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At the Edge of the Universe
by Shaun David Hutchinson
This was my first book by SDH and I've been so hyped about his work that this could have easily gone the "it didn't live up to my expectations" way. But! It didn't! I have no idea what I expected from this in terms of plot and characters but I can say that it was definitely worth the hype (I say hype but how come only around 1800 people have rated this on goodreads?? How???)
Anyway, I don't have a copy of this anymore because I read it on Riveted, so this is a short review with no quotes or anything, but you should definitely go read this book.
So, Ozzie is the only one who remembers his boyfriend Tommy. Everyone's history has been modified to reflect a world where Tommy was never born, But Ozzie knows he hasn't just dreamed Tommy. Throughout the book we see some of the memories he shared with Tommy, but the main story takes place in the present, where Ozzie life moves on, more or less, without Tommy. His disappearance isn't the only weird thing that's happened. The universe is also shrinking, and again, only Ozzy seems to know.
I found the premise so intriguing that I was hooked on that alone from the start, but then as we learn more about Ozzie, his old friends Lua and Dustin and his new friend Calvin, I couldn't stop reading.
The book touches on many difficult and dark themes that are a reality for so many young adults, so keep that in mind and look at the trigger warnings at the of my review to know some of the themes that are in this book (but keep in mind I might have missed some).
The cast is also very diversewith Ozzie being gay, Tommy being a black gay boy, Lua being genderfluid, Calving being questioning/bi, and Dustin being coded as ace (the author confirmed he is, but the word is not on page because Dustin doesn't say it, so I guess he's questioning at the time of the book).
I really don't want to spoil anything so I'll just say that reading this was great and especially the countdown of the size of the universe made it impossible to stop reading, as well as the question of why everything was happening.
I can only recommend everyone to read it and find out everything by yourself.
TWs: self harm, depression, sexual assault, abuse.
Anyway, I don't have a copy of this anymore because I read it on Riveted, so this is a short review with no quotes or anything, but you should definitely go read this book.
So, Ozzie is the only one who remembers his boyfriend Tommy. Everyone's history has been modified to reflect a world where Tommy was never born, But Ozzie knows he hasn't just dreamed Tommy. Throughout the book we see some of the memories he shared with Tommy, but the main story takes place in the present, where Ozzie life moves on, more or less, without Tommy. His disappearance isn't the only weird thing that's happened. The universe is also shrinking, and again, only Ozzy seems to know.
I found the premise so intriguing that I was hooked on that alone from the start, but then as we learn more about Ozzie, his old friends Lua and Dustin and his new friend Calvin, I couldn't stop reading.
The book touches on many difficult and dark themes that are a reality for so many young adults, so keep that in mind and look at the trigger warnings at the of my review to know some of the themes that are in this book (but keep in mind I might have missed some).
The cast is also very diversewith Ozzie being gay, Tommy being a black gay boy, Lua being genderfluid, Calving being questioning/bi, and Dustin being coded as ace (the author confirmed he is, but the word is not on page because Dustin doesn't say it, so I guess he's questioning at the time of the book).
I really don't want to spoil anything so I'll just say that reading this was great and especially the countdown of the size of the universe made it impossible to stop reading, as well as the question of why everything was happening.
I can only recommend everyone to read it and find out everything by yourself.
TWs: self harm, depression, sexual assault, abuse.