Great YA with really important theme

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This book was hard for me to read. Without going into any details, I have a really personal connection or should I say my own similar experiences to what Jo goes through. I was in tears when I read the portion they shared on Bookish First where I entered to win a copy. And of course that was the beginning of the book, and yes, I had many of those moments in the book. But it was more than just that. Jo took the things she learned about how the boys considered her a “practice girl” and used that to fuel what she did. But she also learned that she maybe needed to reassess the way she treated or thought about other people. Like the girls around her. An old best friend that she thought she’d lost for something that really was totally overblown on her part, but also a total misunderstanding for both her and the other girl. But it wasn’t only Jo who had to learn something. It was her best friend, who she may have made a practice friend from the start. And then it was even the girls she was having to learn to see in a different light. I loved this book from start to finish. I loved Dax, and I hated that he had anything to hide, even if it wasn’t a bad thing. I don’t know how much this book is being or will be talked about, but I loved it. Keeping the finished copy the publishers sent me for myself instead of donating to my school library. Which means I’ll be spending budget money to purchase a copy for the library.