Only mostly devastated
Sophie Gonzales
- Reading
- Check in around the family emergency and cancer-related material, whose details are unclear. Let the reader set the pace, and return to the story’s relationship choices together.
- Themes
- Queerness and openness: Will is described as comfortably queer during the summer but closeted at school, where he behaves differently. The contrast raises questions about how openness and social pressure shape behaviour, but the story’s judgement of Will’s choices is unclear.
- Trust and second chances: After Will stops replying and later reappears, Ollie is drawn to him but remembers feeling hurt. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes romantic disappointment, a family emergency and a school move. Cancer is listed among its subjects, but its role and treatment are unclear.