Iāve really had a hard time getting myself to read since 2020 which has been getting worse as the years go by, which Iāve been disappointed about. I think working from home and too-regular access to my phone and social media has really activated my previously docile ADHD (ā¦he posts on social media).
So it was nice to give myself a small goal (this 163 page book) and achieve it easily and realize I can actually get back into reading and actually take something off my āTBRā shelf.
āWhat Makes You Beautifulā is a āhi-loā book, which Iāve never heard of before, but itās apparently a book for teens about teen subjects but written more at a middle grade reading level, which I think is very cool and very great to have. (And also is very easy to read for adults with ADHD who forgot how to stick through a whole book š )
This book is about a young queer mixed-race teen who opens the book referring to herself as a gay boy and explores her gender identity at a new performing arts school, and ends the book realizing that sheās a trans girl. I thought the book was very cute and has a sweet little romance and Iām glad teens have access to it. I thought the author did a great job.