Reviews

Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live by Sacha Lamb

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.

achilios's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

lovely!! we need more books like this

thebrokebookblog's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

lavareads's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

library_raider's review

emotional 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

brittanyallyn's review

4.0

This novella was so great, I loved almost everything about it, but ultimately I just couldn't give it 5 stars because it needed to be either a much longer novella or a novel, there was just too much left out, like the moment Avi and Ian became boyfriends, and the conversation of Avi telling his mom he's trans, and these things were so important that their absence was glaring. But that problem aside this was so so good, I loved the magical elements, and I loved Ian's family. I adored Avi and Ian's relationship, even if there needed to be more.

littlebluenaiad's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

reveal's review

2.0

you know, sometimes you don't actually want a speculative element that could and eventually does solve problems. you just want to read about a fucked up person getting themselves together and healing themselves. i guess it wasn't for me.

centauribound's review

5.0

A lovely novella filled with warmth, solace, magic, and understanding.
Refreshing to see transgender protagonists where the sole conflict is not about transphobia.
A perfect book for this time of year.