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Can’t Wait Wednesday- Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie


 


Hi! I have a lot of books on my TBR for next year so I thought I would feature them by coming back to CWW. This weekly meme is hosted by Tressa @wishfulendings. This is a rebrand of a meme that was called Waiting on Wednesday which was hosted by Jill@breakingthespine. The purpose of this meme is to highlight a book, usually unpublished, that we can't wait to read. This week I'm highlighting- Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie. 


Title: Ophelia After All

Author: Racquel Marie

Genre: YA Contemporary

Expected Publication: February 8th, 2022

Add to Goodreads: Here

Goodreads Summary

  A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie.

 

Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't change, even if she wanted to.

 

So when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia's firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling a little out of control. But the course of love--and sexuality--never did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she's always imagined or upending everyone's expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all.

 

Why I want to read this

If you know me, you know that I read LGBTQ+ novels, and those are some of my favorite contemporary novels. I love Ophelia as a character already, and I can’t wait to read more about her and her story. The cover also drew me in because I love the art and the flowers on the cover. Also, I really enjoy reading as many debuts as I can, and this is a debut. 

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