![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() McQuiston does an admirable job of balancing trauma with healing. For those with religious trauma who are still dealing with the ramifications of growing up queer in heavily homophobic communities, this novel will be both cathartic and potentially triggering. There’s room for many different lived experiences within the narrative, and all are explored with care. ![]() Right off the bat, it’s important to acknowledge how beautifully I Kissed Shara Wheeler weaves a variety of queer characters into the story. Along the way, she and her newfound friends confront the image of Shara they thought they knew, and Chloe will find that maybe her small town and its inhabitants aren’t what she thought they were. Angry that Shara vanishing will make her default valedictorian and wanting to beat her fair and square (no other reason of course, wink), Chloe teams up with Smith and Rory to find Shara. Popular, beautiful Shara kisses her boyfriend Smith, bad boy next door Rory, and a stunned Chloe before vanishing, leaving only pink letters and clues for the trio to follow to find her. Raised by two moms and openly bisexual, Chloe has always felt out of place at her Christian school in Alabama. Chloe Green has her eyes on the prize: win valedictorian, finally vanquish her academic enemy Shara Wheeler, graduate high school, and say goodbye to her small town and its homophobic inhabitants. ![]()
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