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Rating: - Earnest, but poorly written
It's hard to find good lesbian fiction, and I chose this book because it was reviewed so highly on Amazon. I was disappointed. The author is clearly passionate about her subject matter, but the writing is seriously flawed. I don't normally buy into the idea that there are "rules" for writing--after all, those who are firmly in control of their craft bend and break such rules all the time--but too often Pritekel falls into the trap of "telling" rather than "showing." For example, the narrator frequently informs us that some character is "interesting" or "so interesting" without demonstrating through the dialogue what precisely the main character finds captivating. As a result, though Chase may be interested, the reader is bored. The dialogue itself falls flat; Pritekal aims to capture youthful speech by inserting the f-word (or the occasional "hell yeah") practically every other sentence; the language is distracting and makes all of the characters sound the same. (I have no problem with profanity, by the way, but here it is overused; there was a good article in "Poets and Writers" magazine many months back about the using profanity judiciously). Major plot developments in the novel are signaled in advance by obvious and cliched symbolism--Chase's failed swimming lesson at the beginning of the book, for example--and the secondary characters are rarely believable. Finally, this book is desperately in need of a good edit (which is no fault of the author). There are typos and misspellings throughout, many of which make the book unintentionally funny, as when, at the height of a sex scene, a character lets out a "grown." I wanted to like this book, but both the plot and the prose come across as juvenile and ultimately unconvincing.

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Rating: - More than I expected
This book touched on many life events and squeezed a lot into a small space without making the story feel rushed or synthetic.

The college setting for this book was authentic and displayed how finding yourself can be hard.

Keeps you reading and rooting for the main character the whole way.

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Rating: - Better than I expected!!!
I read the reviews before I purchased this book and decided that it seemed interesting enough and would probably be worth the money. After reading the book, I, without a doubt would recommend this to anyone. I thought that it started off a little slow, but the story and ending made up for it and made it a great book. I would definetely recommend it and you won't be disappointed in any way. Def. a winner!!

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Rating: - Page turner
Enjoyed this book, the depth of the characters and of the story made them become real. Enjoyed learning about the main characters and their issues. As the story goes on, you can feel the tention between them and the build up of the connection that they truly wanted and loaved to have.

I read this book in two days, and am still re-reading it.

A true sense of you can't help who you fall in love with.