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A review by feyzan_theravenking
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
5.0
4.84 stars
Plot = 4.5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters = 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing = 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Why is time like that? Why does it slow down in the places you don’t want it to, but it speeds away when you’re happy?”
“It didn’t…feel like nineteen days. It was like a thousand years…longer than my whole life before it. Why?”
"I remember when Julian was a little kid, he was so stubborn, but maybe that’s a good thing to be—a force of will that doesn’t die no matter how many horrible things happen to you."
My Thoughts
This book was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. It was one big emotional punch to the gut. Reading what happened made me quite uncomfortable and angry. Something no book has ever made me feel before. When I reached to a certain plot point, it became almost impossible for me to put the book down. I stayed up to finish the book because I needed to know how it was going to end.
Every character in the book was relatable in their own way. Julian and Adam were little marshmallows. I loved them more than I ever have loved any fictional character. Adam was the perfect brother and a friend to Julian, and Julian was too good for this world. We don't often see two males with close bonds outside the gay context. It was really refreshing to see Julian and Adam caring about each other and expressing it as guys often think that expressing their feelings for one another makes them look weak, which is ridiculous. Charlie and Emerald were great too. I loved how Charlie went from disliking Julian to caring about him. And I hated Russell with a burning passion. If I could, I would punch him in the face for what he did. His cruelness and callousness matched with Doleres Umbridge. I don't think I need to say anything more about him.
My only issue was with the ending. It was predictable, something that has been done a million times before.
Summary
In this book we follow two main characters: Adam and Julian. Adam is serving as an aide to the school psychologist. One day the school psychologist asks him to track down a kid who has been dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is his former foster brother - Julian. Adam hasn't seen him since his uncle took him away 5 years ago. Adam excited to reconnect with him but soon he discovers that something is off about him. He isn't the same chatty boy anymore that he once knew. Adam becomes a brother/friend to Julian and helps him with blending in. But Julian is keeping secrets that Adam is determined to find out.
There is a trigger warning for abuse so keep that in mind before going into this book. That being said I think this is an important book that everyone should read.
Plot = 4.5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters = 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing = 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Why is time like that? Why does it slow down in the places you don’t want it to, but it speeds away when you’re happy?”
“It didn’t…feel like nineteen days. It was like a thousand years…longer than my whole life before it. Why?”
"I remember when Julian was a little kid, he was so stubborn, but maybe that’s a good thing to be—a force of will that doesn’t die no matter how many horrible things happen to you."
My Thoughts
This book was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. It was one big emotional punch to the gut. Reading what happened made me quite uncomfortable and angry. Something no book has ever made me feel before. When I reached to a certain plot point, it became almost impossible for me to put the book down. I stayed up to finish the book because I needed to know how it was going to end.
Every character in the book was relatable in their own way. Julian and Adam were little marshmallows. I loved them more than I ever have loved any fictional character. Adam was the perfect brother and a friend to Julian, and Julian was too good for this world. We don't often see two males with close bonds outside the gay context. It was really refreshing to see Julian and Adam caring about each other and expressing it as guys often think that expressing their feelings for one another makes them look weak, which is ridiculous. Charlie and Emerald were great too. I loved how Charlie went from disliking Julian to caring about him. And I hated Russell with a burning passion. If I could, I would punch him in the face for what he did. His cruelness and callousness matched with Doleres Umbridge. I don't think I need to say anything more about him.
My only issue was with the ending. It was predictable, something that has been done a million times before.
Summary
In this book we follow two main characters: Adam and Julian. Adam is serving as an aide to the school psychologist. One day the school psychologist asks him to track down a kid who has been dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is his former foster brother - Julian. Adam hasn't seen him since his uncle took him away 5 years ago. Adam excited to reconnect with him but soon he discovers that something is off about him. He isn't the same chatty boy anymore that he once knew. Adam becomes a brother/friend to Julian and helps him with blending in. But Julian is keeping secrets that Adam is determined to find out.
There is a trigger warning for abuse so keep that in mind before going into this book. That being said I think this is an important book that everyone should read.