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A review by dinohakari
Double Up by Courtney W. Dixon
5.0
What an incredible journey for these two boys. Neither of them had it easy since they were kids, although they come from different backgrounds, both have had to learn to survive.
Zayden comes from a religious family that didn't know/could/want to accept that he was queer and got kicked out of the house. And he had to learn to survive on the streets until he met Ohana's owners (from the previous books) and found a safe haven.
Noah comes from an indifferent and alcoholic single mother. He is the adult in the house, the one who ensures that the mother gets out of bed every day and works almost like a person. Almost. But despite that, he's a ray of sunshine, and when he meets Zay back in high school, he takes him under his wing.
And so their story together begins, first as friends and then as everything to each other.
We all know that life is not rosy, the majority of those who live on the street do not have a roof, or a job or even a meal And much less are they given a safe haven after having stolen. And we also know that in a family where there are addiction problems, not only the addicted person is sick, but all those close to that person. So yeah, the story is a bit rosy when it comes to the two of them, despite all the problems and obstacles and traumas they have to deal with.
But that's the amazing thing about this story. It talks about perseverance, about not giving up, about even though life seems to hit them over and over again, they know they have each other and can support each other. It talks about when you love and let yourself be loved, life is worth it.
The plot is very well developed, it doesn't lose pace, and it intertwines with the events of the previous books perfectly, but without leaving the focus of attention that is the story of Zay and Noah, which allows read it as standalone, but if you get a chance to read the whole series, it's amazing.
Looking forward to the next book from [a:Courtney W. Dixon|22014321|Courtney W. Dixon|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1651343930p2/22014321.jpg]!
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.
Zayden comes from a religious family that didn't know/could/want to accept that he was queer and got kicked out of the house. And he had to learn to survive on the streets until he met Ohana's owners (from the previous books) and found a safe haven.
Noah comes from an indifferent and alcoholic single mother. He is the adult in the house, the one who ensures that the mother gets out of bed every day and works almost like a person. Almost. But despite that, he's a ray of sunshine, and when he meets Zay back in high school, he takes him under his wing.
And so their story together begins, first as friends and then as everything to each other.
We all know that life is not rosy, the majority of those who live on the street do not have a roof, or a job or even a meal And much less are they given a safe haven after having stolen. And we also know that in a family where there are addiction problems, not only the addicted person is sick, but all those close to that person. So yeah, the story is a bit rosy when it comes to the two of them, despite all the problems and obstacles and traumas they have to deal with.
But that's the amazing thing about this story. It talks about perseverance, about not giving up, about even though life seems to hit them over and over again, they know they have each other and can support each other. It talks about when you love and let yourself be loved, life is worth it.
The plot is very well developed, it doesn't lose pace, and it intertwines with the events of the previous books perfectly, but without leaving the focus of attention that is the story of Zay and Noah, which allows read it as standalone, but if you get a chance to read the whole series, it's amazing.
Looking forward to the next book from [a:Courtney W. Dixon|22014321|Courtney W. Dixon|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1651343930p2/22014321.jpg]!
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily wrote a review.