A review by st4r9irl
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

“and suddenly, it is just her and me looking out over her garden, like we have been all summer. like we should always be. the quiet of the sunrise, the cool air of the dawn. being alone with her now, i feel i am the nearest i have ever been to god. it is her, she breathed my soul into me. it is crossmore, our small rural heaven. ”

I’M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF 😭 listening to once more to see you by mitski as ashley recommended.

very slow start, too slow for my liking. i felt like i was trudging all the way through the middle parts, but i was left in awe of the love and yearning they had for each other. the desire to shout it to the world was so pure, raw, and young. it made me love summers even more.

i was sooo frustrated with how things were turning out that i had to pause in the last 5 chapters and message ashley 😭 i desperately wanted the girls to be happy. 

aer told last week that i have an affinity for books with the “almost lovers” trope, and we laughed about it. but oh, how desperate i was for lucy and susannah. 

the pain, frustration, and agitation i felt were so physical that i even considered not finishing it because i was just so annoyed. it made me realize how selfish i am myself. i would've risked all hell to be with my love. but that's just me.

this feeling reminds me of when i first started reading again and finished the seven husbands of evelyn hugo :) a perfect july read :)

“to be with her is a sin, to be without her is a tragedy.”

goodluck, babe
take me to church
linger

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia