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katymaryreads 's review for:
How It All Blew Up
by Arvin Ahmadi
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A coming of age story about a young gay Iranian boy who runs away to Italy when he is outed at school. I did find the premise that he got on so well with his new "found family" in Italy and didn't get into a horrible mess and get exploited a bit far-fetched, but on the whole this was an enjoyable story with a positive message.