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A review by ciaraqueer
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
For this to be a book about two men, which isn't really my sapphic style, I really enjoyed this book.
The plot flowed quite naturally, and the friction/challenges the characters face felt incredibly natural & their reactions understandable. The setting of walking the PTC worked really well and felt somehow refreshing in its simplicity.
I LOVED reading about a queer with faith, whose belief in God nor understanding of God's love was in doubt. It's not a huge part of the book (don't worry if you're not religious) but was clearly important to the character and I really enjoyed his journey with it. There is a line directed at a religious homophobe "Your relationship with God is a tragedy" that really got me.
Alexei's backstory is tragic and there is a chapter of letters he writes that had me pure crying, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to explore his pain and determination to try to move on and not be shaped by other people's prejudice and actions. (Not me crying here just thinking about it)
The plot flowed quite naturally, and the friction/challenges the characters face felt incredibly natural & their reactions understandable. The setting of walking the PTC worked really well and felt somehow refreshing in its simplicity.
I LOVED reading about a queer with faith, whose belief in God nor understanding of God's love was in doubt. It's not a huge part of the book (don't worry if you're not religious) but was clearly important to the character and I really enjoyed his journey with it. There is a line directed at a religious homophobe "Your relationship with God is a tragedy" that really got me.
Alexei's backstory is tragic and there is a chapter of letters he writes that had me pure crying, it was so heartbreaking and beautiful to explore his pain and determination to try to move on and not be shaped by other people's prejudice and actions. (Not me crying here just thinking about it)