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A review by chloe_liese
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
Simone is HIV positive, a student director for her HS production of Rent, adopted daughter of two fathers who are still in between homophobia in their immediate families and racial tensions, and very much figuring out her own sexuality and her place in a world that is still very misinformed and stigmatizing about HIV.
I don’t read a lot of young adult fiction, so I don’t have this to compare to too many other stories, but I felt like this was incredibly well done and representative of what to expect in the genre. It was inclusive, tender, sweetly emotional, raw, and definitely portrayed all of the exploration and self-discovery that happens when you are this age.
I admired Simone’s tenacity and resilience, and I loved Miles, who truly loves her for who she is. I find the plausibility of a boy that levelheaded and devoted at age 17, a bit of a stretch, but I sure as heck hope there are young couples like Simone and Miles out there, caring for each other and moving this world toward greater acceptance, inclusion, and love.
CW: on-page racism/racist sexism, exposing someone’s medical history (HIV), mentions of homophobia
I don’t read a lot of young adult fiction, so I don’t have this to compare to too many other stories, but I felt like this was incredibly well done and representative of what to expect in the genre. It was inclusive, tender, sweetly emotional, raw, and definitely portrayed all of the exploration and self-discovery that happens when you are this age.
I admired Simone’s tenacity and resilience, and I loved Miles, who truly loves her for who she is. I find the plausibility of a boy that levelheaded and devoted at age 17, a bit of a stretch, but I sure as heck hope there are young couples like Simone and Miles out there, caring for each other and moving this world toward greater acceptance, inclusion, and love.
CW: on-page racism/racist sexism, exposing someone’s medical history (HIV), mentions of homophobia