Cinderella Boy

To be completely honest, I had some serious doubts about this book. BEFORE I read it.
But after? Fuck, this book was so good. SO freaking good. Every aspect of it.

So much feminism, so much inclusivity, so much LGBT+ pride.
I should also warn you that this book also has a ton of homophobia and queer-phobia. From fellow students. But mostly from older, white, men in positions of power at the school. Like any good YA book, though, they do their damnest to #stickittotheman and stand up for their LGBT+ classmates/friends.

And so much love. So much fucking love. And support. You can't forget about support. Love and support are different things. They go hand-in-hand sure. But they aren't mutually exclusive. Neither is trust.

["Sixteen-year-old Declan is the perfect son . . . except for one tiny issue. When his sister Delia comes home to find him trying on her clothes, he fears her judgment, but she only fears his fashion choices. One quick makeover later, Declan is transformed into Delia’s mysterious cousin Layla and dragged to the party of the year, hosted by Carter, the most popular boy in school.

When Carter meets Layla, he fumbles to charm her. He adores her sense of humor and her poise. But when she vanishes in the middle of the night, he’s left confused and determined to solve the mystery of who she is.

As their school year begins, their high school embraces a policy of intolerance, and both Declan and Carter know they must stand up. Carter is tired of being a coward and wants to prove he can be a knight in shining armor. Declan is sick of being bullied and wants desperately to be himself. If they team up, it could be a fairy-tale ending, or a very unhappy ever after."]


Please go read this. I'm begging you. You need this kind of positivity in your life. Especially with everything going on. Especially since it's Pride Month. Especially since it's a Cinderella retelling (and who can resist a good fairy tale?).

Also, I really, really want a tree house castle.

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