TW: death, murder, war, parental abandonment, homophobia, abuse, rape, ableism

I'm so happy to see such a brilliant book addressing religious trauma in relation to queerness. Others I've read have all fallen short (and only focused on white evangelical people) where as this one hits home in every right way.

I do wish there was any mention of bisexuality or transness and how it was/is perceived of at the time.

One and only (HUGE) gripe being the abhorant ableism (especially to cleft-lip being reffered to as a curse). This was very disappointing and hurt a lot. I hope the author will make strives to better understand ableism and how to address it in future books- as she so expertly addressed homophobia in this one.