Robin Roe
Autor de A List of Cages
Obras de Robin Roe
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Miembros
- 696
- Popularidad
- #36,357
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 37
- ISBNs
- 25
- Idiomas
- 3
It's only 3 weeks into 2017, and I think I've already found my favorite of the year. If I could give this book all the stars, I would because it deserves it. I was up all night reading it because I just couldn't look away. It had me crying my eyes out on multiple occasions, which is really rare for me to do anymore. A book really has to hit me hard for me to get emotional, and this one did that throughout.
As the synopsis says Julian and Adam were former foster brothers, with Adam's mom being the one who took Julian in after his parents died in a car accident. The loss that this woman felt at losing Julian to his uncle BROKE MY FUCKING HEART. Her pain at losing this kid that she clearly loved permeated through the pages. I was a sobbing mess every time she made an appearance in the book-- and I was SO, SO, SO grateful that Julian had someone like her to love him.
Adam was a great character as well. He had a pretty severe case of ADHD and controlled it through diet and natural remedies-- so he had his problems, but this kid was so positive and was the center of his friend group, but still cared enough to lookout for an awkward, damaged kid that needed his help. He was my favorite part of this book and pretty much everything I strive to be as a person.
Julian-- what can I even say about him?? He was so unique and special and had no one to see that for so long. It broke my heart to see him slip through the cracks because I couldn't help thinking about all the kids that don't get an Adam or an Adam's mom to seek them out. As I said above, Julian's hiding a secret from them and even with all the attention and offers of help, Julian still doesn't come clean. He clings to his secrets because he doesn't know anything else. God, it's SO EMOTIONAL.
So, this isn't one of those fluffy Contemporaries, but it's not dark. It's sad at times and very emotional (for me, at least), but it's about love and loyalty and I found it to be so beautiful, I didn't ever want it to end.
OVERALL: ALL THE STARS!! This is going to be one of my favorite books of 2017 (and probably ever). It's beautiful, heart-hurting, and unputdownable. It'll make you believe that there are still good people in the world. It'll make you want to scream at the injustices in the world. Basically, you'll feel all the emotions, and it'll be totally worth it.
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