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A review by karis321
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
~~Thank you to NetGalley and Union Square & Co. for the ARC!~~
So soon into the new year, and I wholeheartedly believe I found a top 10 read of the year.
This is such a tender, heartfelt story about queer two girls in a small town, one who's terrified by that part of her identity because of her bigoted parents and the other who wants nothing more than to get away so she express her queerness openly. It's only when the two girls meet and become friends do they begin to understand themselves so much more.
Ah, these two girls had my whole heart. Their friendship-to-romance wasn't technically a slowburn, as they did kiss halfway through the story, but the circumstances, particularly Gloria's homelessness, her parents, and the fear of scrutiny from the community at large, kept driving wedges between them that were so damn heart wrenching. Their chemistry and banter is genuinely so sweet; I just wanted nothing but the world to be given to these girls.
And Redgate's writing - oh, is it tender and sweet. The themes of survival, youth homelessness, the hard reality of being queer, she culminates all of this and makes it so quietly gut-wrenching in the best way possible. As someone who loved Alone Out There as well, Redgate's range of style in her works is truly astounding.
Amazing book. I wish May was here so I can hold the book to my chest and cry about it. Please, read this! And buy if you can, because Redgate will be donating half of the royalties of this book to projects benefiting queer homeless youth!
So soon into the new year, and I wholeheartedly believe I found a top 10 read of the year.
This is such a tender, heartfelt story about queer two girls in a small town, one who's terrified by that part of her identity because of her bigoted parents and the other who wants nothing more than to get away so she express her queerness openly. It's only when the two girls meet and become friends do they begin to understand themselves so much more.
Ah, these two girls had my whole heart. Their friendship-to-romance wasn't technically a slowburn, as they did kiss halfway through the story, but the circumstances, particularly Gloria's homelessness, her parents, and the fear of scrutiny from the community at large, kept driving wedges between them that were so damn heart wrenching. Their chemistry and banter is genuinely so sweet; I just wanted nothing but the world to be given to these girls.
And Redgate's writing - oh, is it tender and sweet. The themes of survival, youth homelessness, the hard reality of being queer, she culminates all of this and makes it so quietly gut-wrenching in the best way possible. As someone who loved Alone Out There as well, Redgate's range of style in her works is truly astounding.
Amazing book. I wish May was here so I can hold the book to my chest and cry about it. Please, read this! And buy if you can, because Redgate will be donating half of the royalties of this book to projects benefiting queer homeless youth!