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A review by lainy122
Monuments by Will Kostakis
3.0
A fun, romping adventure book! This felt more like a middle grade book than a YA to me, and would be perfectly fine for 8-12 rather than the 12+ age bracket. The main reason I say this is because there were a few things that were simplified and skimmed over that I felt would have been delved into a bit more, if this was aimed at a slightly older audience.
I liked the casual queerness of the main character and how his sexuality wasn't a Big Deal, and the love interest was adorably sweet and the relationship was cute to see unfurl. I would have liked to see a few of the plot points explored in more depth - everything felt a bit cartoon-ish with how quickly we jumped from event to event, and it would have been nice to linger more in some areas.
I enjoyed the author's previous novel more than this one, but I still thought this was some great fun and will definitely be picking up the next one!
I liked the casual queerness of the main character and how his sexuality wasn't a Big Deal, and the love interest was adorably sweet and the relationship was cute to see unfurl. I would have liked to see a few of the plot points explored in more depth - everything felt a bit cartoon-ish with how quickly we jumped from event to event, and it would have been nice to linger more in some areas.
I enjoyed the author's previous novel more than this one, but I still thought this was some great fun and will definitely be picking up the next one!