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I Hated You in High School
I Hated You in High School | Kathleen Gros
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Tessa hasn't spoken to Olive in ten years and she's not about to start now...readers will delight in this enemies-to-lovers graphic novel with a queer twist: I Hated You in High School. Struggling 20-something Tessa has a dead-end job as a barista and the dream of a creative career that never quite seems to take off. When the coffee shop where she works goes out of business, she's able to visit her parents for the first time in years. Arriving at her family home, she discovers that her parents have rented out the basement apartment to her high school nemesis, Olive Virtue. Old wounds resurface during Tessa's stay, but an accident that traps them in the attic forces them to face their past and think about their future. I Hated You in High School is an enemies-to-lovers story inspired by classic romantic movies--with a queer twist. Author and illustrator Kathleen Gros has expanded her short story webcomic into a beautiful tale of love and learning.
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4 ⭐Tessa lives in Vancouver and just lost their job as a coffee barista. They‘re an artist but has yet to find success. Losing their job gives them a great reason to visit home. And it turns out their best frenemy is living in an apartment in their parent‘s basement. Tessa must dig through old memories to remember why her and Olive were friends and then enemies and the effect it had on them. This was a cute romance. It feels autobiographical, but

LibrarianRyan I do not know that for sure. Originally the artwork was annoying, and I don‘t think it was the artwork. I think it‘s the color, because everything is green. In Vancouver everything is green, it‘s temperate rainforest. But that gave a weird feeling to the book. By the end, it matched it really well, but in the beginning, it was a little off. Overall, this was a quick and interesting read. It was both fun and entertaining. 2d
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