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Finding Home
by Garrett Leigh
// Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review //
“There was only one home left for him.”
The start of this book was very interesting and seemed appealing at first, even the first few pages or so.. but I soon then realized that it was not the story or book me. This book mentions a lot about physical abuse/substance abuse, and just a lot or blatant cursing enough which I truly am not a fan of. And there was a lot of talk about it.
I find the theme of the book too dark for my taste and I can't even decide if his is suppose to be a YA or NA book.
On the brighter side of things, I enjoyed a bit of Leo and Charlie's relationship . . to an extent, hehe. There were times when I found certain parts all swoon worthy but some parts where I just had to cringe because it seemed inappropriate and just not romantic. Though, this could also be due to the fact that the book was not able to capture my full interest at all times. The idea of the book was a good one to begin with but it needed a more capturing start in my opinion. The writing style was a bit moody and draggy.
The design of the cover really does capture the mood of the book, though, I am not really sure if that is good or bad.
I LOVED HOW FAMILY IS PART of the story though. It's almost as if it was saying that with all of the things going on what you need is people that you can call home. That was the most redeeming part of the book to be honest. That idea and that concept made the book a better to read. It was emphasized a lot throughout the book but I hope it was able to focus on the family aspect to more characters and not just between the two main interests.
I got weirded out of Leo in some parts though, like how he's so obsessed with Charlie right away with nothing much happening yet. But then again, that's just me.
Lastly, another reason I gave this book 1 star is due to the very unsatisfying ending. Nothing to be specific about really but I just wanted more of a "BAM" effect one I turn the last page, it just didn't do it for me. I was expecting a lot of heart warming stuff for this book but I was sadly let down. Although, the family aspect surprised me a little bit.
“There was only one home left for him.”
The start of this book was very interesting and seemed appealing at first, even the first few pages or so.. but I soon then realized that it was not the story or book me. This book mentions a lot about physical abuse/substance abuse, and just a lot or blatant cursing enough which I truly am not a fan of. And there was a lot of talk about it.
I find the theme of the book too dark for my taste and I can't even decide if his is suppose to be a YA or NA book.
On the brighter side of things, I enjoyed a bit of Leo and Charlie's relationship . . to an extent, hehe. There were times when I found certain parts all swoon worthy but some parts where I just had to cringe because it seemed inappropriate and just not romantic. Though, this could also be due to the fact that the book was not able to capture my full interest at all times. The idea of the book was a good one to begin with but it needed a more capturing start in my opinion. The writing style was a bit moody and draggy.
The design of the cover really does capture the mood of the book, though, I am not really sure if that is good or bad.
I LOVED HOW FAMILY IS PART of the story though. It's almost as if it was saying that with all of the things going on what you need is people that you can call home. That was the most redeeming part of the book to be honest. That idea and that concept made the book a better to read. It was emphasized a lot throughout the book but I hope it was able to focus on the family aspect to more characters and not just between the two main interests.
I got weirded out of Leo in some parts though, like how he's so obsessed with Charlie right away with nothing much happening yet. But then again, that's just me.
Lastly, another reason I gave this book 1 star is due to the very unsatisfying ending. Nothing to be specific about really but I just wanted more of a "BAM" effect one I turn the last page, it just didn't do it for me. I was expecting a lot of heart warming stuff for this book but I was sadly let down. Although, the family aspect surprised me a little bit.