![]() ![]() I wasn’t expecting some of what happened so trigger warning for domestic violence and anti LGBT themes and slang in the book. This is a powerful and revelatory coming-of-age novel based on the author's own childhood, about a boy who learns to step into his light. ![]() ![]() And it's Henry who makes him believe that he deserves more than his mother's harsh words and terrifying abuse.īut as things with Henry heat up, and his mother's abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by being silent. Henry, who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. But it's Henry who's now proving to be irresistible. ![]() And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. Tired, isolated, scared - Evan finds that his only escape is to draw in an abandoned monastery that feels as lonely as he is. And his best friend, Henry, has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018.Ī raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. ![]()
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