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asurasantosha's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is such a cute and enjoyable story. It's not trying to be super complex and despite the enriching inclusion of some difficult themes (homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc) it has a pretty rose-y attitude. I recommend it if you're looking for so.ething meaningful but light-hearted and sweet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Transphobia, Ableism, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual content
brimacca's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Mental illness, Ableism, Bullying, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment
kelliemw's review
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Like with the other stories in the “noahverse” a lot of character development happens off page. Things jump forward so quickly and that leaves much to be desired. The topics covered and the tropes used in the “noahverse” are all recycled quite a bit. The punk/rock friend who has a friend that hates that music. The nerdiness, especially marvel and Star Trek. The over use of the f slur both by bullies and the characters towards themselves.
Write what you know, but the repetitive nature of it is a bit much.
Write what you know, but the repetitive nature of it is a bit much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Hate crime, Bullying, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Sexism
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fun and lighthearted read. Don’t go into this expecting a masterpiece, it’s a really cute love story that I really enjoyed.
Makes me sad that I will never get something like this lmao
Makes me sad that I will never get something like this lmao
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Ableism, Hate crime, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cursing and Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual content and Death
nibs's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
It was decent in the beginning, but the inconsistent handling of Skylar's communication as a non-speaking character was frustrating.
In the first half of the book Skylar mainly uses text to speech, but in the second half he shifts to more lip reading with some signing. The lip reading overrepresents how much you can understand from lip reading, particularly in low lighting. The lack of specificity of sign language was also frustrating - ASL uses a different grammatical structure than english, yet the characters would mouth english words at the same time as signing, implying they are using english sentence structure. Based on the acknowledgements, the author is not non-speaking, so I'd say more detailed research was needed to more accurately represent communicating as a nonspeaking person.
Ultimately, it was a cute gay YA book but it felt unpolished and rushed at times. The great parts of the book were overshadowed by rushed portions (and the communication stuff mentioned earlier). I did appreciate the realism of conservative US in the 2020s.
In the first half of the book Skylar mainly uses text to speech, but in the second half he shifts to more lip reading with some signing. The lip reading overrepresents how much you can understand from lip reading, particularly in low lighting. The lack of specificity of sign language was also frustrating - ASL uses a different grammatical structure than english, yet the characters would mouth english words at the same time as signing, implying they are using english sentence structure. Based on the acknowledgements, the author is not non-speaking, so I'd say more detailed research was needed to more accurately represent communicating as a nonspeaking person.
Ultimately, it was a cute gay YA book but it felt unpolished and rushed at times. The great parts of the book were overshadowed by rushed portions (and the communication stuff mentioned earlier). I did appreciate the realism of conservative US in the 2020s.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Ableism
Moderate: Sexism and Bullying
bookwormvera's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
taking away half a star because of how annoyed I was at the third act conflict thing :/
other than that, I absolutely LOVED this book! A very cute achillean romance with a non-verbal MC that touches on some serious topics. It has an amazing found family trope and very short chapters, which makes it a quick read:) audiobook is nice too!
other than that, I absolutely LOVED this book! A very cute achillean romance with a non-verbal MC that touches on some serious topics. It has an amazing found family trope and very short chapters, which makes it a quick read:) audiobook is nice too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Ableism
Moderate: Religious bigotry
lasavon's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Cursing, Ableism, Homophobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Child abuse
Minor: Physical abuse
woelkchen's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, and Bullying
raichou's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really liked this book and the characters.
Im so happy for Skylar that, after all this time of doubting and being able to trust in others, he finally got a family and friends that care for him the way he deserves.
He's dealing with so much internalised stuff, that he has a really hard time believing that people actually do like him.
Sure there were some parts in the book were Skylar and Jacob made stupid decisions because they're young and experiencing everything for the first time.
But after all I'm glad they were able to figure it out in the end.
Im so happy for Skylar that, after all this time of doubting and being able to trust in others, he finally got a family and friends that care for him the way he deserves.
He's dealing with so much internalised stuff, that he has a really hard time believing that people actually do like him.
Sure there were some parts in the book were Skylar and Jacob made stupid decisions because they're young and experiencing everything for the first time.
But after all I'm glad they were able to figure it out in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse
milessmiles's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Ableism, Bullying, and Sexism