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katiegrrrl's review
4.0
Carey is gender queer, the people closet to him understand and support him, he deals with a bully of a teacher and a classmate. The classmate is is problematic on many levels , in that he also feels entitled to feelings from female classmates just because he likes them. Throughout this book Carey is finding his voice and many different ways. He is figuring out how to stand up for himself, how to share his feelings with his friends and literally getting his voice back to sing in the school musical.
remylee7's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
lilycooper's review
5.0
tw: homophobia and hate crimes
this book is a master piece and is currently sitting at my best book read this year. although some parts are pretty cheesy, i loved it. definitely would recommend
this book is a master piece and is currently sitting at my best book read this year. although some parts are pretty cheesy, i loved it. definitely would recommend
elle_oftheball's review
5.0
This book is everything I dreamed it would be and more. So warm and hopeful, no matter what content is being engaged with at the time, and with a main character who shines so bright they turn the page into a stage. I can tell this is going to be a book I read over and over again, because this first time felt like
one of the best hugs out there.
So glad this exists.
one of the best hugs out there.
So glad this exists.
goosemixtapes's review
3.0
all right. i'll be up front. i feel like a mean bitch grinch for this one. but while i wanted to love this book, it is written like a wattpad novel. complete with random comma and capitalization errors. and with cliche prose and dialogue, characters speaking impromptu about their very emotional trauma in perfect polished speeches (seriously, no one in this book talks like a person; lots of "as you know, bob" except it's "as you remember, carey"), instalove, unnecessary romantic miscommunications/drama, and, early on, some paragraph-long infodumps about genderqueerness as a concept. it was hard to fully connect with these characters and this plot, because the writing - while not awful - was just unpolished enough that it kept jarring me.
of course, the fact that i can identify so many hallmarks of wattpad novels indicates that i've read at least a few of them, so i suppose i can't really throw stones. the truth is that despite my dislike of the style, this was a good story! i was genuinely really glad to see this kind of nonbinary rep; i think this is literally the second tradpub book i've ever read with a nonbinary lead. and this was definitely enjoyable to read. fair warning that this novel comes with a lot of triggers (homo/transphobia, physical assault, suicidal ideation, and family deaths, off the top of my head), but at its core it's an empowering story about a teenager learning to stand up for themself. and it was pretty good to read for hours at a time over the past week to forget about stuff going on in my personal life. so. that's something. also, i know a lot more about mariah carey now. like, a lot more.
of course, the fact that i can identify so many hallmarks of wattpad novels indicates that i've read at least a few of them, so i suppose i can't really throw stones. the truth is that despite my dislike of the style, this was a good story! i was genuinely really glad to see this kind of nonbinary rep; i think this is literally the second tradpub book i've ever read with a nonbinary lead. and this was definitely enjoyable to read. fair warning that this novel comes with a lot of triggers (homo/transphobia, physical assault, suicidal ideation, and family deaths, off the top of my head), but at its core it's an empowering story about a teenager learning to stand up for themself. and it was pretty good to read for hours at a time over the past week to forget about stuff going on in my personal life. so. that's something. also, i know a lot more about mariah carey now. like, a lot more.
rads_reads's review
5.0
4.5⭐
Absolutely a favourite for 2021.
A brilliant story about acceptance in face of adversity.
Charming, sweet and heartwarming story about friendship, acceptance and love. Love of others and yourself.
I do have to say that this is a coming of age story featuring a queer character facing adversity so if you find such content triggering do beware.
Absolutely a favourite for 2021.
A brilliant story about acceptance in face of adversity.
Charming, sweet and heartwarming story about friendship, acceptance and love. Love of others and yourself.
I do have to say that this is a coming of age story featuring a queer character facing adversity so if you find such content triggering do beware.
cossettereads's review
Trigger warnings: Alzheimer’s, Assault (Verbal, Physical, Sexual), Blackmail, Bullying, Cancer, Death (Death of a parent, death of a grandparent), Emetphobia, Forced Outing, Gender Dysphoria, Grief, Hate Crime, Homophobia, Medical Complications, Queerphobia, Sexual Assault/Harrassment, Shooting (Threat), Suicide Attempt, Suicide Ideation, Transphobia