last book of 2016!! rating and review to come. happy new year to you all!! 
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 REVIEW: 
 alright. this was... interesting, i guess. didn't hate it. but didn't completely love it, either. it was just okay. idek where to begin but, then again, that is no surprise since i am always so messy at writing reviews. but anyways. 
 first of all, i can't help but complain about the one thing that bothered me the most: the fucking stereotypes and cliches. i mean, i get it, sara. you needed to make your main character "unique" and "different". a girl not like every other girl and a lesbian not like every other lesbian. so you surrounded her with stereotypes. NAILED IT, not. 
 leaving that aside, i guess the characters weren't tHAT bad. i'll admit it, i had a rough time getting to like Leila, the main character. she is just so... annoying. so self pitying. but i guess i connected with her on some levels, with the whole coming out thing and self doubts, and that's the main reason why i am giving this book 3 stars instead of 2. i also really loved how Leila connects with her teacher and how she helps Leila go through all this hell called high school. my teachers were an important part of my education and the discovery of myself as a person so i could totally connect with that. her friends were also great, and i absolutely loved Lisa. now... 
 (view spoiler)[ as i just said, i loved lisa just as much as the next guy. but for some reason i hated the fact that she ended up being gay and with Leila? i think it might have to do with the fact that i had an experience with my best friend, and that did NOT end well. but yeah, the whole "i developed feelings for you so i took distance but i actually never got over you so here i am" is fucked up to me. sorry. (hide spoiler)] 
 all in all, the book was okay. interesting enough for me to end it when, at the beginning of the book, i thought i was gonna give up on it. i don't think i would recommend it, but i don't see it as a waste of time, either. a nice, warm story of love and self discovery.