Reviews

Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live by Sacha Lamb

heresthepencil's review

4.0

rep: gay trans Jewish mc, gay trans li, wlw trans mother, wlw mother, Black side character

this was so sweet & soft & quite possibly introduced the gayest family i have ever known

lesbiankarlmarx's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

anawaka's review

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

"'Neither of my moms are technically witches,' he says, primly. 'We are just a highly intuitive family. With, uhh, an especially fine-tuned sense of impending doom.'

'Mine too,' I tell him. 'It’s called being Jewish. Doesn’t make me magic.'"

wishingfish's review

4.0

This lovely short story is free here. I'd highly recommend giving it a read

breadedbookpages's review

5.0

This was such a lovely surprise. The Jewish rep, the trans rep, the depression rep in general was so delicious and enchanting. This has magic tied up with transgender identity mixed with family and belonging and makes you ceave so many hugs. Just. The best thing I've read recently with any trans rep. Also it has a really cute (if a bit messy) mlm romance.

embug's review

4.0

*4 stars*

This was good, free and had fantastic rep! (Just don't try explaining the story to your friends they won't get it)

frogy927's review

3.0

I'm between two and three stars. The magic in this book did not make sense or work for me in any way.

book_hoarding_dragon's review

3.0

This novella was a bit all over the place for me. I was expecting a contemporary novel.

But then one of the characters was having a prophetic dreams and then summoning demons. Usually, I'm all for the fantasy but it was a bit jarring to get thin when I was expecting something else.

emeelee's review

4.0

Very short, atmospheric story about a lonely Jewish trans boy, a friendly trans boy from a queer family, a crossroads demon, and a curse. I really liked it!

TW: bullying, homophobia, (unintentional) deadnaming, suicidal ideation

I read this for free here.

bookwyrmed's review

5.0

I've been following Sacha Lamb on tumblr for a while, and this story more than lived up to the excitement I felt whenever Lamb posted story excerpts and bits of writing. Avi and Ian's relationship is subtly, fantastically, and realistically built, and it is an utter delight to see older queer characters and, relatedly, parents who are not perfect at everything but still clearly care for their children.