Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

4.32 AVERAGE

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readbykate's review against another edition

3.5
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
This would have been a 4 star if the beginning had been has intriguing as the ending but I felt like it dragged a lot at first. I'm also not a huge fan of YA so some of the language/writing style just wasn't for me but it was still a really good message!
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emilysbookishlife's review

4.75
emotional hopeful reflective 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

sparkerzillich's review

5.0
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
I didn't expect this book about a "Christian" cult to resonate as much as it did, but wow! 😯 I love that Casey McQuiston's "One Last Stop" is featured in this book (with a subtle nod to the narrator 😆) and the emphasis on chosen family. 
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sarahsupastar's review

4.75
emotional

reeganford1695's review

4.75
emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Complicated
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sarahlovesbooks's review

4.0
hopeful lighthearted reflective
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grandma_soup's review

3.75
  • overall I enjoyed 
  • some overuse of some words "beautiful, perfect, warm" 
  • kind of wished for a bit more friendship with the librarian 
  • poor Hannah
  • those grandparents must be rich
  • repetitive at times (probably felt worse being an audiobook)
  • also the narrator (Natalie naudus) was good but was overall sultry at times on words like "good" 👀
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alaina11's review against another edition

4.0
very cute and very heartwarming ❤️‍
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stacy_koster's review against another edition

4.75
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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whimsicalhag's review against another edition

5.0
5 stars for deep emotional attachment, cannot be objective about this book