398 pages
Published 2020
Read from September 30 to October 2
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Refreshingly sweet, maybe even saccharine -- but it's saccharine in an aching and beautiful way that more than earns the right to be sugary. Gently heartwarming, bustling with wonderful characters you can't help but sweep into your arms and defend at all costs.
I knew little about the plot or vibe before I plunged into this book, beyond a general idea that it was lovely, queer, and feel-good, and I'm glad I knew so little about it. The heart of the book is its conviction that love and understanding can bring light and hope to even the grayest, most bigoted of worlds, that change begins with ordinary people opening up from their bubbles of habit, rule-following, and prejudice. Perhaps it lacks the revolutionary fervor of Confessions of the Fox; it certainly slips into the Disney Liberal trap when the sole Black character spends much of the book in animal form. Despite its flaws, though, there's so much room for this earnest joy and found family love on my bookshelf. More of this, please.
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