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Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
This book hurt me and I am so grateful for it. It's been a long time since I have cried over a book and I not only cried, I sobbed in the bathroom at 2:30 in the morning to not wake my husband who was getting up in 3 hrs. Ugh. I am still a mess just thinking about these boys and I never actually looked at the cover of this book until I started writing this and now I am crying again. OMG. That mountain, THEIR mountain is a damn book? Good lord. My heart can't take it.
I had absolutely no clue what I was getting in for with this and actually when Sebastian walks into Seminar and we get Tanner's reaction, I had to pull up the blurb to see if he was the one and thank goodness he was. These two killed me. I have a soft spot for coming of age stories when they are LGBTQ and when you add in a religious angle, I am a goner. I'll never understand how religions that preach a loving god could do what they do their LGBTQ members. It makes no sense. This deals with the Mormon religion and I honestly don't know many details of the inner workings of their religion so I was thankful the authors included it. I had a hard time not screaming at certain parts dealing with religion and wanted to soothe my anger with a watch of Latter Days because I needed some gay Mormon loving.
But I digress.
I read this book in one sitting, but not literally sitting considering I started this in bed last night when I remembered I borrowed it from the library. Once I started though, once Tanner let me inside his head I couldn't stop reading. I knew this book had the potential to hurt me and I didn't care, I had to know what would happen. I had so many ideas of how it could all go wrong, how Sebastian wasn't gay and how they would just remain friends. How Sebastian was gay but would make horrible choices along the way and Tanner's heart would be ripped to shreds. If you've read the book, you know how it turns out but man, I think I held my breath reading this.
I loved Tanner's voice and I love that we get the whole story as Tanner basically writes it. It really is a love letter and I am glad he couldn't stop writing it. This book is special, so damn special and I don't know how I hadn't read it until now but I do believe there is a time for everything and this was my time. I needed this book, I needed these boys and I needed a really good cry.
Ugh.
There were so many times I thought there was absolutely no way this book could have a happy ending and once we got Sebastian's POV, I started preparing myself for the worst.
I don't know what else I can say. Others have put it much better than me, more eloquently and with actual points about the story but I can't do anything but feel right now. I feel this book in my bones and I am getting teary again thinking of moments. These two deserve to be together, to be happy, to be free and to be loved.
I had absolutely no clue what I was getting in for with this and actually when Sebastian walks into Seminar and we get Tanner's reaction, I had to pull up the blurb to see if he was the one and thank goodness he was. These two killed me. I have a soft spot for coming of age stories when they are LGBTQ and when you add in a religious angle, I am a goner. I'll never understand how religions that preach a loving god could do what they do their LGBTQ members. It makes no sense. This deals with the Mormon religion and I honestly don't know many details of the inner workings of their religion so I was thankful the authors included it. I had a hard time not screaming at certain parts dealing with religion and wanted to soothe my anger with a watch of Latter Days because I needed some gay Mormon loving.
But I digress.
I read this book in one sitting, but not literally sitting considering I started this in bed last night when I remembered I borrowed it from the library. Once I started though, once Tanner let me inside his head I couldn't stop reading. I knew this book had the potential to hurt me and I didn't care, I had to know what would happen. I had so many ideas of how it could all go wrong, how Sebastian wasn't gay and how they would just remain friends. How Sebastian was gay but would make horrible choices along the way and Tanner's heart would be ripped to shreds. If you've read the book, you know how it turns out but man, I think I held my breath reading this.
The weirdest part? I don't want to stop writing about Sebastian. It's almost like I need to keep writing it in order to find out how it ends.
I loved Tanner's voice and I love that we get the whole story as Tanner basically writes it. It really is a love letter and I am glad he couldn't stop writing it. This book is special, so damn special and I don't know how I hadn't read it until now but I do believe there is a time for everything and this was my time. I needed this book, I needed these boys and I needed a really good cry.
Ugh.
There were so many times I thought there was absolutely no way this book could have a happy ending and once we got Sebastian's POV, I started preparing myself for the worst.
Spoiler
I honestly thought this book would end with them not together at all until those last three pages. Talk about stabbing me directly in the heart! I thought this would end with Sebastian gone and Tanner fighting as he said until forever still loving Sebastian. I am glad I was wrong. I am happy they are where they are and can a girl get a update please?I don't know what else I can say. Others have put it much better than me, more eloquently and with actual points about the story but I can't do anything but feel right now. I feel this book in my bones and I am getting teary again thinking of moments. These two deserve to be together, to be happy, to be free and to be loved.