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esmayrosalyne 's review for:
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
by K. Ancrum
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay but who needs 'only one bed' when we can have 'only one body' instead?! This was DELICIOUS. So raw yet tender, so weird yet real, so hauntingly tragic yet heartachingly beautiful and just so gloriously gay.
There's just something dangerously enthralling and intoxicating about K. Ancrum's writing that always speaks to my soul, and as soon as I started this book I was completely hooked. I absolutely adored both Hollis and Walt, and the development of their unconventional yet intimately vulnerable relationship was simply perfect, no notes. The yearning, the tension, the banter, the sensuality... AAAH!!! Messy, slightly toxic codependent gays for the win :)))
But this not simply an angsty queer teen romance; it's a story that explores love in all its complicated beauty, be that self-love, platonic love, familial love, or romantic love. The friendships shine just as bright as the main romance, and I really appreciated the brutally raw and authentic exploration of trauma and mental health. Like, I felt all the feels SO deeply, both because these characters are so relatable and because K. Ancrum's knife-sharp yet poetic writing is just so emotionally charged and soul-stirring.
The ending was maybe a bit rushed and felt like a weird feverdream experience (which you could argue that the entire book is, really), but somehow all the emotional beats still hit so hard and I was totally along for the wild ride.
K. Ancrum truly outdid herself in The Corruption of Hollis Brown, I absolutely devoured this (or did it devour me?). Even if you think you don't enjoy YA storytelling anymore... YOU ARE WRONG, just read this and thank me later.
There's just something dangerously enthralling and intoxicating about K. Ancrum's writing that always speaks to my soul, and as soon as I started this book I was completely hooked. I absolutely adored both Hollis and Walt, and the development of their unconventional yet intimately vulnerable relationship was simply perfect, no notes. The yearning, the tension, the banter, the sensuality... AAAH!!! Messy, slightly toxic codependent gays for the win :)))
But this not simply an angsty queer teen romance; it's a story that explores love in all its complicated beauty, be that self-love, platonic love, familial love, or romantic love. The friendships shine just as bright as the main romance, and I really appreciated the brutally raw and authentic exploration of trauma and mental health. Like, I felt all the feels SO deeply, both because these characters are so relatable and because K. Ancrum's knife-sharp yet poetic writing is just so emotionally charged and soul-stirring.
The ending was maybe a bit rushed and felt like a weird feverdream experience (which you could argue that the entire book is, really), but somehow all the emotional beats still hit so hard and I was totally along for the wild ride.
K. Ancrum truly outdid herself in The Corruption of Hollis Brown, I absolutely devoured this (or did it devour me?). Even if you think you don't enjoy YA storytelling anymore... YOU ARE WRONG, just read this and thank me later.