Reviews

Boys Don't Cry by Fíona Scarlett

ruby_99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lauren12k's review against another edition

4.0

4.5⭐️

Loved the real and raw writing of the realities of working class Ireland /dublin. I loved the short chapters and the writing was beautiful.

I would have loved a more fleshed out story as the ending left me a bit confused and was kind of anticlimactic since we know how it ends throughout the story. But an interesting and thought provoking read nonetheless.

niionatan01's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emmforbes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

alexandracaitlin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

4.25

bernard_black's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, Cancer, Child death, and Domestic abuse

aimeesteph's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful, heartbreaking story about a young boy becoming a man, dealing with loss, the pressures of the outside world, and learning what it means to be a working class man in Dublin. I absolutely loved this story and how it was written. I intend on reading absolutely everything Fiona Scarlett produced in the future after that.

melissasingh's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

camp_lamp's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

vcmnsn's review against another edition

5.0

I’ve never fell so in love with a book that I only met four hours ago.