We meet weekly for 50-minute sessions, usually on the same day at the same time. I don’t routinely offer I did enjoy the dynamic between Liz and Daria, the way they get off on the wrong foot provided some interesting conflict. Their chemistry was palpable at times, but I just found myself wanting to see more of them together.

I was right to have high expectations: It *is* so gay (& queer) (and I know I could just stop here. As a reader, you're probably like say no more, I'm in). The abundance of pop culture references and LGBTQIA+ historical figures (fictional and real) made me feel like these were my real friends who talked about the things my friends and I talk about. It made me feel like this book was written for people just like me, and there are only a small handful of novels I can say that about.

When Liz and Daria wind up having to spend more and more time together, Liz starts to see a softer side to Daria—she’s funny, thoughtful, and likes the way Liz’s gender presentation varies between butch and femme. Despite the evidence that Liz can’t trust her, it’s hard to keep hating Daria—and even harder to resist the chemistry between them. Why are all of the dates you go on terrible?” Jane said. “You need to be better at filtering out weirdos.”

I've been walking around with this story and these characters bursting in my chest all week. I've been smiling to myself in odd moments thinking about it. I've been bringing my Kindle everywhere, feeling the pull of the story in the moments when it's regrettably at the bottom of my tote bag. Because I know Camille Kellogg to be funny, thoughtful, and big-hearted, (and, well, gay) I thought this book might share those qualities and so I had the highest hopes for it. And: wow, yes. I loved it. Just As You Are takes present-day obstacles into consideration and speaks directly to teenagers with the message: you’re not alone in this. It also offers activities of sorts for teens to work issues out for themselves. My Thoughts: This was a cute love story. When the story started off, I was a little unsure. But as the storyline developed, I became to love Lizzy and Daria. I love all love stories, straight, biracial, queer, all of them! I do not discriminate on my love story. Liz and her roommates, and also her co-workers become devastated when the queer magazine, The Nether Fields, is about to shut down. This has been their life for many years. Then two wealthy women come in to buy the magazine, after some restructuring. Liz and Daria are NOT friends at first, they actually hate each other. However, as they are forced to spend more time together, will a love bloom? How does the magazine fare? I cannot know how it feels for you as it is your own unique experience, but I think it helps give me a Some parts—Liz and her relationships with her friends and roommates, Liz and her struggles with figuring out her gender expression and career goals—were phenomenal. I adored Liz's realization about differing art and their worth—that art can be fluffy and fun and bring joy to be worthwhile, without having any deeper meaning to it. I really liked the commentary on lesbian spaces shutting down, how hard it was to keep a magazine afloat, particularly a queer magazine.bereavement, or experiencing other loss. Sometimes people come to counselling to explore their identity -

Equal parts wittyand steamy, this debut rom-com brings a healthy dose of queerness and a whole lot ofspiritto a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers romance. My personal life experiences and own therapy journey led me to take the first steps in my counselling I decided to take my therapy sessions outdoors for those who want to - and I offer online seesions for I said four.” Jane pulled out a tray of mini-quiches and laid them on the stove. She still hadn’t looked at Liz. “It’s six.”

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I really struggled with this, I'm sad to say. Liz wasn't developed enough at all as a main character and while Daria was developed, it wasn't in a positive sense. There's so much telling and not showing especially when it comes to their relationship. Suddenly they're confessing feelings for each other and there was just no build up to it. Daria gets her little redemption arc but she just seems to be two completely different people from the start of the book to the end.