Take a photo of a barcode or cover
emogorilla 's review for:
Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
4 stars - I love this book; I’ve already read it twice in the span of 3 months. While the emotions are big (my most common complaint of books about contemporary high schoolers), the story is riveting and there is so much heart. Even though the conflict is obvious (Mormon bishop’s son falling in love with another boy... what could go wrong), I loved how it all played out. I liked that there was a moment of hope when Sebastian comes back, and then it all fell apart again. I liked how it was all rooted in this book that Tanner is writing. I LOVED how supportive Tanner’s parents are, I loved Tanner’s complicated relationships with Autumn, I loved Tanner’s inner monologue. I liked that the protagonists are distinct and flawed and likable. Also, it’s not just bashing religion - I thought it showed a lot of respect for LDS (granted, I am an atheist and was raised pretty anti-religion, so take this with a grain of salt) even though it could have been very anti-LDS given the subject matter.
I’ve read all Christina Lauren’s stand-alone novels, and I was really impressed with this - one of my favorites, even though it was really different (less explicit sex, male-male romance, YA).
I’ve read all Christina Lauren’s stand-alone novels, and I was really impressed with this - one of my favorites, even though it was really different (less explicit sex, male-male romance, YA).