my heart is very full and i am currently having a lot of emotions!!

Actual review:

So, if you have followed any of my reviews for any amount of time, you know that Adam Sass is one of those authors who hits me right in my too-soft, too-big heart. And Grant's story? Ouch.

Like Micah Summers, this story takes a classic fairy tale and gives it a queer twist. I was obsessed with the idea of following someone who was collateral damage in someone else's happily ever after, and oh boy, was Grant damaged. Sweet, sweet Grant.

I loved the way Grant's depression was written because it is just so incredibly relatable. There's nothing like being heartbroken and depressed and away from family and friends, and Grant reacts the same way I think I would- spiraling and hiding in my room while avoiding everyone about it. His family dynamics were also everything to me- family is often a queer kid's first bully and seeing Grant realize that and stand up to them both for himself (and for any smaller family members that may have needed to see it) really choked me up. Also, a big, loud-ass, Italian family is so fun to read. The. relationships between Grant and his siblings were some of my favorites and just really healed my heart. 

Vero Roseto is a character of its own and I adored her makeover montage. Grant and Ben working together and through their own hang-ups (despite Grant doing everything he could to KEEP himself hung up) to help save such a special place for their families was a love story within a love story for me. 

Also, Ben? An angel. A doll. Never done one single thing wrong in his whole cute little Scottish life. Adored him and how he pushed and prodded and was just mean enough to get Grant out of his own head and stop trying to sabotage himself. He was so loyal to the Rossi family and watching Grant really realize just  how loyal was soothing and irritating because OPEN YOUR EYES, KID. Perfection.

I spent probably the last twenty or so minutes of the book silently crying and reading because Grant finally stopped standing in his own way and let himself be happy and it was everything I wanted it to be. 

Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is heartfelt, healing, and full of a messy, real-life queer fairy tale. Another Adam Sass story I will be peddling on everyone I meet.