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Up next! This will be my 15th book of the year 😱 I have never had such a fast start. I‘m hoping I keep going through the summer! Last year I just kept getting stuck in slumps. This year, I‘m definitely turning to reading as more of an escape, and prioritizing an hour to read before bed. I can tell it‘s been helping my stress and it‘s been such a relief.

I was excited excited going into this book, but I‘m bailing because the writing feels very juvenile and I agree with another reviewer that sounds like it came from AO3. The main premise seems to be “look at how LGBTQ friendly everyone is!” With little plot outside of that.

I APPRECIATE that this is a published book for teens—queer teens of all origins up in here! It feels very much like something that might be published on Ao3 with a teen rating. Complete with the somewhat off-ness in the writing that feels unedited (unbeta‘d even) and I‘m left with the impression that the author...isn‘t very smart, I don‘t know how wells to describe it. Still enjoyed it though—just probably not enough to leave kudos.

Is this a fanfic I see before me?

The cover blurb by Becky Albertalli bodes well for this LGBTQ YA novel about soccer camp.

Well, I finished 4.75/7 of my October #tbr... not too bad, but let‘s see if I can do better in November. ☺️

Can‘t miss out on a #readathonpets opportunity! Here‘s Fatima who eventually cooperated long enough for a photo and then ran away immediately. Couldn‘t manage to get the book in there with her though! 😂 #readathon

Started my Dewey‘s Readathon off with this one. Not going to attempt a full 24 hours this year, but trying to get in what I can. Anyone else participating? #readathon

After starting this book nearly 3 weeks ago and making no progress, @DeweysReadathon gave me an opportunity to finish it! First book done for the day. Hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing day/ night of reading! ❤️❤️❤️

That was SUPER ADORBS. A sweet, hilarious romance set at soccer camp, Sebastian & his diverse band of troublemakers are going to steal your heart & keep it forever. I loved the dynamic between Sebastian & Emir — it was wonderfully lively, while being warm & cute, and the side characters were just as wonderful as the main ones. The plot was adorable, though the conflict felt a bit confusing at times. A sweet, warm-hearted summer read. ★★★★☆.

#currentlyreading | omg so much adorableness in one place 😍😍 #yalitsy

I can‘t wait to start reading this.

Fun book about former best friends now at the same soccer camp dealing with attraction to one another.