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shane_the_reading_rat's review
3.0
i think either this needed to be aged down to middle grade, or marketed as younger ya and have the characters aged down (they did not act like 17 and 18 year olds). so many mentions of farts
also marketing this as horror is honestly pretty misleading, as even though Cade does have a love of horror movies, the actual horror-esque plotline is explained very quickly by a series of large misunderstandings
HOWEVER i am happy that this books exists, imo more books talking about queer rural life are always a good thing
also marketing this as horror is honestly pretty misleading, as even though Cade does have a love of horror movies, the actual horror-esque plotline is explained very quickly by a series of large misunderstandings
HOWEVER i am happy that this books exists, imo more books talking about queer rural life are always a good thing
eliosbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
4.75
SO GOOD SO UNDERRATED!!! THIS SHOULD GET JUST AS MUCH PRAISE AS HEARTSTOPPER MY GOD I LOVED THIS SM
justcallmeemily's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
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
3.5
This book is mean to me specifically.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Classism
asphodelss's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
monarchsandmyths's review against another edition
said the words “a small delight for me and the children” after finishing this and idk what that means but i think it’s a good thing
sadpear's review against another edition
emotional
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
5.0
Queer rural Texans just trying to be alive and loved. Absolutely gutted me.
erine's review against another edition
3.0
Engaging and readable, I was interested to see where Cade’s story would go. This was a mostly positive story of a young gay teen whose family is having some money issues. So both he and his stepdad take a summer job on this ranch.
There’s lots of horror movies, a love interest, and several mysteries swirling around this ranch-owning family. A very loose connection to Northanger Abbey, and a very real grounding in the fear and isolation of a gay teen in the rural Texas 1990s make for some tense moments.
There is homophobia both casual and overt, a reference to a past suicide attempt, a good amount of ambient racism, and just general teen angst.
There’s lots of horror movies, a love interest, and several mysteries swirling around this ranch-owning family. A very loose connection to Northanger Abbey, and a very real grounding in the fear and isolation of a gay teen in the rural Texas 1990s make for some tense moments.
There is homophobia both casual and overt, a reference to a past suicide attempt, a good amount of ambient racism, and just general teen angst.
willardpilled's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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
4.25
marsknowsbooks's review
4.0
Northranger without a doubt gave me the feeling that I get when reading heartstopper & that is a feeling that is hard to come by! The romance between Cade & Henry was honestly so heartwarming. Generally I think this story did a great job with handling very sensitive topics like internalized homophobia, homophobia, racism, & mental health, with care. Towards the end it felt like the story started rushing to wrap up and therefore throwing in a lot of plot heavy stuff all at once. I really feel like this book could’ve benefited from being a series, I would’ve LOVED some elongated time with this story & these characters! I wasn’t too big a fan of the horror being a part of the plot (aside from Cade & Henry loving horror movies, I thought that was super cute & a nice thing for them to bond over) other than that this graphic novel was such a great read.