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A List of Cages by Robin Roe
5.0
Reread: 5/9/2020-5/14/2020
CW/TW: Abuse
I will always love this book, and it's a book that I can see myself trying to re-read at least once a year. This book has such a special place in my heart as it is the first book I was able to fully see myself in. The story is so important.
Reread: 4/7/19-4/11/19:
CW/TW: Abuse
I've been wanting to reread this book for a while, and I love it just as much now as the first time I read it. [b:A List of Cages|25613472|A List of Cages|Robin Roe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455814564l/25613472._SY75_.jpg|45424741] is heartbreaking, but such an important, authentic story. I felt for both Adam and Julian. I also really enjoyed the writing style. This book hit me with all the feels.
Disclaimer: Robin Roe was extremely kind in sending me a final copy of her debut!
This book was my most anticipated January release. I have never been left speechless by a book before, and I say this in the best way possible. I had tears in my eyes when I was reading it. This book means so much to me as I have never been able to see myself represented in a book before. I also read this book in one sitting. It is told from two points of view, and it works so well due to how the stories of the two main characters fit together. First of all, I have never been able to connect to characters the way that I connected with both Adam and Julian. While Adam has ADHD and I have ADD, I could really relate to the struggles he went through in his life living with ADHD, and how his ADHD was treated. I truly loved Adam and almost all of the characters in this book. The characters had such authenticity to them that isn't always found in fiction. My heart just broke for Julian with everything that he went through, I have never experienced anything that Julian experienced in terms of the abuse that he suffered. There was one way that I was able to relate to Julian and that is his struggles with school work because of his various learning disabilities, while all of his teachers didn't bother to even try to remotely help him and to understand why he struggled, I was fortunate to only have one teacher who didn't bother. I also loved the small romance in this book and how it fits so perfectly with the plot. The brotherly relationship between Adam and Julian was so heartwarming, and reading a book from the point of view of males was so refreshing. This book is the most authentic work of fiction I have ever read. It is so beautifully written, it is an emotional roller coaster that will break you in the best way possible. I can not recommend this book enough, and I definitely think everyone needs to read it.
CW/TW: Abuse
I will always love this book, and it's a book that I can see myself trying to re-read at least once a year. This book has such a special place in my heart as it is the first book I was able to fully see myself in. The story is so important.
Reread: 4/7/19-4/11/19:
CW/TW: Abuse
I've been wanting to reread this book for a while, and I love it just as much now as the first time I read it. [b:A List of Cages|25613472|A List of Cages|Robin Roe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455814564l/25613472._SY75_.jpg|45424741] is heartbreaking, but such an important, authentic story. I felt for both Adam and Julian. I also really enjoyed the writing style. This book hit me with all the feels.
Disclaimer: Robin Roe was extremely kind in sending me a final copy of her debut!
This book was my most anticipated January release. I have never been left speechless by a book before, and I say this in the best way possible. I had tears in my eyes when I was reading it. This book means so much to me as I have never been able to see myself represented in a book before. I also read this book in one sitting. It is told from two points of view, and it works so well due to how the stories of the two main characters fit together. First of all, I have never been able to connect to characters the way that I connected with both Adam and Julian. While Adam has ADHD and I have ADD, I could really relate to the struggles he went through in his life living with ADHD, and how his ADHD was treated. I truly loved Adam and almost all of the characters in this book. The characters had such authenticity to them that isn't always found in fiction. My heart just broke for Julian with everything that he went through, I have never experienced anything that Julian experienced in terms of the abuse that he suffered. There was one way that I was able to relate to Julian and that is his struggles with school work because of his various learning disabilities, while all of his teachers didn't bother to even try to remotely help him and to understand why he struggled, I was fortunate to only have one teacher who didn't bother. I also loved the small romance in this book and how it fits so perfectly with the plot. The brotherly relationship between Adam and Julian was so heartwarming, and reading a book from the point of view of males was so refreshing. This book is the most authentic work of fiction I have ever read. It is so beautifully written, it is an emotional roller coaster that will break you in the best way possible. I can not recommend this book enough, and I definitely think everyone needs to read it.