Gena/Finn
Ratings4
Average rating3.3
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Ratings4
Average rating3.3
Gena and Finn would have never met but for their mutual love for the popular show Up Below. Regardless of their differences—Gena is a recent high school graduate whose social life largely takes place online, while Finn is in her early twenties, job hunting and contemplating marriage with her longtime boyfriend—the two girls realize that the bond between them transcends fanfiction. When disaster strikes and Gena's world turns upside down, only Finn can save her, and that, too, comes with a price. Told through emails, text messages, journal entries, and blog posts, Gena/Finn is a story of friendship and love in the digital age.
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(third time reading) 5 stars realistically this time around I would give it more of a 4.25 stars, but I cannot bump this rating down because this book means too much to me. The relationship between Gena and Finn is just so... I just relate. And how fandom can be such a big part of someone's life... these thoughts aren't that coherent, but I write these reviews for myself so it's not that important. (second time reading) 5 stars This gives me all the feels. It simultaneously breaks and heals my little fangirl heart.(first time reading) 4.5 stars maybe 5 I'll have to think about it if I fail my quiz tomorrow, this is the reason why.I can't even express how relatable this book is. To me.
The more I think about this book, the more it frustrates me.
Maybe I was just under the wrong impression about what this book was going to be, but I expected more of a F/F romance than what it actually was.
The leap between friendship and feelings happened so suddenly, and then ended as quickly as it happened. It just felt... really strange. I didn't think either Gena or Finn knew what they actually wanted from each other and that just left me feeling confused about what I wanted from it.
It almost felt like two books; a fandom novel, and a F/F romance had kinda been diluted and mixed together. It left it being overly dramatic with weird payoffs. There were definitely unexpected twists and turns but I'm not sure that's a good thing.
The fandom elements of this book were great in the first half, but then it just got incredibly unrealistic and weird and kinda like a runaway train.
