Surrender Your Sons

To the surrendered: find each other, and survive together.

Thank you North Star Editions at Flux & Netgalley for granting my wish to read a copy of this arc!

Connor Major is gay. However, coming out was not a tender moment of acceptance with his Mother. Instead - he is taken in the middle of the night to a dark place built on secrets.

Adam Sass prepares for what is to come by saying this, “You'll find scary things in this book, but just like in life, when the trouble hits, you'll also find humor, good friends, and courage you couldn't imagine in your wildest dreams.” He does not steer away from queer pain but gives it it's space to be felt. Sass dives in headfirst into the guilt of queer kids coming from extremely religious roots.

Nightlight Ministries serve a cruel purpose. To soothe the minds of the loved ones that their children will return “normal.” At what price does “normal” come? This book tore me apart. It had so much heart. I will be honest with you that I was in tears by the time I got to the acknowledgments. I am so glad I have been able to read this book. It touches on how coming out may not always be safe.

However, my only wish for this book was that what happens when Connor gets to Nightlight took place in a longer time frame. I feel like it would've been stronger with the discoveries Connor made and the main romance.