Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Ooooof. This was... such a ride. We need more honest, raw, beautiful queer stories like this depicting both the unhealthy and the healthy aspects of relationships, especially in YA. While not every queer story needs to be painful, not every one has to ignore the very real fact that queer relationships, like all other relationships and friendships in life, still have the potential to be toxic, to be abusive, to suffer from power imbalances, to fall apart. We also need more stories reminding teens that your first love doesn't have to be your last love, and that you don't have to stop loving someone to love yourself enough to say goodbye.

Poor, sweet little gay babies. I just wanna hug ‘em all (except LD, screw her until she learns how to treat people).

I'm also absolutely, wholeheartedly consumed with love for how effortlessly diverse the cast in this graphic novel is. We've got an Asian-American main character, queer girls everywhere, trans characters, healthy discussions of polyamory (and how to know the difference between a healthy polyam relationship and when you're actually being taken advantage of), characters of every race and size and shape, and damn, if every girl in this book isn't beautiful. Well done, Tamaki. ♥ I have a new favorite, that's for sure.