this book is a solid 4* for me. the main thing that i didn't really enjoy was how hard the language was both in the book itself and in the audiobook. i really think it would have been for the better if the writing of the words was the actual name of the words? that doesn't even make sense but to me it does, okay? simply if you write a book in English then freaking write it so it really is in English! idk why I'm so fired up about it, i understand that they are trying to maintain the whole mood of "being in Glasgow" but it was the thing that made me feel so out of it most of the time. it didn't make me get into the book as i usually would, especially when it's lgbt+! i really wanted to love it but I've started reading Young Mungo 4 times and just now finished it which is really weird for me as i read quite fast and can go through 1 book a day. in the end though, i feel like that heavy Glasgow accent MADE the book as it is - it's the whole charm. maybe the fault is mine for not knowing how to understand most of the words. idk, idk.

ah, now for the things i did enjoy. i loved the ending! as first i was quite upset because it wasn't something extraordinary but! wow,

the way Ha-Ha stood up for Mungo! that actually made me tear up.

i think that's what i liked about the book actually, nothing else. i mean, it's pretty messed up and dark. so was there a lot to like? not really but at the same time it felt so real? you cannot not feel bad for Young Mungo. 

the book itself really is good but it's really heavy. like REALLY heavy. which i find myself enjoying a lot in books. :) i wish Mungo's ending was different but it's alright. idk what else to say about this book honestly. if you ignore the weirdly written English and the heavy accent in the audiobook then it's really good. :)