A review by ceruleanpages
Pictures of You by Leta Blake

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Well this book definitely got way too personal. And it made me look at things a lot differently. Most of the time I felt miserable for Peter and the way Adam treated him, was never able to commit to Peter and just did him dirty most of the time. I think that was a first to read about an unhealthy relationship like that and it really opened up my eyes.

Because I somehow understood why Peter was never able to just stop it altogether, how he constantly got sucked back into Adam’s spiel over and over again. How I cried whenever Adam broke things off with him, just to show up again and write it off like it was just an impulse. It was so healing to read? Like healing for me, to see a different perspective and understand that Peter was manipulated. While Adam has his reasons to not be out ( sure, I did not grow up queer in the 90s) I understood that what he did still wasn’t right. You can’t just expect someone to always love you and want you while you keep them an arm length away, making promises you can’t keep and constantly making them feel unworthy of your love. 
Yeah this one hurt a lot. I sincerely hope Peter can discover his identity free from Adam in the next one. Tho I have the feeling Adam will still live in Peter’s head rent free despite the distance.