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Autoboyographie by Christina Lauren, Anaïs Goacolou

8 reviews

joey1914's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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cutepatzie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Love the characters, love the story, and love plot. I never thought that book about Mormons, gay love, and writing a book will be good... But it is. It's cute, funny, and sometimes sad. It heart breaking that even now people can be themself fully without fear that family, friends or even their one religion will not abandon them. I love this book and wish that have maybe a small special.

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isabel_c's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was cute but lacked deeper emotion with the characters. Like yes I really felt for them but I also felt out of touch with them the whole time I listened to this book. Overall though I think it was cute and a nice short read but I don’t think I would recommend it to anyone.

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lennie_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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readingandteaching247's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

My favorite LGBTQIA+ book i read this pride month was by far this book. Also I will read anything Christina Lauren write! I’m working my way through their backlist right now. This book is so different from any of their previous books but is no less lovely.

This is a YA story about a boy who is bisexual, who recently relocated to Utah from progressive California. It is the struggle he has with not being out at school or in his community (but he is out at home and his family is wonderfully supportive). There is a lot of discussion about religion and how that affects how many of the towns people view the world and how they choose to see those who are different from them.

Tanner falls for a boy who is Mormon. That boy has to struggle with his identity and how to navigate his religious family (his father is a bishop) and finding his way in their secret relationship.

This book is beautifully written, thought provoking, heartbreaking at times but also full of hope. There is light at the end of the tunnel for both these boys and if they could just manage to escape this town then they could have a chance at an even better more fulfilled life. I enjoyed every second of this one! I listened on audiobook and highly recommend this to any of my readers, romance, YA, and all of the above. If you’re looking for a book to wrap up your pride month reading go for this one!

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tabear's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was a fairly easy read. I really liked Tanner's character, seeing how he grew both individually and as a partner to someone who was very clearly struggling with their identity. While there were parts that brought back not-so-great memories for me, I do understand how that was necessary to show Sebastian's growth as he figured out who he was, especially when he was raised with certain expectations as to lifestyle choices (raised Mormon, so same-sex relationships are highly frowned upon).

I loved how Tanner's family was endlessly supportive of who he was as an individual, and thought it was an interesting and realistic twist to see how his ever-supportive parents changed their tune [a little bit] when he started getting into a relationship with a Mormon.

Overall, I liked this book. It was cute without being too cheesy, which I liked because I'm not typically a huge romance fan. The characters had real, relatable emotions throughout the book as well. I would definitely recommend this book to others, and will look at other books written by these authors (Christina Lauren is actually a combination of the co-authors' names).

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levilore_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book was really good, the characters were interesting and complex. I really liked the concept and it worked will with the storyline. I wish the ending had a little more information on what happened to the characters in the future, but overall, a interesting story about growing up queer in a small Mormon town.

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