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emn8's review against another edition
4.0
I love the PCT. I love finding yourself. I love this book. There were problems educational black person and educational fat person who served no other purpose in the story besides teaching Alexi; I didn't follow how he got in touch with the sister?
charlottelizabeth94's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.25
ebrooker0103's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
Yay for Alexei working on his abandonment issues!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Religious bigotry
The book has content warnings at the beginning but deals heavily with one of the characters processing being cut off from his family after coming out as gayrhe323's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
ciaraqueer's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
For this to be a book about two men, which isn't really my sapphic style, I really enjoyed this book.
The plot flowed quite naturally, and the friction/challenges the characters face felt incredibly natural & their reactions understandable. The setting of walking the PTC worked really well and felt somehow refreshing in its simplicity.
I LOVED reading about a queer with faith, whose belief in God nor understanding of God's love was in doubt. It's not a huge part of the book (don't worry if you're not religious) but was clearly important to the character and I really enjoyed his journey with it. There is a line directed at a religious homophobe "Your relationship with God is a tragedy" that really got me.
Alexei's backstory is tragic and there is a chapter of letters he writes that had me pure crying, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to explore his pain and determination to try to move on and not be shaped by other people's prejudice and actions. (Not me crying here just thinking about it)
The plot flowed quite naturally, and the friction/challenges the characters face felt incredibly natural & their reactions understandable. The setting of walking the PTC worked really well and felt somehow refreshing in its simplicity.
I LOVED reading about a queer with faith, whose belief in God nor understanding of God's love was in doubt. It's not a huge part of the book (don't worry if you're not religious) but was clearly important to the character and I really enjoyed his journey with it. There is a line directed at a religious homophobe "Your relationship with God is a tragedy" that really got me.
Alexei's backstory is tragic and there is a chapter of letters he writes that had me pure crying, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to explore his pain and determination to try to move on and not be shaped by other people's prejudice and actions. (Not me crying here just thinking about it)
notsogreen's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
brinotbrie's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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
beffynicole's review against another edition
4.5
WOW. Who made me wait this long to read this? Felt really relatable (maybe too relatable due to personal circumstances) but I loved the humor & them working on themselves.. Didn't love that Ben just got a tattoo for Alexei before they were dating??
mathildur's review against another edition
4.5
This was so pure??? Incredibly beautiful and emotional story. The third-act-breakup, although incredibly annoying, was understandable, which is something.