Alec, William di Canzio's sequel to E.M Forster's Maurice, is beautiful, stays true to the prequel, and expands on the characters's backgrounds, future lives, and experiences during the Great War.

I really loved this book! I thought it was gorgeous, and that it both honoured and paid tribute to Maurice, while also continuing and expanding on Maurice and Alec's story in its own way. Alec, especially, got to be a much more complex and well-rounded character as we got to see his growing up, and get inside his head as the narrator of this book.

Alec is written in a more modern way, and doesn't shy away from sex in the same way Maurice did. However, I still felt like the book continued many of the themes in Maurice, and that it was a beautiful read.