we love non-binary teens falling in lovefull review:This is one of those novels that's very hard to describe. What I can say is that this book definitely offers an unusual, magical reading experience. It's wonderful, sometimes confusing, but definitely worth a read!There's super short and really long chapters, changing POVs, trans/non-binary characters, ADHD and dyslexia representation, a lesbian side character, a world under a lake and a little bit of a mystery to solve.It's very much a charact...

OH MY GOD THE COVER YALL. THE COVER. IMAJDNSKSKE—————————BOTH CHARACTERS ARE NEURODIVERGENT?? AND USE THEY/THEM PRONOUNS?? SIGN ME THE HELL UP

rtc because I’m crying rn—Thank you so much to Fierce Reads for the ARC! TW: racism, homophobiaRep: Latinx non-binary mcs, mc with ADHD, mc with dyslexia, wlw side characters“All that was just part of theshared understanding of the lake here, the lakelore. Like fisherman telling how far out storms were by the tint to the sky, or how las viejas measured the seiches so carefully they could predict them like tides.”Ever since I was in third grade, I’ve been watching and rewatching a sitcom called T...

AHHH ANOTHER ONE IS COMING I CANNOT WAIT

4.5 stars rounded upAnna-Marie McLemore can do achingly beautiful magical realism so well and Lakelore is the perfect example of that. This follows two trans and non-binary, neurodivergent teenagers and a magical lake. The lake becomes a metaphor for the pain and challenges they face being trans, brown, and having brains that work differently. It's a book about friendship, family, self-acceptance, love, art, and healing. I really loved it. In the author's note, McLemore talks about writing their...

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I have been wrecked body and soul by this book. *Sobs forever* Lakelore is an exploration of neurodivergence and how it can affect every day life. The two main characters are both neurodivergent and trans (they/them pronouns). We also see how ableism causes trauma and how these characters heal from it. AM writes as phenomenally as ever. I was immediately pulled into the story of a world under the lo...

4.5-5 stars"Once you get past the fear of being seen, you can get to the part where you know you’re not alone."

"There's a certain way that falling for someone can only ever feel when you've fallen, at least a little for yourself first."(CW: Ableism, transphobia)Oh my goooooddddddd Anna-Marie fucking annihilates my heart once again with their wonderful poetic prose to writing magical realism with amazing, diverse characters and conflicts. Seriously, we've got a lot of elements present in their other works here as sort of signature, childhood friends to lovers, queer and/or characters of Mexican descent, a...

✯✯✯✯✯ "Everyone wants to think they see the best in everyone else, but when the bad comes out, they want to pretend that’s all they ever saw." Consolidating their wild imagination, lyrical writing and flowery prose all together, the author casts a enchanting spell that will lure you into the pages of this book and transport you to a otherworldly place under the waters of Lakelore. Lakelore is where magic happens, this is where your emotions adopts mythical forms.... "Once you get past the fe...

16 Feb 2021: If I am getting this right, both the characters mentioned (Bastion and Lore) are neurodivergent and use they/them pronouns! And it seems like both of them are POV characters. If A-M writes a book, I have to read it, I don't make the rules. But the sibling relationships are making me so excited!

Okay it’s happening, everybody stay calm. EVERYBODY STAY FREAKING CALM!! A.M. just announced their next 2022 release and it sounds AMAZING.

This sounds weird in the best possible way and I'm already in love with the concept

RTC but this felt like a warm hug

I received an ARC from Netgalley TW: ableism & bullying, systematic racism, mentioned transphobia, casual sexual harassment4.4Bastian and Lore met years ago- on a day Lore will never forget, even if they think they may have dreamt it. Bastian will never forget it either, it's the only time they brought someone to The World Under the Lake. Now, years later, Lore moved to town, and the two are unwittingly reunited, and the thing they thought they may have seen in each other, a sameness, is cert...

This was an amazing story.This was beautifully written and it tells a wonderful story about two young people trying to find themselves in a world that constantly tells them they are different and wrong.The world under the lake was a place that provided Bastian and Lore a place to get rid of all of the things the world told them was bad about them.It was beautiful to read about these two people finding themselves and finally loving themselves for the beautiful people they are.

3.5 *I adored the representation and characters in this book! Its clear the author loves these characters and wanted to send a message to all nonbinary and neurodivergent teens. As a neurodivergent, trans masc reader it made me feel very seen. Especially the scenes with Bastian as his T shots. I too have ADHD and struggled ALOT with learning how to do my own shots. I had a hard time remembering the steps, and then would get anxiety about messing up and hurting myself. I wish I had someone like L...

I really love anna-marie mclemore but this wasn't my fave of theirs? it was well written as always and very pretty, I just wasn't that connected to the world under the lake or felt it was fully brought into fruition? I still liked this tho! just not as much as I hoped

HOLY SH I T THAT COVER-

amm never disappoints!!

I’m a little bit in love with this book. It’s about the otherworldly space underneath a magical lake, but it’s also about the terror and thrill of showing all of yourself to another person. Its depiction of ADHD rang so true to my neurodivergent brain that I almost teared up. At some points the book felt a little on the nose with its themes, but I’m willing to forgive that because it’s YA, and also because McLemore writes so beautifully. A couple favorite quotes [very mild spoilers, maybe]:“The