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Golden Child by Claire Adam
4.0
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Claire Adam is WICKED!! I read Golden Child on audiobook; the narrator was great!

The dichotomy between Peter and Paul was interesting. I liked the fact that we can see Paul's POV and not Peter's. Moving back and forth between Paul and, their father, Clyde's POV was great. I enjoyed them both. The dilemma was pulling me apart. I wanted to throw up in a few scenes. Reflexing back on them now makes me want to cry.

At first, I thought he just had dyslexia but by the end of the book, I was pretty sure he had some form of autism. Of course, he could be neither of those things, but the story around his birth and the 'difficulties' does not attribute to everything that happened or to his POV in which he had full mental capacity. Peter HAVING to live with that pressure and expectation was so upsetting to me. It was not just one life ruined, multiple lives were ruined because of the decisions made. What pissed ME off the most was the FUCKING uncle. I wanted to see more of the effects of the decision immediately post-making-it but seeing Peter after graduation was also impactful.