A review by tinyelfarcanist
More Than Enough by E. Wambheim

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Once upon a time, they said, as if they had not yet been born when the happenings transpired.
Once upon a time, they said, as if to turn the already-inexplicable truth into something even more mysterious.

I first heard of this book in a list of queer retellings, and it jumped up on my TBR. I loved the prose of some passages but wished it was more consistent all through. There were a couple of occurrences of the much-hated "let out the breath he had been holding".

Was death such that you could grieve for what you had left behind? If so, then yes, Petra would miss him—miss him dearly. He would miss so much: the sun against his skin, the background hum of bees and cicadas, the taste of water when he'd gone too long without a drink. He would miss picking fruit in the summer and finding the first green hints of spring in the last of the melting snow. He would miss waking on winter mornings to find foxes curled under the blankets with him for warmth and company.

I liked the depiction of how hiding who you are takes a toll on you. How it causes irritability, hurting you and the people around you.

A heartwarming tale of trauma, acceptance, consent and trust. 
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