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A review by bethany6788
Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
challenging
dark
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Holy cannoli this book was a WILD ride. I had no idea what it was about but I’m firmly on my Adam Sass train so I had to get my hands on it. Borrowed from the library and stayed up til 4AM finishing cause why not??
This book is about Connor, who recently came out to his mom after his boyfriend encouraged him to. One night, he’s kidnapped (with his mom’s permission) and taken to Costa Rica where he’s in a conversion camp with other teens of various ages.
When I tell you I had no idea what way the story was gonna turn!!! Finding out things as Connor went along (my suspicions about the reverend were mostly on point!), and seeing how he grew up overnight was amazing. The love and care these kids showed each other after less than 24 hours was incredible and I was practically chewing my nails during the final 25% of the book. Also I’d LOVE a sequel where they reunite and take down Miss Manners!!
This book was so well written and it’s so different from any YA I’ve ever read. Adam Sass is fantastic at building a world within a novel that contains queer trauma (he says this in his acknowledgements) but also so many moments of queer joy were underlying there. Really glad I read this one!
This book is about Connor, who recently came out to his mom after his boyfriend encouraged him to. One night, he’s kidnapped (with his mom’s permission) and taken to Costa Rica where he’s in a conversion camp with other teens of various ages.
When I tell you I had no idea what way the story was gonna turn!!! Finding out things as Connor went along (my suspicions about the reverend were mostly on point!), and seeing how he grew up overnight was amazing. The love and care these kids showed each other after less than 24 hours was incredible and I was practically chewing my nails during the final 25% of the book. Also I’d LOVE a sequel where they reunite and take down Miss Manners!!
This book was so well written and it’s so different from any YA I’ve ever read. Adam Sass is fantastic at building a world within a novel that contains queer trauma (he says this in his acknowledgements) but also so many moments of queer joy were underlying there. Really glad I read this one!