Wow, ich denke, das Buch zählt ab jetzt zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern! Es war wirklich großartig

First of all: Don‘t get me wrong. Radio Silence is a great book but…I just..don’t like it as much as I thought I would. Beautiful friendship love, I loved the development of the character Frances sooo much arghhh <3. And most importantly: The story in the book felt real... authentic and it is different than any other young adult book (in a good way). Sidenote: Representation and Diversity is on point

Incredible. I just finished at 04:30am and I haven't devoured a book like that in ages. Alice Oseman writes in the most relatable, refreshing, touching and beautiful way about the tumblr nerds of our generation, about us, and made me feel right at home with her characters. A love letter to online fandom culture with all it's flaws, growing up feeling weird and finding the right kind of other weirdos, friendship, love - love, that doesn't have to be romantic to be valid, pure, intense, strong, heartbreaking, and life-saving. I am in love with this story and that's my 5am rambling take on that. Good night. (✿◕‿◕)

<b> 4/5 ★</b> <blockquote>"Hello, I hope somebody is listening..."</blockquote> I have many words for this book and I still can't describe it. This book is for all the goal-oriented overachievers and dreamers. For all the people, with a low self-esteem. However, it gave me a new perspective on those things. <b>Triggerwarnings for this book:</b> Anxiety, Emotionally abusive Parent, death of a loved pet <u><b>Plot:</b></u> The plot follows Frances Janvier, seventeen (later eighteen) year old girl and very much an overachiever. Her goal is the university of Cambridge and she studys hard for it. So hard that she often forgets herself. She meets Aled, who drunkenly confessed to be the Creator of her favourite podcast and they become friends. Aled Last is a mysterious human being and also the brother of the only person she ever had a crush – Carys Last. As they come closer, Frances gets to know more of the things that go on in Aled's troubled life and also who her real friends are. Overall, I really liked this plot a lot, it didn't overdo its topics but still talked about important topics, such as emotional abuse by a parent and anxiety. The struggles every normal teenager has, are also portrayed very well. Still sad about the dog, CAROL LAST ROT IN FUCKING HELL. <u><b>Characters:</b></u> <blockquote> "And I'm platonically in love with you. That was literally the boy-girl version of 'no homo' but I appreciate the sentiment"</blockquote> The dynamic of Frances and Aled was amazing. It wasn't romantic, which I have to appreciate because it's way too often the case. In general, were the characters alive and, thought a bit hard to realise since it's France's POV, very complex. They all had their struggles and they all were shown. Raine Sengupta was probably one of my favourites (or maybe I'm just gay), she showed how to not give a fuck, while still giving a fuck and was the only person who really wanted to get to know more than "school-frances". David and Aled's relationship, while little Screentime, felt very round and healthy. I could feel the chemistry quite well and David's reaction and fear was very much reasoned, if I EVER see any hate against him, be ready. <blockquotes> "Aled... He's always been weird. He doesn't care what people think. He doesn't even, like, register the social norms... He's just caught upon his own little world"</blockquotes> The character I related to the most was probably Aled, not only because I identify (or identified before I labelled myself as not labelled at all) as demisexual, too, but also because I feel like that he wouldn't judge me for anything I'd do. I saw myself in so many situations and I felt so, so sorry for him. Let's not forget about France's mother though, this woman is THE BEST mother in THE WHOLE WORLD. PROTECT HER AT ALL COST <u><b>Conclusion:</b></u> You may have noticed, I've never in my life written a book review before, not in that way at least, so, let's try to keep it short: The story hit close to home. Was realistic while not being boring and had one of the best representations possible (and it didn't feel forced like in other books). I recommend this book to everyone who needs a bit of escapism while not losing touch to reality. Age recommendation would be 13+, it's not a heavy book but I think in that age, you can enjoy the book the most. <blockquotes> "I wonder — if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all? </blockquotes> <b> A little theory as a bonus: </b> Carys Last: " Cares last" Aled Last: "I led last"

Alice Oseman is a genius and a goddess