Brian D. Kennedy

I'm 22% into this novel read by Michael Crouch and it reminds me such a lot of another book which was equal to this - and I'd go back and visit that entry if I could - but on Library Thing I'm not finding it easy to find. I've looked through YA LGBTQ novels but the one I'm thinking of hasn't popped up. Can I select for YA novels I've read? As my library expands I'll need better ways to find the book I'm thinking of ....

(Later) Didn't finish this unfortunately but will do so one day as it was promising.… (más)

This is a Young Adult novel and it made me wonder what the difference is between Young Adult and Juvenile. The first is 12-18, the latter is 6-18. Wow, I would have thought the lower limits would not be so low! A 12 year old is a Young Adult!?

A juvenile is a young person - fair enough. It's a shame that, at the same time, juvenile as an adjective means childish. So to me, a juvenile is a child, up to and including 12 perhaps - not an 18 year old. Legally, a child is anyone UNDER 18. For some reason, 18 is called the age of majority.

These boys are 17, Emmett and Luke. We meet them in their holidays in the summer before their last year at school. What an amazing age. They seem more on the cusp of adulthood than an 18-year old, who is an adult. What an anxious and uncertain time, with so much to navigate as they take more responsibility for themselves - and work out who that self is in the first place!

NB: Wikipedia: The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when a person ceases to be considered a minor and assumes legal control over their person, actions, and decisions, thus terminating the control and legal responsibilities of their parents or guardian over them. Most countries set the age of majority at 18, but some jurisdictions have a higher age and others lower. The word majority here refers to having greater years and being of full age as opposed to minority, the state of being a minor.

Mark Sanderlin narrates for Luke, and Andrew Gibson for Emmett.… (más)

3.5 Stars

Country cute y'all!

A pretty sweet YA LGBTQIA coming out romance. There was a nice level of predictability in there which made it a comfortable love story with a Dolly Parton energy about it. Emmett and Luke are both working hard to be true to themselves but sometimes that isn't what those around them want or need. They each have to 'walk the line' in order to figure out what will make them happy. I enjoyed the romance despite it being pretty 'insta'. This would make a nice addition to a high school library with some minor content warnings. It was such an easy listen and before I knew it I'd almost finished it in one sitting!

CW: off page sexual content, anti-LGBTQIA sentiments but not abuse e.g. what is wrong in the eyes of god type stuff, unwell mother… (más)