A review by page_pixie
Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Let me start off by saying the narrator for the audiobook is absolutely fantastic, and I highly recommend listening!
This book was a lot of fun, with unique quirky characters that I adore to no end, and fun new business idea that seems more trouble than it's worth. But definitely entertaining!
But this book also opened up a lot of serious topics. Mainly concerning marriage equality for LGBTQIA+ people and maintaining a professional work-life for queer people. I'm not sure how to describe the emotions it made me feel. I was happy and sad and all over the place every time pretty much anything happened that had Amy profess her queerness, which was nerve-wracking that it came up so many times. But that's not just the book, that's being queer. Coming out is never just a one time thing, and this book deeply gets into that.
All in all, I love it. It was brilliant. I will say that I cared more about the politics addressed and the friendships in the book than the actual relationship of the MC.
This book was a lot of fun, with unique quirky characters that I adore to no end, and fun new business idea that seems more trouble than it's worth. But definitely entertaining!
But this book also opened up a lot of serious topics. Mainly concerning marriage equality for LGBTQIA+ people and maintaining a professional work-life for queer people. I'm not sure how to describe the emotions it made me feel. I was happy and sad and all over the place every time pretty much anything happened that had Amy profess her queerness, which was nerve-wracking that it came up so many times. But that's not just the book, that's being queer. Coming out is never just a one time thing, and this book deeply gets into that.
All in all, I love it. It was brilliant. I will say that I cared more about the politics addressed and the friendships in the book than the actual relationship of the MC.