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aus10england's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Cancer, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Racial slurs
Minor: Animal death, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
shamelesslyash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Grief
Moderate: Outing, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer
pey333's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Murder
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this graphic novel! Cade is such a sweet little softie and I adored the Henries (especially Henrietta). I appreciated the content warnings in the author's note at the beginning of the book, as this book does involve a fair bit of the cruel realities that queer teens (especially in rural areas) are used to living through, and I thought it was all balanced really well with the fluffy bits to keep things from getting too sad.
I highly recommend this graphic novel and will most likely be grabbing a finished copy for my shelves, because this is the sort of story I could see myself revisiting for sure!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.
โจ Representation: Cade is Latinx and gay, Henry is gay, Dale and Alice are Black
Graphic: Homophobia, Dementia, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Grief and Religious bigotry
Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, and Murder
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- 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
Thank you to NetGalley and the author/publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
(First Person POV)
Rep: Gay, Latinx MC, POC SCs
Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Grief, Outing, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
lifeonasofa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Release Date: 6 June 2023 ๐
Thank you to @harperalley @harper360uk @thirdrex @ndgoarts for sending this Advanced Copy across. I LOVED sitting outside in the sunshine with this graphic novel over the Easter holidays. โ๏ธ
Described as a spooky and swoony queer teen romance, I started this as soon as it came through my door ๐
Set on a Texas ranch, Cade finds himself falling for the ranch owners mysterious son. A big fan of horror movies, Cade discovers there may be spooky secrets surrounding his handsome crush. ๐ป
Firstly, I adored the illustration style. The colours were beautiful. It blended itself well with the spooky atmosphere and also the age range of the characters/readers. ๐๏ธ
TW: this story tackles mental health, grief, racism and homophobia - but all handled delicately and adding to the character development. I loved the primary focus on family and self acceptance as well as first love. ๐ฅฐ
Iโm so happy there are books like this widely available to teens now. As an adult, Iโm not sure the spookiness was explored or used as well as Iโd hoped - but it might be just right for the target audience. The romance side - spot on! The ranch setting - spot on! The cute summer romance - spot on! ๐
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Grief