273 reviews for:

Skater Boy

Anthony Nerada

4.02 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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
emotional funny 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: Yes
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nicheromancememes's review

5.0
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
challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
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: Complicated

I know this book is YA, but there are some very heavy topics that I wasn’t ready for. Nerada addressed mental health from a male perspective beautifully. I recognize the LGBTQIA+ story, but the way the relationships between all the young men was handled was heart wrenching and beautiful.
Wes and Tristan are obviously the focus point of the story. Wes’ coming out and acceptance of who he is and changing his life trajectory, realizing his relationships past and present for what they are, understanding his reactions, and all the teen angst that accompanies it. An HEA, what more can you ask for?
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: Yes
emotional inspiring 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
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thisgayreads's review

5.0
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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: N/A

Heartfelt and gives ALL the feels! This angry skater boy gave me all the feels. I cried at work listening to this. Thank god no one saw me… If you haven’t had a chance to read this one yet, bump it up on your TBR! 
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cjgillen's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 35%

soft dnf because i enjoyed what i read but i am no longer in my YA mood at this very moment and know if i force myself to finish it will get a lower rating than it may deserve