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shinyfox'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
nick13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault and Alcohol
megaptera23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The story is quite detailed and moves very slow. I didn't like that after the boys discover their love, so much attention is put on how their love develops. Nothing else, the side storues built in the beginning, mattered anymore. One can argue that when love struck that is what happens, I stil would have preferred more story and less sexting.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
Minor: Death of parent
clara_h39'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
fkshg8465'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
5.0
I was reluctant to read this because I have found the romance genre to be too often too cringey or too saccharine. This one was thankfully neither. This book is better than any Disney princess book. This is my perfect fairytale, and it pleases me greatly that Texas, where I live and vote, was a key setting. And it pleases me further that this fairytale is for every LGBTQ+ heart out there. And it pleases me most that so many hetero fans love this story just as it is, because they recognize that love is love.
My only gripe is about the upcoming movie - how dare they cut out June from the script!! Her relationship with Alex is so important…deeply annoyed.
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment
itsjayprobaby'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
A queer love story with believable, lovable, complex characters that takes balances just the right mix of drama and heartache and joy and hope.
There is definitely some reliance on predictable romance tropes, but I found it nice to view them from a queer perspective, and smiled and laughed and cried along with Alex and Henry the whole way through.
It's lovely to read a book that provides inclusion to so many without making it feel tokenistic, and where the queer characters get a happy ending.
Is it a literary masterpiece? No. But it's well written all the same, and culturally so important for all the young queer people out there that I can't give it anything less than 5*
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence
kirstencholewa'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent
meggiemeggie52'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
leannanecdote's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault
therecoveringbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, and Death of parent