Her thoughts on university, studies, family, friendshipвЂ¦youвЂ™d think it would be difficult for someone who has a seemingly planned-out life ahead of them to think of any alternate path, but Frances will surprise you for sure.ДЄlso, FrancesвЂ™ mom. Her whole perspective on life changes when she meets Aled. As long as itвЂ™s harmless, why shame people for liking what they do? This may be weird to say, but I related to that a ton if your fandom isnвЂ™t one of the mega-famous ones that everyone knows and loves, somehow youвЂ™re made fun of for it. ItвЂ™s a hobby she canвЂ™t share with anyone, mainly because no oneвЂ™s ever heard of the show, and because sheвЂ™s embarrassed about what theyвЂ™d think of her. What they donвЂ™t know, however, is that Frances has two things she secretly loves to do: listening to her favourite podcast, вЂњRadio SilenceвЂќ, and drawing fanart for вЂњRadio SilenceвЂќ. All her friends keep telling her how she would easily get into Cambridge, or any other prestigious university. Frances is the picture-perfect student that schools would probably beg to have, so she believes sheвЂ™s got all that in the bag. When in school, she puts on a separate persona, вЂњSchool FrancesвЂќ, because education systems basically dictate how your life is supposed to be: study hard, graduate high school, attend university, graduate, get a job, start a family maybe. And the studying part is what her life mostly revolves around. Considering the academic standards we have to live up to, I was practically bursting with joy at the fact that itвЂ™s finally in words, but also lamenting the enormous burden on our shoulders and thinking about the unbelievable amount of pressure we have to endure.ДЇrances doesnвЂ™t seem to care for much вЂ“ she eats, she studies, she sleeps. ThereвЂ™s something about Frances that many students вЂ“ especially the ones afraid of anything less than perfection вЂ“ can relate to.

SheвЂ™s smart, sheвЂ™s quiet, sheвЂ™s diligent. вћі Frances Javier: biracial (British-Ethiopian) bisexualДЇrances is one of our main protagonists and the character who narrates the story.

Okay IвЂ™m gonna move on to the characters before I make even less sense. YOU ARE GOING TO SOB AND LAUGH AND PROBABLY GO MAD WHILE READING THIS BUT ITвЂ™S JUST THAT GOOD. This is a very important book to read during Pride Month (okay, maybe too late to say this since itвЂ™s almost over, but STILL) because not only does it feature various members of the LGBTQ+ community, but it also features LGBTQ+ POC and thatвЂ™s such a rare thing to find for some reason? Or am I just reading the wrong books?ДЄnyway, the characters in this book almost had me in tears, okay. вЂњItвЂ™s finished? ItвЂ™s done? What? I DEMAND A MEMORY ERASURE SO I CAN EXPERIENCE ANOTHER ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS PLEASE.вЂќ No, actually, I could not stop reading it and somehow finished it in under 24 hours and was even surprised that it was over. But when my adorable buddy Romie practically spammed me to read it (possibly the only spam I shall forever be thankful for рџ‘Ђ) I figured IвЂ™d give it a shot. IвЂ™ll admit that I was kinda nervous when I first started this book вЂ“ I didnвЂ™t want a repeat of Solitaire. And itвЂ™s only by being your true self that you can find happiness.ДЇrances is going to need every bit of courage she has. ItвЂ™s only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.

She has to confess why Carys disappearedвЂ¦ Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her pastвЂ¦

Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.Д¬aught between who she was and who she longs to be, FrancesвЂ™ dreams come crashing down. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret вЂ“ not even the person she is on the inside.Д«ut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?ДЇrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Genre:В Contemporary / Young Adult / LGBTQ+ Publisher:В Harper Collins ChildrenвЂ™s Books вЂњWe are going to bring beautiful things into the universe.вЂќ

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