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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
5.0
This was an exquisitely written book about domestic abuse within a queer relationship. It offers queer theory, history and memoir all in one package. The content itself is difficult but necessary to read, particularly as it highlights intimate partner violence in a queer context - one that is too often ignored - from the lived experience of a woman of color - also, much too often ignored. The text itself is an intimate and vulnerable exploration of genre and motif. Highly recommended for anyone interested in queer literature and subversive storytelling.
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
2.0
Meh. This fell flat for me. It felt like a lot of wasted potential.
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
3.0
Not a lot of plot progression from the previous book. I still cannot decide if I love or hate this series, but I am determined to finish it by the end of the year. It remains disappointing that for such a female driven story that all of the female characters are written as one dimensional shrews who are overly eager to get into Rand's virgin pants.
A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene
3.0
I would rate this higher but there were a couple of things that gave me pause
1) the initial plot of this book is terribly reductive. It is evident from the text that the author is at the very least a fan of Becky Albertalli, and Noah's coming out scene heavily mirrors her work and the film adaptation Love, Simon.*
2) in one of the early scenes Cam asks Noah about another boy and it is stated that Noah is only attracted to white and latino men. Attraction is obviously subjective, but a declaration of this sort is part of a larger issue of racism within the queer community and it took me a while to get over this.
*Now, having completed the book, I do still find the initial introduction to Noah's story to be much too similar to Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, but that is where the similarity ends (though, I still feel like some of the dialogue from Noah's parents feels much too close to the Love, Simon film.) After getting over this, this is a great story that showcases two very different reactions to coming out and offers a heartbreaking, and unfortunately all too realistic, story of what happens when ignorance and intolerance prevail. It was a difficult book to read but it was an important story, though I do find myself thinking it could have been improved upon with some further editing and deeper characterization.
1) the initial plot of this book is terribly reductive. It is evident from the text that the author is at the very least a fan of Becky Albertalli, and Noah's coming out scene heavily mirrors her work and the film adaptation Love, Simon.*
2) in one of the early scenes Cam asks Noah about another boy and it is stated that Noah is only attracted to white and latino men. Attraction is obviously subjective, but a declaration of this sort is part of a larger issue of racism within the queer community and it took me a while to get over this.
*Now, having completed the book, I do still find the initial introduction to Noah's story to be much too similar to Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, but that is where the similarity ends (though, I still feel like some of the dialogue from Noah's parents feels much too close to the Love, Simon film.) After getting over this, this is a great story that showcases two very different reactions to coming out and offers a heartbreaking, and unfortunately all too realistic, story of what happens when ignorance and intolerance prevail. It was a difficult book to read but it was an important story, though I do find myself thinking it could have been improved upon with some further editing and deeper characterization.
Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins
5.0
This book felt like a much needed hug and affirmation and I love that the landscape of YA queer stories is becoming so fully rounded and diverse in way that didn't seem possible even 15 years ago when I was a kid looking for books about people like me.
This book does an excellent job writing about body positivity and does not depend on cliche. Truly a pleasure to read about a protagonist who grapples with the same issues I felt as a teenager navigating the world as both queer and fat. Truly wonderful!
This book does an excellent job writing about body positivity and does not depend on cliche. Truly a pleasure to read about a protagonist who grapples with the same issues I felt as a teenager navigating the world as both queer and fat. Truly wonderful!
Trailer Trash by Marie Sexton
4.0
Such a beautiful story filled with the proper amount of angst, yearning and romance set in the '80s with the rise of AIDS in the minds of the protagonists. Loved this story! Marie Sexton never disappoints