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Gabriel D. Vidrine

Autor/a de On a Summer Night

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On a Summer Night (2018) 17 exemplars

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Gabriel D. Vidrine is a trans masculine scientist, dancer, and writer but is working towards reversing that order. They teach and perform belly dance all over the country, but still manage to cram in writing time whenever and wherever possible.

They are an avid reader and writer, and love science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal romance, but will give any genre a try.

Gabriel lives with their husband, video game systems, and ridiculous cat, Selina, in Chicago, IL.

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Casey is a 14 year old trans boy who wants to experience summer camp with his best friend. His parents are afraid for his safety (this is his first time away at a summer camp that isn't specific to trans kids). Casey is determined to spend these 2 weeks as a "normal boy". While there, he comes face to face with bullies, outings, and betrayals, as well as acceptance, friendship, and love.

His best friend, Emma, is ace. I loved the inclusivity, but I was bothered by Emma being ace and not wanting to date, but then she wasn't listening to Casey when he said he didn't want to date. While that was frustrating, they were only 14.

Overall, I enjoyed the story. It was well written, and I really felt like I had an understanding of how Casey felt during his experiences.

I am voluntarily reviewing an ARC of this book received by IndiGo Marketing & Design
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ktomp17 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 21, 2021 |
Review also posted on my blog: https://bennilovesbooks.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/review-on-a-summer-night-by-gab...

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This book has content warnings for transphobia, homophobia, aphobia, bullying, and violence (not graphic).

This is one of those books where I really enjoyed the story itself, but a lot of the characterization fell short for me. I really enjoyed reading it overall; I loved getting a book with younger queer kids and a sweet romance and it was a fun, quick read. The writing itself is pleasant to read and kept me hooked. Additionally, the ending of the book was really satisfying and left my heart in a good place. This was a feel-good read, despite the heavier subjects it touched upon, and I really loved that.

I wasn’t fully sold on the romance itself; I honestly felt that Casey had forgiven Gavin a little too quickly because he hadn’t been that great to him for a large portion of the book, and I couldn’t help but find the romance a bit off-putting because of that. Additionally, as much as I loved Ella as a confident aroace teen who was secure in her queer identity, I felt a little iffy about how she seemed to be pushing a romance onto Casey as if she were living vicariously through him. These things didn’t ruin the book for me, but they did stick out and dropped this book down from a five star book to a four star book for me.

The one other thing that bothered me personally is how it kind of felt like the book was treating gender as a binary thing; this struck me as kind of odd, though, because the author theirself is actually nonbinary. This wasn’t a large critique and because the author is nonbinary I’m going to let this point go, but it did feel funny while I was reading it.

Overall, this is a fun little summer camp romance that has a strong sense of place and a good storyline running through it. If that’s the kind of thing you like, it may be worth picking up!

Final rating: 4 of 5 stars
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bennivampie | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jun 18, 2018 |

Estadístiques

Obres
1
Membres
17
Popularitat
#654,391
Valoració
½ 3.3
Ressenyes
2
ISBN
2