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Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans
5.0
*SPOILER: I WILL SAY THE BOY'S NAME*
I absolutely adored this book! It was so comfy and it was a nice, cozy read. The characters were all enjoyable and I liked the story. The story was simple, yet entertaining enough to keep you reading. The book to me felt like a book that you would read with a cup of hot chocolate, a blanket on you, and rain outside. The main teens (Babs, Iris, and Hasim) were relatable to me as a person who is nonbinary and I felt like I made a deeper connection with them.
Babs is fire, like made of it, and she can also turn invisible. She feels that this is a curse, because she was cursed by a witch, but also because she can't seem to make any friends until she meets Iris. Iris is able to see her and they are able to consistently see her as well. Iris was born from a seed, like in the ground, and can do magic like Babs. They have their hair cut by Babs and I loved that scene. It felt like when I had my own head shaved and I felt like the person I am. They were who I could relate to the most and I loved seeing that in this book. Hasim, the boy, was new and he didn't know his name. So throughout the book Babs and Iris called him 'The Boy', which he liked from them but not other people. He was brought into the magical world and he was able to just accept it like that.
I thought all the parents of the teens were nice, even though we don't see much of Hasim's dad but he was still good. We also got a chapter on how Iri's moms, Clover and Moss, met and I loved that. We got to see a little insight to their relationship and how Iris came to be as well. I thought they all added to the story well and they didn't overwhelm or take the spotlight away from the teens.
The writing in this book is easier to read, but I think this book is for a slightly younger audience. This book can help young, but even older, individuals who may feel different for who they see themselves as. Let it be sexuality or gender identity. This book was comfy in the way that Iris was misgendered and the lady who did it, without malice I will add, took the time to learn and apologized. Iris even felt that it is upsetting getting misgendered, but it is exhausting getting upset about it every time. I felt this on a personal level because it is very upsetting getting misgendered, but you can't expect every new person you meet to automatically know how you identify. As long as those close to you know, love, and accept you perhaps that can be enough. Assuming one's gender is common and why should we let ourselves be tired and upset each time it happens; we know who we are and how we identify, so we shouldn't let people's assumptions ruin our days.
Final verdict, I love this book and I will be reading it again when I need a nice, cozy book that I can finish in one sitting.
I absolutely adored this book! It was so comfy and it was a nice, cozy read. The characters were all enjoyable and I liked the story. The story was simple, yet entertaining enough to keep you reading. The book to me felt like a book that you would read with a cup of hot chocolate, a blanket on you, and rain outside. The main teens (Babs, Iris, and Hasim) were relatable to me as a person who is nonbinary and I felt like I made a deeper connection with them.
Babs is fire, like made of it, and she can also turn invisible. She feels that this is a curse, because she was cursed by a witch, but also because she can't seem to make any friends until she meets Iris. Iris is able to see her and they are able to consistently see her as well. Iris was born from a seed, like in the ground, and can do magic like Babs. They have their hair cut by Babs and I loved that scene. It felt like when I had my own head shaved and I felt like the person I am. They were who I could relate to the most and I loved seeing that in this book. Hasim, the boy, was new and he didn't know his name. So throughout the book Babs and Iris called him 'The Boy', which he liked from them but not other people. He was brought into the magical world and he was able to just accept it like that.
I thought all the parents of the teens were nice, even though we don't see much of Hasim's dad but he was still good. We also got a chapter on how Iri's moms, Clover and Moss, met and I loved that. We got to see a little insight to their relationship and how Iris came to be as well. I thought they all added to the story well and they didn't overwhelm or take the spotlight away from the teens.
The writing in this book is easier to read, but I think this book is for a slightly younger audience. This book can help young, but even older, individuals who may feel different for who they see themselves as. Let it be sexuality or gender identity. This book was comfy in the way that Iris was misgendered and the lady who did it, without malice I will add, took the time to learn and apologized. Iris even felt that it is upsetting getting misgendered, but it is exhausting getting upset about it every time. I felt this on a personal level because it is very upsetting getting misgendered, but you can't expect every new person you meet to automatically know how you identify. As long as those close to you know, love, and accept you perhaps that can be enough. Assuming one's gender is common and why should we let ourselves be tired and upset each time it happens; we know who we are and how we identify, so we shouldn't let people's assumptions ruin our days.
Final verdict, I love this book and I will be reading it again when I need a nice, cozy book that I can finish in one sitting.