Reviews

Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

libraryofzoe's review

5.0

Brisbane, coming of age gay love story and set in the early 2000s?!?! What else could you want from a book?

This was the most beautiful and heart swelling coming of age story i have read in a long time. If my friends who are members of the LGBTQ+ society had this book while they were growing up what a different experience coming out would have been.

I believe this book is so important and will help so many young people find peace in who they are.

nerolynnn's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Loved reading this as an Aussie teen who’s in Year 12 watching time fly right before me. (just like Henry). Very sweet and easy read!!

rorysrambling's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

biblioberry's review

4.0

okay this sounds so stinking adorable netgalley can have some rights in india
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thank you to netgalley for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

biblioberry's review against another edition

4.0

UGH OH MY GOD YOU GUYS THIS WAS SO ADORABLE. definitely on my all time fav romances list. this book is the strongest argument for the best friends to lovers trope I can muster because. oh my god. the pining. the yearning. the dorkiness and the angst and the fluff. the love for each other that bleeds through every page. this had super brittana from glee vibes (if they were both guys), from the yearning to the timeline and everything. (probably the highest compliment I can give a ship lol). also: debate, dumbass boy besties, gorgeous gorgeous writing, Emilia, MARTIN AND HENRY GOD. also this book starts with henry’s grandma coming out as bi and in love with a woman (who she later marries in the book veteransapphicweddingveteransapphicweddingveteransapphicwedding!!!!!!) which is literally all you need to know about it. ALSO this featured supportive parents and friends and minimal homophobia which was really refreshing, especially for the timeline??! SO YEAH IT GAVE ME A MASSIVE ADRENALINE HIGH AND I FINISHED IT IN A DAY AND ITS MY NEW STANDARD FOR THE FRIENDS TO LOVERS TROPE AND ROMANCE IN GENERAL. the only thing I didn’t like was the third act break up (sigh) which felt like it was just there to add a ton of unnecessary drama at the end, and I kinda wish the book had just ended at the 75% mark tbh. HOWEVER it didn’t sink the whole experience for me and did a pretty decent job of redeeming itself…even if I wish it hadn’t happened in the first place?? anywayyyyy I’m still on a sugar high from this HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND

thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc of this in exchange for an honest reviewwwwww

enshiro's review

4.0

4 STARS
hamish was my special favourite.

itslucyamber's review

5.0

 A spiritual journey.

My word document of notes on this book is 31 pages long. And still, my feelings cannot be truly expressed. 

kendallroypilled's review

2.0

I didn’t like the writing style. I hated all the pop culture references and didn't understand any actual cultural references since it's in Australia. there is an incest line that got repeated three times, and hp references that pissed me off. but henry and len were cute and I liked henry enough to push through it. overall slightly above average. also, the ending is ambiguous from henry’s side there was something related to him that was dropped around the last quarter (even though it was an actual point in the plot)

mar_etc's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

_lish_'s review

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse