A review by ccaitlinranae
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

5.0

i closed the book and immediately started crying tears of joy. i’ve never felt so seen by a cast of characters in my life, the few days it took for me to finish this book felt like coming home. i love reading queer books, it’s my favorite “genre”, but i’ve never had a book encapsulate the idea of Trans Joy like this one. every other queer novel i’ve read pales in comparison to Most Ardently in terms of how much joy it brought me. i read most of it while sitting next to my dogs and they were scared for me with how many times i squealed with happiness and kicked my feet at the romance. i don’t think i’ve ever been so endeared.
i will be recommending it to everyone i know, queer or not. 10/10. 5 stars. immediately in my top 5 books of 2024.