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Sara Alva

Teoksen Social Skills [novel] tekijä

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Social Skills [novel] (2013) 96 kappaletta
Silent (2013) 48 kappaletta
Pura Vida (1873) 15 kappaletta
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Connor is shy, gifted violinist stuck with an over bearing mother and a spineless father. Social interaction doesn't come easily to Connor and college is really throwing him for a loop. Classes are a breeze but now he is forced to interact with people. Rebecca is his partner in orchestra and begins on a quest to break Connor out of his shell. In the mean time, Connor meets Jared who just may hold the key to Connor's prison. The problem is that Jared is a closeted football player and Connor doesn't want to hide.
This was beautifully written coming of age story. Freshman year of college is hard enough on a young person with healthy self-esteem but for Connor it is hell. This was definitely a character driven story and despite the well developed secondary characters this is Connor's story. Rebecca was the perfect best friend for Conner as she was also a quirky misfit but comfortable with it. Jared was a train wreck and while he boosted Connor's self-image and drew him out of his shell, Jared's own baggage crushed Connor. I enjoyed the emotional pull that this story provided. Ms Alva did an exceptional job of bringing Connor from the reclusive boy who's only real friend was his violin to the fairly confident young man who stood up to his obnoxious mother. The struggle between Jared and Connor was heart wrenching at times and brought smiles at other times. I was rooting for Ray and Connor to get together because Ray really had it together. I could not find any sympathy for Veronica despite her illness. The story was not without a HEA but I'd really enjoy seeing Connor in another ten years.
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Connorz | 13 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 4, 2023 |
This was good.
The unnecessary drama with Veronica aside. Could do without it IMO.

I really enjoyed Connor's story. I'm so darn glad for him.

This was a surprisingly good story about growing up, owning up. It's about courage, about embracing your Self. And coming out, of course.

But I'll be honest with you here. It's a 3 star book. I gave it a bonus because of Connor. And Rebecca, yes, definitely her.

I kind of hated Jared. I mean if I were living in this book I would be charged for a (thoroughly justified!) assault. I wouldn't even regret it.

FINAL VERDICT: TRY IT?
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QuirkyCat_13 | 13 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 20, 2022 |
3.75 Stars
 
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Bookbee1 | 13 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 23, 2020 |
i read this because i saw it recommended on tumblr, and god am i glad i did. it was amazing. i cried about a thousand times. i loved alex's internal struggles, everything from his sexuality to letting his family go to learning to trust others, it all felt very realistic and he was a wonderful main character honestly. and then there's seb. i pretty much loved him from the first moment we saw the two of them interact, there's just so much more to him than his disability, he is so so sweet and amazing and i'm glad alex can see that.
i loved how their relationship developed and how both of them changed through the story. i pretty much loved every part of it. although i would've liked for them to end up back with ms. loretta or any of the kids, but the ending was okay this way too. i'm just glad none of them died or anything like that :)
this is a very important book and i whole-heartedly recommend it.
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Banoczi_Henrietta | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 19, 2017 |

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