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A review by pam_h
Paint Eater by Marina Vivancos
4.0
3.5 stars
I forgot how deeply Marina Vivancos makes me FEEL. These two read a little younger than I was expecting -- they're 20, but still live at home, and each has been sheltered in different ways. This isn't a problem, I just wasn't in the mood for YA, so it threw me off at first. Technically it's NA, but maybe go into it prepared for young NA/older YA.
The artistic storyline with Jay was really nice. I enjoyed all of those details. They made for a really nice throughline to balance out the angstier bits.
Logan's family situation is one I struggle to empathize with because it's so hard for me to relate to. I would have been deep into rebellion by his age, not killing myself slowly just to conform. My heart still broke for him, though.
And I appreciated MV's ability to avoid the cliches with it. In most m/m, there would have been some homophobia thrown in for good measure, and there's none of that here. Shitty parents come in more than one flavor, authors!
I forgot how deeply Marina Vivancos makes me FEEL. These two read a little younger than I was expecting -- they're 20, but still live at home, and each has been sheltered in different ways. This isn't a problem, I just wasn't in the mood for YA, so it threw me off at first. Technically it's NA, but maybe go into it prepared for young NA/older YA.
The artistic storyline with Jay was really nice. I enjoyed all of those details. They made for a really nice throughline to balance out the angstier bits.
Logan's family situation is one I struggle to empathize with because it's so hard for me to relate to. I would have been deep into rebellion by his age, not killing myself slowly just to conform. My heart still broke for him, though.
And I appreciated MV's ability to avoid the cliches with it. In most m/m, there would have been some homophobia thrown in for good measure, and there's none of that here. Shitty parents come in more than one flavor, authors!