I Kissed Shara Wheeler

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He talks with the same kind of studied disaffection that he carries himself with, shoulders slumped and impartial.

When popular 'miss perfect' Shara Wheeler goes missing at prom, her boyfriend Smith Parker, the boy next door who has a major crush on Shara, Rory Heron and her rival for valedictorian Chloe go on the hunt, following the clues Shara left behind. Crisp writing, humorous asides, and fully fleshed characters and relationships – many queer – keep things fresh, leading to a genuinely hopeful ending that centers themes of authenticity and autonomy. The characters seemed to only receive a little bit of development every couple of chapters, and none of it was compelling enough for me to really connect with them.

my only issue that kept it from being a 5 star read was the last 100 pages dragged a little for me compared to the first 200.

Chloe is a wonderful protagonist, whip-smart, determined, flawed, but bold enough to be fully herself even in unwelcoming circumstances. Thrown into an unlikely alliance, Chloe, Smith and Rory follow Shara's trail of annoyingly cryptic clues, and Chloe starts to suspect that there might be more to this small town - and to Shara - than she thought. Honestamente, este fue un libro que se me hizo cuesta arriba, que no pude disfrutar en ningún momento porque todo era repetitivo, ya se había visto y ningún plot twist estuvo bien construido.While this wasn't my absolute favorite of Casey's books, I am eternally grateful to it for pulling me out of a months long reading slump and I am so! There’s a lot of discussion of this, particularly in reference to homophobia so please be aware of that before picking the book up.

The character development and realistic approach to high school life, multi layered characters who seek for their true identities were well blended.

But every single expectation I have or didn’t have was blown out of the water by Ms McQuiston with this book.