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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
First of all this book requires a trigger warning for practically everything from start to finish. There were moments when I had to take a break out of shock. Despite that, it was an extremely emotive story about navigating being gay in a housing estate in Glasgow, whilst having to deal with his alcoholic mother and his overbearing brother. A lot of the characters were unlikable. I feel like this was too graphic for me, and might be better for someone else. I definitely recommend looking into the themes of this before reading it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Douglas Stuart for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and Douglas Stuart for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail