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A review by xxivo
As the Light Goes Out by Olive J. Kelley
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book felt like a hot cup of chocolate milk on a fall day.
After reading Junker Seven I was very excited to jump into this. This book is so so very different however, different genres of course but the themes couldn't have been further apart. A few things both books do absolutely well though. One of these is the way Kelley handles mental health and disability. Both books have disabled protagonists and this book blew me away with how again this was done. The main characters struggles were raw on the page but gone were all the stereotypes or bad comment so often seen around these issues. We got a honest look into his struggles and saw them for what they are, but then handled with care and humanity which made me feel incredibly at home.
The love between the reluctant protagonists was amazing. I loved the way both of them wished the other wouldn't interfere with their wishes and plans, but at the same time that their attraction was undeniable. This struggle was translated into words extremely well and I felt every little thing. From that first day they spend together and both of them are fairly grumpy to the first night they spend together, that transition was so so great. Chefs kiss.
The sex scenes in this book were so so good. The way Bruce had sex as a trans man, gosh that was amazing. Absolutely makes me jealous even though my own sex life is damn good. They were extremely slutty for each other and that was so great too. The sex was hot, but the way it was their way to communicate was even hotter. It was so great how they got together and found each other the way their bodies came together and I think that was the best part of it all.
Concluding this is an amazing novella that I would recommend to anyone into queer stories about people who don't have it all figured out.
I received an eARC and this was my honest review.
After reading Junker Seven I was very excited to jump into this. This book is so so very different however, different genres of course but the themes couldn't have been further apart. A few things both books do absolutely well though. One of these is the way Kelley handles mental health and disability. Both books have disabled protagonists and this book blew me away with how again this was done. The main characters struggles were raw on the page but gone were all the stereotypes or bad comment so often seen around these issues. We got a honest look into his struggles and saw them for what they are, but then handled with care and humanity which made me feel incredibly at home.
The love between the reluctant protagonists was amazing. I loved the way both of them wished the other wouldn't interfere with their wishes and plans, but at the same time that their attraction was undeniable. This struggle was translated into words extremely well and I felt every little thing. From that first day they spend together and both of them are fairly grumpy to the first night they spend together, that transition was so so great. Chefs kiss.
The sex scenes in this book were so so good. The way Bruce had sex as a trans man, gosh that was amazing. Absolutely makes me jealous even though my own sex life is damn good. They were extremely slutty for each other and that was so great too. The sex was hot, but the way it was their way to communicate was even hotter. It was so great how they got together and found each other the way their bodies came together and I think that was the best part of it all.
Concluding this is an amazing novella that I would recommend to anyone into queer stories about people who don't have it all figured out.
I received an eARC and this was my honest review.