Finding Home

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I just can't seem to pass a Garrett Leigh book up, even one that is YA. Once again, I found myself engrossed in the story and the characters. While this is a story-line I feel like I've read before, I was still invested. I still enjoyed it. The main characters are both 15, so there's no sex to be found here. But there were plenty of feels.

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There was plenty of chemistry. The undertones were a bit morose I suppose. Even sad at times. It's never easy to read about a child childr Solid 4 Star read. It's never easy to read about a child children being abused. But I think there was a happy ending for everyone involved.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review View all 8 comments. Oct 13, Susan rated it really liked it Shelves: Quite angsty, but not as depressing as I feared. Leo is 15 when his abusive father kills his mother and sets the house on fire with him and his 6 year old sister in it. They barely survive, but since their mother is dead and their father in jail, they end up in foster care. Leo is not happy with his new foster family. But Charlie, the 15 year old adopted son, is not so bad.

He appears to be the only one who c Quite angsty, but not as depressing as I feared. He appears to be the only one who can bring Leo back when he is lost in the darkness The relationship between Leo and Charlie was very sweet despite Leo and all his anger. Charlie was the only one who got through to him and I just loved the connection between the boys.

Leo was hurting so much, but Charlie was there as his anchor. I really liked that this was YA, but that these boys were not depicted as practically asexual. They are boys with hormones and feelings. There is no sex in this, but I never missed it since there was lots of kissing and some tentative touching.

If you like YA books with a traumatized character and los of hurt comfort, try this.

View all 6 comments. Oct 16, Elsa Bravante rated it really liked it Shelves: La autora explica al final del libro que lo escribe para su hija adolescente. Feb 09, Laura rated it really liked it.

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I loved this gang! Reg, Kate, Andy, Fliss, Charlie, Lila, and Leo formed and found something so special in this worldlove no matter what. They were there for each other no matter what. Maybe when I come back for a re-read I can write more. Just know that I struggled with finishing my reads the first few weeks of the year, but this one embraced me at word one. From the first word to the last, I was all in!

I felt like I walked right in the front door and became part of the family. Mar 01, Fabi rated it liked it Shelves: This one was hard to read.

The MCs are 15 y. They are foster brothers. There are no sex scenes. This is not a romance novel. The boys do fall for each other. But that's almost a subplot, certainly not the focus of the story. I'm not even sure what genre this is. The plot revolves around siblings who suffered horribly at the hands of their father. The focus is on the older boy, the foster family that gives him and his sister a helping This one was hard to read.

The focus is on the older boy, the foster family that gives him and his sister a helping, healing hand, and the foster siblings who offer kindness and support. It's a good story. I didn't pay attention to what it was about before reading the book. Since most of my books are romance, I was surprised that this one wasn't.

Plus, I've read half a dozen of Garret Leigh's books and they've all been romance. I DID enjoy it. It's a great, if heartbreaking, story with a solid HFN. Nov 05, Asia rated it it was amazing Shelves: Pani Leigh pisze bardzo charakterystycznie. Leo zdrowieje Lila zdrowieje: Aug 03, haletostilinski rated it it was amazing Shelves: This was completely, amazingly beautiful to me. Yes, this has what I have heard of as the typical Garrett Leigh angst - boy howdy is there ever angst in this, be prepared for that - even though I've only read one other book by Garret Leigh before - which I also loved - but this was a beautiful, beautiful book.

Leo goes through something horrific at the start of the book - after already enduring years and years of abuse - with his sister, Lila, and he's only 15, his sister only 6, so they're put into foster care, and he ends up in a home filled with a love that he doesn't trust at first. Except for Charlie, who he trusts practically right away, because there's just something about Charlie he can't resist. And this is definitely a young adult romance - we get kisses, but these are two 15 year olds, not even quite legal for the UK, i believe - which is 16 for the legal age of consent, I believe - and we see them falling in love - and it is adorable, but no sex in this, which is completely fine, not only because these boys are so young and one has gone through horrific trauma, but because their romance was beautiful on its own.

I would love to see these two later in life - I wanted so badly to see Charlie and Leo grown up, stronger and grown up and happy, together. But the ending was still sooo sweet and happy and adorable. This is no easy read, mind you.

It deals with being a teenager, but the added weight of trauma piled on top of that, as if being a teenager isn't hard enough. Leo goes through a lot through this book, and how he gets to the place where he is ready to see a therapist and get better is a long and hard journey, but he gets there, and Charlie plays a big part in it.

These two were so sweet together, and they are each other's first loves. Will their relationship make it beyond into adulthood? Who knows, but I like to think they do, that they are one of the rare first love type couples who make it, because they're just so in love and sweet on each other, it's adorable. I zoomed through this book, finished in about 6 hours even though it was pages, it was just addicting from the first page, engaging as it was hard to read, because sometimes life is suchhhh a shittt, so fucking hard. My heart hurt for Leo throughout this book, and for Charlie even, who while he didn't have trauma, had some of his own hurts.

