Reviews
“What are you afraid is going to happen if someone is sad?” They could leave, I thought. They could fold in on themselves and just disappear. They could not come out of the bedroom, ever. Montgomery was quite relatable and I saw myself in her many moments in the book. The anger with religion and the anger towards the people who were homophobic and harmful towards her loved ones. It was refreshing to read a book where the main character had two mums that were in a healthy relationship and the author didn’t try use harmful stereotypes like I have witnessed in the past with series and books. It addressed religious trauma which I think is a huge problem that a lot of lgbtq+ people and the people who have watched their loved ones being affected by it deal with. Montgomery had witnessed her parents being affected by the way her grandparents weaponised their religion to be hateful towards the family, Montgomery became almost fearful of religion as a result. I’ll be honest and say that it took me a while to get into this book but once I did, I began to enjoy it. I would’ve enjoyed this story more if it was longer and we were able to witness more character growth. Overall, I liked the story and would probably revisit it.
Got me to finally read "the outsiders" so that's one good thing... Sensitive dealing with families that are "different" i.e. 2 gay mums.
i think it's impossible to be named montgomery and be uninteresting, and i think monty knows that. i liked the way this book dealt with queer families, not just queer teenagers. and i love any book that includes healing crystals and eyeball amulets for luck. while monty does act a bit childish and immature, i think i'm just as immature. i really identified with her and it was easy for me to understand the things she was going through and the way she reacted to them.
