Book info:
Title: All Boy
Author: Mia Kerick
Published by: Lakewater Press
Publication date: June 25th 2019
Genres: Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult
Source: E-galley from Xpresso Book Tours which did not influence my opinion
My Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Callie Canter knows all about screwing up—and being screwed over. After her so-called boyfriend publicly humiliated her senior year, taking a fifth year of high school at Beaufort Hills Academy is her second chance to leave behind a painful past. But her need for social acceptance follows, and going along with the in-crowd is the difference between survival and becoming a target. Staying off the radar is top priority. So, falling for an outsider is the last thing on Callie’s “to-do” list. Too bad her heart didn’t get the memo.
With his strict, religious upbringing and former identity far away in Florida, Jayden Morrissey can finally be true to himself at Beaufort Hills Academy. But life as a trans man means keeping secrets, and keeping secrets means not getting too close to anyone. If he can just get through his fifth year unnoticed, maybe a future living as the person he was born to be is possible. Yet love is love, and when you fall hard enough, intentions crumble, plans detour, and secrets are revealed.
From multi-award-winning author Mia Kerick, comes a powerful, timely, and life-changing novel, which follows two teenagers nursing broken hearts and seeking acceptance, and who together realize running away isn’t always the answer.
Author Bio:
Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children—one in law school, another a professional dancer, a third studying at Mia’s alma mater, Boston College, and her lone son, heading off to college. (Yes, the nest is finally empty.) She has published more than twenty books of LGBTQ romance when not editing National Honor Society essays, offering opinions on college and law school applications, helping to create dance bios, and reviewing scholarship essays. Her husband of twenty-five years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don’t ask Mia about this, as it’s a sensitive subject.
Mia focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled people in complex relationships. She has a great affinity for the tortured hero in literature, and as a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with tales of tortured heroes and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to her wonderful publishers for providing her with an alternate place to stash her stories.
Her books have been featured in Kirkus Reviews magazine, and have won Rainbow Awards for Best Transgender Contemporary Romance and Best YA Lesbian Fiction, a Reader Views’ Book by Book Publicity Literary Award, the Jack Eadon Award for Best Book in Contemporary Drama, an Indie Fab Award, and a Royal Dragonfly Award for Cultural Diversity, a Story Monsters Purple Dragonfly Award for Young Adult e-book Fiction, among other awards.
Mia Kerick is a social liberal and cheers for each and every victory made in the name of human rights. Her only major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology. Contact Mia at miakerick@gmail.com or visit at www.miakerickya.com to see what is going on in Mia’s world.
Thank you so much for your honest review. I'm so glad that you found you could relate to Callie in some ways (so can I) and were openminded to Jayden's experience. And I'm so happy that you recommended ALL BOY to your blog readers; it means a lot to me. Thanks for hosting me today!
I really enjoyed this. It made me think about how would I handle a situation like Callie was in, and would I be able to see past Jayden's past and go with the love is love. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog as well! Authors are my rock stars!
I just added this to my Goodreads list after reading your review. I can totally relate to the girl in this book and even as an adult, this may bring back painful memories. I also am intrigued with learning more about transgender people so I can be more open minded and empathetic and understanding.
It is a great story. I'm looking into how I can order it for my school library as well, as I know that there are possibly a few transgender students there. Thanks for visiting!
I like the cover
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Thanks for hosting today, Lisa! Glad you liked it! 🙂
No problem! Glad I got the chance to read it.
This sounds like it would an emotional read, but the message it has sounds like a good one. Great review.
It definitely had the emotions in it! Thanks for stopping by!
I enjoyed the synopsis.
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All Boy sounds like a good read. Thank you
It sure was! Thanks for stopping by!
I enjoyed reading about this book. Sounds fab!
It was good! Thanks for visiting!