GAhhh, this is one of my favorites. Superb writing, superb story that treated teenagers how I think they are - more grown up than grown ups think, but also still a lot younger then they think they are. The balance between these boys being mature beyond their years - most of it out of their control, like with Leo having to deal with what he has the first 15 years of his life - and still immature at times, not quite having an adult awareness of the world, was written so well.

They weren't dumbed down like they were children, but they weren't completely wise either. They still did completely immature things at times. I loved that balance. I highly, hiGHLY recommend this book. It was beautiful, it was real, it was breathtaking. Oct 13, Bev rated it it was amazing Shelves: So Garrett Leigh does YA Leo and his little sister Lilah had had a frightening childhood, culminating in an horrific incident which I won't go into here, but is obviously possible in RL. I certainly don't envy the police, paramedics and social workers in instances like those, but you just have to assume that the kids are getting the best of attention and help.

I adored Charlie, and his foster parents Kate and Reg. They were kind, patient, understanding and so damn good at their job The whole family in fact, yes This was such a powerful story! It had its own fair share of angst and sadness, but at the same time it was so hopeful Emotions just flooded all over. I really loved getting to know these characters- both MCs and the secondary ones- and the family dynamic was one of pure love that was deeply appreciated to balance the heavy topics the story dealt with.

I loved this so much. The moment I saw that it was about a makeshift family and the foster system, I was hopelessly sold. I read it in a single sitting. I absolutely loved the amount of emotion the author managed to pack in such a small novel. In under pages, I was so invested that I cried twice, and I got attached to both Charlie and Leo. I love when I find these beautiful slice-of-life books. Add on, that this one had a focus on the British foster system, making it both informative and enjoyable.

Probably more the first than the latter. But it was a worthwhile read that I would recommend to alone one who enjoys books that feature the foster system, British Sign Language, and of course, novels that start out at a low point but end with an HEA. Sep 19, CrabbyPatty rated it it was amazing Shelves: Charlie has been with them since he was two, and his adopted sister Fliss along with Kate's biological son Andy living in his own apartment make for a happy family that hashes through all major decisions together.

Leo and Lila have survived an unimaginable family tragedy and are in the foster care system when Kate and Reg and their family agree to give them a safe place to heal. This YA story is beautifully and poignantly written and although there is a lot of angst along the way, it is so tender and so hopeful. Charlie is instantly captivated by this beautiful boy with "the emptiest eyes Charlie had ever seen" while Leo's initial hostility is gradually tempered by Charlie's kindness and warmth. Both Charlie and Leo are gay "I liked you kissing me, because I like what you like.

I like you, and I like boys" , and Garrett Leigh gives us a love story that is PG rated yet so satisfying, along with an ending that is perfect without being sugar-coated: You know that, don't you? Review also posted at Gay Book Reviews - check it out! Oct 09, Truuss rated it really liked it Shelves: Heavy content written in a bearable way.

It was somewhat endearing. A foster family with three kids, Andy, Fliss and Charlie, are gathered together to discuss an important matter. Kate and Reg, the parents, want to take care of two kids Leo and his little sister Lila, who are both in the foster system and heavy traumatized. Like the blurb said: Leo, fifteen years old, is Lila's 4. Leo, fifteen years old, is Lila's protector Kate, the caring mother and deaf like Lila, can communicate with her But Leo distrust Reg deeply He won't let him near Lila Leo thinks of Charlie, who is at same age, as the most gorgeous boy ever They like each other Some heartbreaking and heartwarming moments pass the view Charlie and Leo both foster kids find deep friendship and love Charlie doesn't know exactly what trauma Leo been through.

But circumstances forces Leo to open up He loses control and he feels so broken and rejects all help Some devastating passages you will find but all with a perspective thank God. The story felt whole, enough convincing situations to make it acceptable. All family members were written down with their own personality. It was emotional and also sweet Leo and Charlie's love and trust for each other was the light in the darkness. I would love to take a peek in the future and see how the boys are holding. ARC received through NetGalley I appreciated how this does work as a YA.

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The photography is beautiful. The actors are attractive and their characters have moments of interest. I enjoyed the first half hour or so of a slowly unfolding story of family conflict, nostalgia for an interrupted youth.

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Frequent flashbacks enlivened the development of the backstory. However, the slow unfolding became a plodding march from incident to incident more akin to the animation of a bulleted list than the representation of a maturing person. The acting and cinematography talent are wasted on an overly long, contrived, unbelievable and trite plot. The writing is wooden to the point of embarrassment. My wife summed it up: This is the movie equivalent of a Good Housekeeping novel, in the worst sense. Start your free trial. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!

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