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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
emotional
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
I enjoyed this book, having grown up in Provo and in this exact environment. Fun read
For the most part, this book was very good. I loved Tanner, he was well written and it was fun seeing him manage to live and thrive even in an environment that doesn't make it easy for queer people to be. His family was so supportive and just amazing.
Sebastian was a bit less likeable to me and was the reason for not hitting 4 stars (4 is basically re-read worthy for me). It just didn't seem realistic that someone so deep in the closet/in denial would agree so quickly to date another guy even while rejecting his queerness at the same time. I get that he was working to figure out his identtiy/ accept himself, but again like someone that closeted would not agree to date someone of the same gender without more thought or even pushback. We do get to see why he's unwilling to get out of the closet meeting his family, which was so sad to me like let people love who they want to!
This being said, I'll still look into this author and their books in the future, since the story was still very compelling and worth the time it took to read it.
(LGBTQ+ rep: bi, gay)
Sebastian was a bit less likeable to me and was the reason for not hitting 4 stars (4 is basically re-read worthy for me). It just didn't seem realistic that someone so deep in the closet/in denial would agree so quickly to date another guy even while rejecting his queerness at the same time. I get that he was working to figure out his identtiy/ accept himself, but again like someone that closeted would not agree to date someone of the same gender without more thought or even pushback. We do get to see why he's unwilling to get out of the closet meeting his family, which was so sad to me like let people love who they want to!
This being said, I'll still look into this author and their books in the future, since the story was still very compelling and worth the time it took to read it.
(LGBTQ+ rep: bi, gay)
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
i just read 200+ pages within the 3 hours i've been on the check-out desk at work and now i'm trying not to cry where everyone can see HELP
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
“Are you willing to be a secret? Maybe you are for now. But this is your life, and it will stretch out before you, and you are the only person who can make it whatever you want it to be.”
I was a sobbing mess for most parts of the story. I guess that’s a way to say I really enjoyed the book. Just one thing: I didn’t like the start. Maybe because it seemed too much like the typical YA queer book, but how grateful I am I continued. Almost everything else though, was wonderful. The rating is mostly due to my personal experience, though.
I was a sobbing mess for most parts of the story. I guess that’s a way to say I really enjoyed the book. Just one thing: I didn’t like the start. Maybe because it seemed too much like the typical YA queer book, but how grateful I am I continued. Almost everything else though, was wonderful. The rating is mostly due to my personal experience, though.