A review by apostrophen
Breakfast with Scot by Michael Downing

4.0

A gay couple who are fairly up there on the "normal" scale suddenly inherit a nephew who is, to put it mildly, a little on the other end of the scale. With long difficult discussions on what a "sissy" is, and why makeup might not be a good idea at school, and bouts with crabs and decoupage, and frozen cats, and all the rest, this tale quickly grabs your heart even as you wince along with the primary voice in the tale, who is trying really hard not to find young Scot embarrassing (and often failing, even as he feels bad about it).

At a time when my own family just got rocked, it was nice to read a story where - ultimately - things are triumphant. Not horns blaring, angels dancing triumphant, but everyday, 'we made it one more week' triumphant, which is more helpful and useful in the first place.

Thanks, Annulla, and I apologize for the huge delay in digging this one out for a read, it needed the right time (which, as they say, is now).