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A review by teenykins
Gideon by Lily Morton
4.0
So we were first introduced to Gideon in Milo's book and talk about a BAAAAD impression. The guy was an ASSHOLE (yes all capital letters) even though there were some instances that clearly made you think there are things lurking under, still his assholeness was of epic proportion. Although we were introduced to Frankie and yeah the guy OWNS it when it comes to being the biggest FUCKTARD!
And now we have his book and his story. In the beginning not much changed although you could see the rock bottom coming at him at full speed and that was what Gideon needed, along with Eli, to start climbing out of the hell hole his life was.
What we came to learn was why Gideon was how he was, why he kept a leech with the name Frankie by his side and did everything Frankie asked of him and it was a near thing for me not to take Gideon away from Lily Morton and protect him.
Gideon, even though he would never admit it, was deeply scarred by the abandonment of his parents, never really feeling worthy of love, friendship, keeping everyone at bay 'cos it was dubious how he would cope if the people, for whom he felt love and/or friendship, left him, found him lacking or anything else for which he internally thought about himself. For all his self-assurance, arrogance and cockiness I think that Gideon was someone that lacked self confidence and felt that he was never important to the people that were important to him, Milo, Niall and Silas.
Man, Gideon made me bleed. And then there was Eli. His sunshine, his rock, the person, his person, to make him value himself and give in to everything he ever wanted.
This story was just brilliant not because of Eli finding, loving and treasuring Gideon, but because Gideon was finally in a place and with a person he trusted to let himself, be found, be loved and be treasured, 'cos sometimes letting yourself get everything you ever wanted is the most difficult and frightening thing you might ever do.
The epilogue was EPIC!!! And I'm waiting for the stories of Eli's friends Lily!!!
And now we have his book and his story. In the beginning not much changed although you could see the rock bottom coming at him at full speed and that was what Gideon needed, along with Eli, to start climbing out of the hell hole his life was.
What we came to learn was why Gideon was how he was, why he kept a leech with the name Frankie by his side and did everything Frankie asked of him and it was a near thing for me not to take Gideon away from Lily Morton and protect him.
Gideon, even though he would never admit it, was deeply scarred by the abandonment of his parents, never really feeling worthy of love, friendship, keeping everyone at bay 'cos it was dubious how he would cope if the people, for whom he felt love and/or friendship, left him, found him lacking or anything else for which he internally thought about himself. For all his self-assurance, arrogance and cockiness I think that Gideon was someone that lacked self confidence and felt that he was never important to the people that were important to him, Milo, Niall and Silas.
Man, Gideon made me bleed. And then there was Eli. His sunshine, his rock, the person, his person, to make him value himself and give in to everything he ever wanted.
This story was just brilliant not because of Eli finding, loving and treasuring Gideon, but because Gideon was finally in a place and with a person he trusted to let himself, be found, be loved and be treasured, 'cos sometimes letting yourself get everything you ever wanted is the most difficult and frightening thing you might ever do.
The epilogue was EPIC!!! And I'm waiting for the stories of Eli's friends Lily!!!