A review by katiehj
The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I can understand this book not being to everyone's taste, but I loved it! If you go into the story without any expectations and you don't like spicy books, you are not going to like this story. But Iain and Harry are both complex beautiful characters. And as another reviewer pointed out, while this book fails the Bechdel Test miserably, there are two loving, complex secondary female characters that are wonderful too. 

I would definitely read this again!
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