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A review by readingcavern
A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene
5.0
TW: homophobia, suicide, major character death (feel like this one’s important seeing as I really would have wished to me warned about the latter especially…)
I have never cried as much throughout a book as I did with this one… wow. Although the ending absolutely breaks my heart and I really really really wish it could have ended differently, I admire the author for writing it like they did. It is a heartbreaking and absolutely soul crushing story, yes, but it is also an incredibly important one. I thought it did an amazing job at exploring difficult themes and topics around coming out and dealing with homophobic parents and family. It does not sugar coat things and, although it might not necessarily be something you look for in a romance, I really appreciate that it doesn’t. As important as it is to have optimistic and happy queer stories out there, it is just as important to have stories like these as well because, as much as it hurts to admit, it is way too relatable than it should be.
The story of Noah and Parker might not have had a happily every after, but I do hope that this story might help lifting the stigma off the topic of mental health, especially relating to being queer and coming out, at least a little bit.
This is gonna sound very cheesy, but Noah and Parker’s love story will forever live on in my heart <3
I have never cried as much throughout a book as I did with this one… wow. Although the ending absolutely breaks my heart and I really really really wish it could have ended differently, I admire the author for writing it like they did. It is a heartbreaking and absolutely soul crushing story, yes, but it is also an incredibly important one. I thought it did an amazing job at exploring difficult themes and topics around coming out and dealing with homophobic parents and family. It does not sugar coat things and, although it might not necessarily be something you look for in a romance, I really appreciate that it doesn’t. As important as it is to have optimistic and happy queer stories out there, it is just as important to have stories like these as well because, as much as it hurts to admit, it is way too relatable than it should be.
The story of Noah and Parker might not have had a happily every after, but I do hope that this story might help lifting the stigma off the topic of mental health, especially relating to being queer and coming out, at least a little bit.
This is gonna sound very cheesy, but Noah and Parker’s love story will forever live on in my heart <3