Northranger

Random Facebook add, let me introduce you to my lack of impulse control (and my Amazon Prime account). Here's Rey Terciero's (author) and Bre Indigo's (illustrator) "Northranger."

["In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.

Cade has always loved to escape into the world of a good horror movie. After all, horror movies are scary--but to Cade, a closeted queer Latino teen growing up in rural Texas--real life can be way scarier.

When Cade is sent to spend the summer working as a ranch hand to help earn extra money for his family, he is horrified. Cade hates everything about the ranch, from the early mornings to the mountains of horse poop he has to clean up. The only silver lining is the company of the two teens who live there--in particular, the ruggedly handsome and enigmatic Henry.

But as unexpected sparks begin to fly between Cade and Henry, things get... complicated. Henry is reluctant to share the details of his mother's death, and Cade begins to wonder what else he might be hiding. Inspired by the gothic romance of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Bloom comes a modern love story so romantic it's scary."]

This book was fun. Cade’s obsession with horror movies really bleeds into the story and the mysteries surrounding the ranch. But so does his feelings for Henry, which are mutual—spoiler alert). As does the rural Texas mentality and general bigotry surrounding gender rules and sexuality, so fun times there, too (please look at the trigger warnings below). 

A few well rounded and full topiced book for young adults and grown adults to dive into for more information and perspective on…life. 

Trigger Warnings: homophobia, misogyny, animal cruelty (it’s a ranch), racism, domestic violence, confronting death, depression/anxiety, and more 

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