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How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
3.5
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.