Thank you very much to the publishers and Netgalley for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Imogen may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down. And when she visits her best friend, Lili, at college who is newly-out, newly-graduated, and newly thriving, with a cool new squad of queer college friends, no one knows that Imogen’s a raging hetero – not even Lili’s best friend, Tessa.
Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with…
Becky Albertalli is an author who I’ve come to rely on for an amazing YA novel. So, when I saw that she was releasing Imogen, Obviously of course I was excited to give it a read. Safe to say, I loved it.
Imogen has never missed a Pride Alliance meeting and has got the World’s Greatest Ally title down. When she goes to visit her best friend Lili, at college who is thriving, graduated and newly-out and with a cool new squad of queer college friends, no one knows that Imogen is a raging heterosexual, not event Lili’s best friend, Tessa. The more time Imogen spends with Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with.
I adore Imogen. She is so thoughtful and kind to all of those around her even when she is struggling with her own sexuality. I love watching her grow and learn who she is throughout the book and I know outside of this story she will grow even more.
The romance in this story is also adorable. I love seeing the chemistry between Imogen and Tessa and how their feelings for each other grew throughout the book. The hilarious moment that happen between these two were my favourite part of the book.
I love the friendship group we get to meet in this book. Each of the group brings something so different to the story and watching them be together and so accepting of one another was so refreshing and wholesome. I’d like more friendship groups like this in books, please.
I do feel that this book will become dated quite quickly, unfortunately. It has a lot of current pop-culture references in it that in a few years, will be outdated. That being said, it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book.
You can see how personal this story is to Becky Albertalli, especially with the author’s note at the start of the book. It has Becky Albertalli’s signature writing style and I’m already excited for another book by her in the future!
Overall, Imogen, Obviously is a wonderful YA book with a realistic, honest and authentic approach to a girl finding her identity. I would highly recommend giving this one a read!
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