A review by blue_hippo
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love

emotional informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was hoping for a queer feel-good family and romance book, instead I got a weird friends to lovers and homomisia (with violence). The development of Arthur's coming-out felt somewhat unrealistic and there were a few moment where I just got ripped out of the story because something felt wrong. There was also only gay representation und zero focus on other parts of the LGBTQ+ community (and the main characters are white and pretty wealthy).

A few of the characters were quite lovely though, and the basic plot was a new idea for me.
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