
I wasn't really sure what I was going to rate this number wise. I did enjoy the story; I am not the intended audience for it, and I know that. Quique goes through a lot in regard to his sexuality and mental health and I'm so happy he was given a good ending. I love Saleem and I really liked Manny too. I'm glad that Quique had the support system that he did, or this could have ended very differently. This has a lot to unpack but I know that there is a 17 yr old out there who is a lot like Quique and needs to know that it will be okay. I was not an overly sexual person in high school (shoot I'm still not) so that part is always a little weird to me, but I know that there are people who are and have those experiences and they should be able to see their selves in books too.
Stories of survivors are so important. I've learned more about residential schools from indigenous people than I ever did in school. These stories need to be told especially from the survivors so we know the full scope of it. To learn, to change, to hopefully prevent from happening again. There is no reason for this to be a banned book. Everyone should add it to their collection.
I think I would have liked this more if I was in a different headspace. This month has been very slumpy and this was sooo long. I started off a little confused than it started to make sense and then I got confused again, there was some stuff that I felt could have been left out and didn't really add to the story. I still can't tell you the what this is about really but I didn't hate it which is a win for me right now.
This was really cute. I know I should have read book 1 first but it happens. June has a lot of learning to still do when it comes to the truth and I'm looking forward to seeing how she grows. I'm going to check and see if the library has copies of the series for the kids to read. I think my youngest would really like these.