Happy Tuesday, y'all! I hope you're all having a great day. Today I was daring and started reading Rule of Wolves. I swear, that book is a prime example of the word intimidating for more than one reason: 1. it's so thick, 2. I know it's going to break my heart at least once, and 3. it's so huge that if it makes me mad and I throw it across the room, I'm liable to severely injure someone, so I'll try to keep the book-hurling to a minimum (plus it's a library copy, so I need to keep it in nice condition). I'm only 15 pages in so far but I'm already loving it. I'm dying sear more Zoya and Nikolai content into my eyeballs. On other news, I'm hear with my review of Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin today! Happy Book Birthday, dear Like Other Girls because this book came out today! Make sure to grab yourself a copy after reading my review! Special thanks to Penguin Teen for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review! Synopsis and Book Information
My ReviewI almost didn't request an ARC of this book because I thought, Football? Eh, not for me. But I'm so glad that I changed my mind, clicked that little request button, and took a chance on this book...because it was totally worth it. There's so much amazing stuff packed into this book: self-discovery, feminism, heartwarming friendship, and, yes, football, but I discovered that football is way cooler when it involves some badass girls battling gender stereotypes. Mara was a fantastic main character that I couldn't help but root for, and watching her fully discover and accept herself was a beautiful journey. I was honestly so invested in this book, it's not even funny. If there's one thing I love most about this book, it's the friendship. Mara started out absolutely hating the other girls who, inspired by her, also joined the football team. But slowly, slowly but surely, a friendship between the girls began to develop. It felt so natural yet beautiful. There was a slow-burn romance in this book, but the friendship felt like a slow-burn itself. In the end, the girls' friendship was so strong, and it was heartwarming to see them so supportive and caring of each other. Some of my favorite scenes were their hang-outs and parties they had together; it was such a cozy friendship environment, and I wished so badly to join them in those moments. This book does a brilliant job of tackling the issue of gender stereotypes in sports. The sexism and misogyny against Mara and her fellow female football players was disheartening but unfortunately very realistic. There's also has fantastic LGBTQ+ representation, and we see Mara struggle with her mother not accepting her for who she truly is. One character I especially loved was Jupiter; she was so inspirational and encouraging to Mara, really helping her become her true self. To conclude, I absolutely loved this book! There are so many good things about it and I highly recommend it to everyone, whether you like football or not--because if you're anything like me, you definitely will like it after reading this book! Once again, this book hits the shelves today, so why are you still here?? You should be running to the bookstore or ordering a copy right now! I gave this book 4.5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨.
Have a fantastic Tuesday, y'all, and I'll see you around!
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Hey there, bookworms!My name is Rose (she/her) and I'm the creator of Books of Magic and Mystery. I love reading YA books, especially fantasy and mystery. When I'm not reading, you can find me baking, studying, or cuddling with my super-furry pets. Visit me on Instagram @booksofmagicandmystery! Archives
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