M. Montgomery

I really liked the cover of this book, I'm all about original art on covers. Sadly, I didn't feel the same. about the book. The writing was a bit stilted for me; often reading more like a list of actions than a novel. It did improve a bit as the novel went on.

I didn't mind the story at first, but it became clear to me that everyone in the book who was LGBTQIA was being bullied or pressured in some way. I recognize that some people have challenging lives but it was really depressing to read soul about negative experiences.

Bullying is a very difficult subject to cover. I may not be the intended audience for this book because this subject certainly wasn't covered in a way that worked for me. To begin with, there was a lot of bullying going on for poor Elliot and yet no one around - in particular the adults - seemed to have anything constructive to say or provided any assistance. For the most part, he was on his own. I also don't think the resolution was good in terms of - let's get "revenge' on the bullies. It's a personal opinion but I don't think that's the way to deal with anything.

I was also uncomfortable about the way Jordan was "convincing" Elliot to be gay. That felt a bit too much like pressure and coercion to me.… (mehr)