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A review by transparent_tea
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
After reading the first chapter, I had to do a double take on what this book was about. After a quick Goodreads search on some reviews, I fully understood that this story took place in 2008 somewhere in Australia, which is why some of the slang didn't make sense.
The reader goes through Henry Hamlet's senior year of school, a queer coming-to-age story. He starts to see things in a different light and realizes that he's actually in love with his childhood friend, Lennon Cane. But Len also needed to figure things out himself, as he was seen as the playboy of his class, and only having everything click after doing a dare.
Part 1 is the blossoming of this new relationship, Part 2 is figuring out what this relationship can be, while Part 3 is the dark times, but with a happy ending.
The reader goes through Henry Hamlet's senior year of school, a queer coming-to-age story. He starts to see things in a different light and realizes that he's actually in love with his childhood friend, Lennon Cane. But Len also needed to figure things out himself, as he was seen as the playboy of his class, and only having everything click after doing a dare.
Part 1 is the blossoming of this new relationship, Part 2 is figuring out what this relationship can be, while Part 3 is the dark times, but with a happy ending.