![]() Their love for each other is in no doubt. And there’s not page after page of teenage angst, or back and forth stresses in their relationship. ![]() Like, for instance, the absense of family drama about the boys being together. Some of the themes in the story are common to LGBT fiction. The boys have a wonderful time together at first, until fate rips them apart. As we will learn, though, sometimes life gets in the way of love. From this moment on, the two boys know that they are gonna be ok as long as they have each other. But not having many escape options, he decides to give Connor the benefit of the doubt. David, having only heard about the rumors surrounding Connor, isn’t sure if the guy is any safer to be in the company of, than his main tormentor, Chuck who tortures him regularly. Then there’s the mysterious Connor who everybody, even the school bullies, are afraid of and wary around. There’s David, who’s quiet, out as gay, and picked on by some homophobes in school. Kamikaze Boys is the story of two very different boys who take on the world together. ![]()
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If you have similar reading taste to me, I'd highly recommend checking this one out because I honestly think you'd love it! That being said, it wasn't anything too taxing to get through and definitely didn't ruin anything for me, only slowed down my progress slightly. I didn't quite give it 5 stars due to some stylistic choices - the small squiggly font proved hard to read at times and some spreads overwhelming if too much was featured on one page. I was baffled by how the stories then connected together, building a story of celestial magic that was exactly the sort of fairytale feel I love. Until the moment they hit, and the point of the story made its mark. ![]() I didn't even realise how much I loved the stories until I read the final word of each one. ![]() It all wove together into something that made my literary heart sing. Even less so was the numerous retellings and references woven into these stories, from retellings of fairytales such as the Twelve Dancing Princesses to possible references to famous literary gothic villains. What I didn't expect was the true folklore feel to it, the dark themes underlying the whimsy. I love a retelling, so was already excited for this one. ![]() This is a beautiful collection of stories, my word. ![]() |