A review by kimschouwenaar
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I can't even explain how I feel, and it feels wrong to say it without the right words, so I don't say it at all, but then nobody knows, and I'm mad that nobody knows, even though I don't even want them to know.

Casey McQuiston does it again!

I was very reluctant to start this, since I loved RWRB, but OLS was a little disappointing. 

However. 

I Kissed Shara Wheeler delivered. It's funny, it's romantic, it's about realising you're queer in an environment that will do anything to stop you from exactly that. It's about senior year stress. And it's about realising that high school and who you are in high school both aren't eternal.

The Shakespeare and Phantom references and allusions were a brilliant addition, particularly because I understand them all now lol.

You're allowed to exist. Even if it means existing somewhere else.

It's full of teenage angst and exactly the escape I was looking forward to.