First of all, the romance was a little rushed for me (while their interactions were adorable and had me grinning and the highlight was Eliza’s confession but I guess I’ve read a lot of mushy romances and that’s why it fell flat for me) … I wanted a little more than what I got, the conflict was a little underwhelming and while I guess this book did talk quite a lot about Feminism, I felt like a lot more discussion could have been done but I do understand the fact that it was a YA novel and the author may not have wanted the audience to be just overwhelmed by the feminism talk. There were quite a few things that didn’t work for me. There was this scene where Serena tries to slut-shame someone and I really adored the fact that Eliza at least spoke up and called Serena out (though that was a little too brief) I also liked how Serena’s character is unfurled through the book.Īlso, this book was quite a beautiful one for dealing with feminism in school and I love the way the author put in the feminism discussion, I love the article that was written, it was honestly such an amazing one and it didn’t even feel overwhelming. While sometimes it was a little frustrating, I do like the character development of Eliza, how she grows, she learns throughout the book. Eliza was, as one of my friends said while I was discussing with him, my SPIRIT ANIMAL, I wish would be more like her and not care about what others think of me. Now while I loved the characters, Len was absolutely adorable (can fictional character stop being so adorable?!) And I related a lot to Eliza, on a lot of levels save for the wearing the same hoodie every day. –“Because everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do.”– I picked this book after reading a heavy book and this thought-provoking book was the perfect one to get me out of a slump and also get me laughing out loud occasionally.Įliza is about to be the next editor in chief of her school newspaper and just when she thinks she’ll definitely win it, enters Len DiMartile, an ex-jock, who bags the title all because of his ‘sweet talk’ and because Eliza is unlikeable because she’s either too critical, or she has a high standard which is not okay since she’s a girl?! Eliza’s feminist manifesto (as it’s called) then gets published and so what happens when one thing leads to another and she finds herself falling for someone she called the face of patriarchy? It’s all about all of us working toward equality, together.”–Ī book that is light, fluffy, set in high-school and sports an unlikeable female character?! Sounds like the perfect recipe for a book.

–“Because feminism, contrary to popular belief, isn’t about hating on guys like me.

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