A review by sadpear
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is one hell of a book. It's absolutely brutal and devastating and beautifully shows how growing up queer in a society that hates you leaves marks time does not erase. I want to recommend this to people so I have someone to talk to about it but it also feels like asking someone to stab themselves in the hand to see if it hurts them the same way it does me.  This really kicked some old wounds and the ending is just... god it hurts and it is beautiful. Protect trans kids. 
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