A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie.
Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boysâway too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldnât change, even if she wanted to.
So when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Opheliaâs firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling
a little out of control. But the course of loveâand sexualityânever did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself sheâs always imagined or upending everyoneâs expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all.
Elin
2023-03-16
Very cute and cozy story! It handled the topic of questioning sexuality very well and it felt genuine and realistic. While some of the characters were not particularly likable, each felt real and interesting with their own stories and struggles