★★★★☆
From the beginning of the story, this book got me intrigued. The way Arvin manages to tell a story that can be intriguing and funny at the same time just makes it a marvelous read. Personally I’ve never read a coming-out story that had so much outside and inside conflicts, and it feels like everything will blow up at any moment.
Besides dealing with coming-out, this book also deals with friends, love relationships, family and religion. All these different factors make the characters feel multidimensional and mostly relatable, altho some times you just ask yourself “why?! it was obviously not okay!”, but anyway, that’s part of the complicated journey out characters have to deal with.
Personally the events that took place in this book were not predictable at all, and this kept the story interesting and of course super emotional all the way to the end, even when there weren’t many twists in the story. Yes, the events were surprising, but I would consider them as plot twists, which is something I absolutely loved, it allowed me to enjoy much more the story.
Wrapping all up, the characters are absolutely amazing, and likable at first read. I’ve been a fan or Arvin’s writing style since Down and Across, which I absolutely loved. This book ends just in the right tone, which I deeply appreciate. How It All Blew Up is perfect for Becky Albertalli fans, so I recommend it to teens and YA fans.
From the beginning of the story, this book got me intrigued. The way Arvin manages to tell a story that can be intriguing and funny at the same time just makes it a marvelous read. Personally I’ve never read a coming-out story that had so much outside and inside conflicts, and it feels like everything will blow up at any moment.
Besides dealing with coming-out, this book also deals with friends, love relationships, family and religion. All these different factors make the characters feel multidimensional and mostly relatable, altho some times you just ask yourself “why?! it was obviously not okay!”, but anyway, that’s part of the complicated journey out characters have to deal with.
Personally the events that took place in this book were not predictable at all, and this kept the story interesting and of course super emotional all the way to the end, even when there weren’t many twists in the story. Yes, the events were surprising, but I would consider them as plot twists, which is something I absolutely loved, it allowed me to enjoy much more the story.
Wrapping all up, the characters are absolutely amazing, and likable at first read. I’ve been a fan or Arvin’s writing style since Down and Across, which I absolutely loved. This book ends just in the right tone, which I deeply appreciate. How It All Blew Up is perfect for Becky Albertalli fans, so I recommend it to teens and YA fans.