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OUR YEAR OF MAYBE Rachel Lynn Solomon 384 pages Simon Pulse, January 15, 2019 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I don't have the words to fully express my love for this book. My expectations were kind of ridiculously high; Rachel Lynn Solomon's first book, YOU'LL MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE , was one of my most anticipated books of 2018 and one of my favorite books of 2017 (thank you, NetGalley!). It felt like I'd have to wait so long for OUR YEAR OF MAYBE, but Edelweiss made all of my hopes and dreams come true by granting my request last summer. And this book absolutely lived up to my expectations - and shattered a few to boot! Let's start with what I think Rachel Lynn Solomon's greatest strength as an author is: the characters. Sophie and Peter were both exceptionally written, and I was invested in both of their stories by the end of the prologue. Their relationship is so complicated, and is navigated with such nuance, but they both have parts of their story that exist ind...

There have been some incredible books released this month, and I've been fortunate enough to have received copies of a few of them from publishers in exchange for reviews! Here are my thoughts on those recent releases. THE LAST SUMMER OF THE GARRETT GIRLS by Jessica Spotswood Standalone 320 pages Published by Sourcebooks Fire, June 1, 2018 Diversity: of 4 main characters, one is a lesbian and one is probably aroace (no labels used); of major supporting characters, one is a Latina bi girl and one is a Korean-American bi guy Content warnings: one character outs another without permission, mentions of past eating disorder, discussion of past suicide attempt, discussion of parental death in car crash Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ I knew I was going to love this book from the description! I love the relationships between sisters explored in YA (though I admit that, not having any myself, I can't speak for how realistic they are), and I love that each of the sisters was so differe...