mylovelybookstack's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
bruhbruh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
fcg's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Alcohol, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Violence
rondasue27's review against another edition
- 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
🤔where did ya come from?🤷🏼♀️
- The publisher was kind enough to gift me an eARC of this book via NetGalley.
😍the good stuff😍
- This book is historical fiction for the gays and everyone who has ever cared about them. I don’t know what I was expecting going into this book, but I can’t believe the impact it’s left on me.
- Ben and Adam have such different stories and I enjoyed both of them. They both made me cry. They both left me with a hopeful feeling for them. I was frustrated at the beginning that they seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but after finishing, I really love how the author crafter the twin timelines.
- Gil. What a great brother.
- Rebecca. What a fantastic woman.
- Lily. Best. Just the best best.
- Jack and Victor. Gayfathers every kid deserves.
🫢my complaints🤫
- It takes a while to get into this book. Not because it isn’t good, but it’s just a little confusing at first with the different POVs that don’t interact for a while.
- Calling this YA is really impossible to encompass what this book really is. Historical fiction. A mini history lesson. A heartbroken man. There’s just so much in this book.
⚠️the warnings⚠️
- It’s YA so there’s no explicit sex at all, but there is discussion of AIDS and safe sex practices and grief/mourning and death.
rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and Death
thesawyerbean's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Outing, and Physical abuse
literarycavy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, and Homophobia
Moderate: Medical content