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Not for the Faint of Heart

Lex Croucher

4.05 AVERAGE

koxendine's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring 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

ambersbookishjournal's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

lenusmars's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

kas_moreno's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

decodenoor's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

danysreadingcorner's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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

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Please more gay retellings and reinventions! 

ludwell's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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: Yes

kaytarm's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful 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

cmadler's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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The author's acknowledgments at the back of the book says, "I set out to write the gay forest adventure of my childhood dreams and I hope it will encourage you to stomp out into the woods to touch a tree and/or make plans to overthrow the bourgeoisie." I think that sums it up pretty well.

The first half of the book was a bit slow, both in terms of adventure and gayness; it took its time introducing the characters and the conflicts. Things definitely picked up on all fronts in the second half of the book, and overall I found it pretty enjoyable.

beckyistheword's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced