265 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316462044
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
A heartbreaking, heart-mending novel of love, grief, friendship, and community. March 1987. The FDA has just approved AZT as the first drug to treat AIDS. But it's too late for Iris’s dad. He’s dying, confined to a hospital bed in the apartment ...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
sad 83%
informative 50%
inspiring 38%
hopeful 33%
reflective 33%
challenging 16%
dark 5%
funny 5%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
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Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent
265 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316462044
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
A heartbreaking, heart-mending novel of love, grief, friendship, and community. March 1987. The FDA has just approved AZT as the first drug to treat AIDS. But it's too late for Iris’s dad. He’s dying, confined to a hospital bed in the apartment ...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
sad 83%
informative 50%
inspiring 38%
hopeful 33%
reflective 33%
challenging 16%
dark 5%
funny 5%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Death of parent