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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
by Carol Rifka Brunt
3?/5
i think this ended up on my tbr after i loved [b:Like a Love Story|40190305|Like a Love Story|Abdi Nazemian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539389171l/40190305._SY75_.jpg|62368799] which was also a coming of age novel (of sorts) set during the AIDS epidemic, but unfortunately i did not like this one as much. there were some interesting themes - i particularly thought it was neat that a lot of this book focused on the coming of age concept of realizing the adults in your life are people with history, secrets, and flaws too. but i found it hard to get past how much i disliked the characters, particularly june (who often feels much more immature than 14) and greta (it was very transparent how her character arc was going to go but it didn't make her any more likeable - she was far too cruel for it to feel justified). the book felt long and slow for me because of this, though i did quite like the last ~20% and it made me cry a lot as expected so it turned around my feelings for the book overall a bit.
i think this ended up on my tbr after i loved [b:Like a Love Story|40190305|Like a Love Story|Abdi Nazemian|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539389171l/40190305._SY75_.jpg|62368799] which was also a coming of age novel (of sorts) set during the AIDS epidemic, but unfortunately i did not like this one as much. there were some interesting themes - i particularly thought it was neat that a lot of this book focused on the coming of age concept of realizing the adults in your life are people with history, secrets, and flaws too. but i found it hard to get past how much i disliked the characters, particularly june (who often feels much more immature than 14) and greta (it was very transparent how her character arc was going to go but it didn't make her any more likeable - she was far too cruel for it to feel justified). the book felt long and slow for me because of this, though i did quite like the last ~20% and it made me cry a lot as expected so it turned around my feelings for the book overall a bit.