A review by booknunn
Crystal's House of Queers by Brooke Skipstone

2.0

So, I actually want to give this book a 4.5 stars - I loved the character development and the representation of SPED and queer identities that this book brought. The characters affection and empowering words to each other just made me so hopeful for the future when women can uplift each other. By the end of it, I felt so empowered as a queer woman. The setting (rural Alaska) was new and fresh - it brought a new perspective to a queer community rather tan big city or suburbia as rural Alaska brings on so many other issues of safety, representation, and safe spaces. The only issue I have is that everything that happened (which was a lot), occurred in a matter of a few days. Though i can suspend reality a bit, the quickness and ease of everything being tied up perfectly in a bow was a bit unrealistic. I believe this could have been a trilogy (and one I would have CHERISHED to have) where we could have had a smooth transition into relationships and into establishing Crystal as a true safe space for Alaskan queers. Oh, and i would have loved to wrap up Mac and Summer's journey.