this book wasn’t necessarily bad- it just also wasn’t great either. the plot was meh, the characters were overall unlikeable and i just wasn’t finding myself that interested in the story,,,

when i picked it up, i was excited for some good rep featuring adopted, non-verbal and skirt wearing boys but even this missed the mark.

most key points of the story were entirely glossed over. whenever there was an interesting scene, the author decided this was a perfect time for the scene to fade to black. even most of their first date and arguments and getting to know each other- it was all glossed over for the less important parts.

i really wanted to enjoy this but besides the book itself being aesthetically beautiful, it didn’t really have a lot going for it.

i also found the usage of slurs ridiculously off-putting. they were thrown around almost every other page and i can’t stand reading them as it is. as well as that, religion played a much bigger part in this than i expected and not in a good way. 

i know this review seems overly negative but i did  still sort of enjoy the book! the writing was easy and it was a quick book to fly through- just not if you’re looking for something of much sustenance. the issues it tackles are real and important and having this as a stepping stone to understanding them was good just not perfectly executed. 

(edit: i lied, i don’t like this book at all)