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    Something Like Gravity
    Something Like Gravity
    Something Like Gravity
    Audiobook9 hours

    Something Like Gravity

    Written by Amber Smith

    Narrated by M.W. Cartozian Wilson and Sandy Rustin

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    For fans of Love, Simon and Eleanor and Park, a romantic and sweet novel about a transgender boy who falls in love for the first time-and how first love changes us all-from New York Times bestselling author Amber Smith. Chris and Maia aren't off to a great start. A near-fatal car accident first brings them together, and their next encounters don't fare much better. Chris's good intentions backfire. Maia's temper gets the best of her. But they're neighbors, at least for the summer, and despite their best efforts, they just can't seem to stay away from each other. The path forward isn't easy. Chris has come out as transgender, but he's still processing a frightening assault he survived the year before. Maia is grieving the loss of her older sister and trying to find her place in the world without her. Falling in love was the last thing on either of their minds. But would it be so bad if it happened anyway?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 18, 2019
    ISBN9781980033509

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    • 4/5
      lgbtqai teen love story (trans boy meets girl grieving sudden loss of sister in small town NC)
      sweet, heartfelt story about two strangers meeting at the right time; also deals with assault trauma (author is not trans but part of lgbtq community and an advocate for better awareness of gender-based (rape and anti-gay) attacks.
      Parental notes: contains underage drinking (mostly leading to unpleasant/embarrassing situations) and love scenes that are not explicit--but pretty steamy ;) and some swearing.
    • 3/5
      It's hard for me to articulate but a lot of things about this one really rubbed me the wrong way. The writing was good, and at first I liked these two characters and their interest in each other, but there was an increasing amount of stuff that seemed to edge toward fetishization. I don't mind a certain amount of mess in my fictional relationships—there's a lot of mess in real life—but this seemed like it could have gone through some more sensitivity reads.
    • 5/5
      This reminds me of one of my favorite books, Brian Katcher's Almost Perfect. It has the same flavor, but more accurately reflects the gender differences and the progress we've made (in some parts of the world, at least). Both Chris and Maia are under the power of what's already happened in traumatic ways when they meet and those traumas continue to control them until the pain, coupled with their very strong feelings for each other, start to shatter that control. Not everything ends the way readers and the main characters would want, but there are hints of promise among the bittersweet. A great book!
    • 4/5
      Complicated story about first love while having lots of baggage.