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Review: Sourpuss [Notes Only]

Sourpuss Sourpuss by Merricat Mulwray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

RTC. Until then, my notes and initial thoughts upon finishing this book (followed by Quotes I liked):
• what the fuck?
• what?
• i like the main character because she's an asshole just like meeeeee
• seems like this is set in some kind of alternate dimension where things work out nicely (everyone loving Mal despite her being a raging asshole, (view spoiler)). Except then everything goes to shit (view spoiler)
• wtf was the ending tho
• did they literally (view spoiler)??? What the fuck??????
• also did James fricken (view spoiler)
• what the fuuck
• this book had a few funny lines 👍
• wait they pulled a ME, dawg, and (view spoiler). Ok ok
• but at the same time it's like... Mal was a garbage person soooooo (Graham too)
• this book was so incredibly engrossing, like I was always excited to pick it back up again. And so much happened in the first half that i was like "holy fuck, there's still a whole 'nother half left??? Hell yiss" then the second half was like boom boom boom
• fuck, this book is so omg
• i dont know what to think
• jesus christ
• fuck, i wish i won the Goodreads giveaway of this, I'd love to own a physical copy
• I should start a collection of "Books that are about track except for they're not about track and are still good", seeing as I already own an arc of Breathe Annie, Breathe and The Running Dream (would recommend both)
• I'm le shook. El shookith
• is this the best book I've ever read?: ...
• this book is SO fucking vulgar tho, so like. Yeah. Old sensitive people: beware
• also, this book is SO fucking niche, like I'm not surprised at the low ratings. You definitely need to be a very specific brand of person to enjoy this. I'm surprised this even got published tbh
• WHY IS MY LEFT EYE CRYING

Quotes

"She grinned, wishing the driver had plowed through the crosswalk." Made me lol. Relatable: I often wish violence upon stupid people who annoy me.

"Mallory wiggled her finger in her ear, attempting to clean out the garbage she was being forced to listen to." That feeling when you forget your earphones and become subjected to hearing all the bullshit conversations happening around you. Relatable.

"Since I am not a real brother, I am a bitch. A little bitch that has to raise money by selling my cookies on the street. So will you buy a box of my Bitch Scout cookies?" Lol this is just fantastic, and I will probably use an excerpt of this at the top of my review.

"She blinked repetitively to moisten her dry one-a-day contacts that had been in for five days." This one had no relatability, it was just funny. Or, er, I guess I relate in that I also wear one-a-day contacts and that's why I find it so funny that she was wearing them for five days since I had never even considered that as an option. Perhaps this was just the perfect book for me since everything is relatable????? @The people who said this book wasn't relatable: Can't relate.

"'Good girl,' he [her coach] responded, giving Mallory a pat on the back that landed too low." A loud "AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" is heard in the distance as every-female-athlete-ever starts collectively screaming.


[Review copy solicited from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review]

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