First of all thank you to NetGalley for providing me with
the ARC for this – however all opinions are my own.
You can pre-order this on Amazon UK and is due to release on the 19th October 2017!
This was an . . interesting and strange read to say the
least. First of all, I obviously can’t speak or how true the subjects that this
book deals with as I’m a woman and this is a book about a teenage boy which I
have no first-hand experience with. I do feel however that the depiction of a
teenage by in this book isn’t really one of a typical teenage boy – Cole was
literally sex-obsessed to the point where he states that he’s taking an art
class because of the ratio of girls to boys and how most of the boys who are in
the class are gay – but oh he enjoys the drawing let’s not forget!
There wasn’t really a plot to this as such, it just seemed
to be us following Cole though his school year in snippets here and there. I
understand there is a message in this and that Cole learns a lesson and gets to
see what it’s like to no longer be wanted by the person he’s in love with which
was good to watch as it happened organically and didn’t feel forced. I liked the
Alec story arc and what it represented and I could actually see that perhaps
happening in real life, especially in modern times with more younger adults
being open with their sexuality and willingness to experiment.
I struggled with how
this was written in some places, especially with the dialogue and I found it
difficult to discern who was talking in a lot of places. Also, with Alec at the
start, I struggled with them talking online and it got confusing as to if they
were talking in person or nor and again who was actually talking.
I didn’t mind the explicitness of the book; it’s meant to be
an adult novel and I enjoyed that it didn’t shy away for “all the dirty parts”,
so-to-speak and it added to the authenticity of how the story is being told.
Just note that it is explicit and therefore isn’t suitable for children or less
mature young adults.
Overall I did like the book but with the lack of plot and
the issues I had with the way it was written I only gave it 2 stars.
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