pairing: cis M/trans M

I read this book for the second time and it's just as good as the first time. It somehow hit me more personally the second time around, which I guess is due to my own changing identity, but I can't really put into words how wonderful this book is. To me, the message of it is that we can and should use stories to discover ourselves, but at the end of the day we must and we WILL find ways to survive and thrive and be ourselves in the real world.

edit: The funniest thing is that I highlighted the SAME two quotes both times I read it, and I didn't realise this until just now when I looked at the Goodreads progress.

content warnings: misgendering, deadnaming and family rejection in flashback scenes