt natürlich, dass die Hauptcharaktere 16 sind und sich die Zielgruppe auch eher in dieser Alterklasse befindet. Das war für mich allerdings vollkommen in Ordnung und sogar mal eine schöne Abwechslung!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars

Honestly, I didn't expect much because the plot sounded just like a fun queer read but nothing more.
I guess I was wrong lol
I fell in love with astrid and how she explored her identity, I was surprised by some plottwists (in a romcom??), and I enjoyed the general setting in bright falls.
Also, it well pretty true to tone when it comes to queer sex which was surprising.

The only thing hindering me from giving 5 stars was the immense display of queer folk. Generally, I love how many different sexuality and gender identities were present in this book (literally all of her friends, her sister, the filming crew, even the baker staff). All that was a bit over the top for me tbh.

But still a great read with lovable characters and a feel-good atmosphere :)

I love the story and world building, it's so fleshed out and compelling.
Most of the characters are really likeable as well and I appreciate that we got a backstory for most if the characters.
Very excited for the second part!

Up until the last 80 or so pages of the book, this could have been a 4 star read!
It was so much better than lost symbol and I was getting my hopes up.
The ending though felt like Dan Brown is a transhumanist himself and he was trying to push some propaganda on the readers.

So weird and utopian

My first Agatha Christie book but definitely not my last!