Yes, this is fanfiction. Yes, it's a high school AU featuring Les Amis de l'ABC from Les Misérables. Yes, it imagines an angsty, pretend-boyfriends scYes, this is fanfiction. Yes, it's a high school AU featuring Les Amis de l'ABC from Les Misérables. Yes, it imagines an angsty, pretend-boyfriends scenario between Enjolras and Grantaire as seventeen-year-olds. And yes, it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
But still. This turned out to be one of my favorite non-fantasy teen novels (yes, novel—it is not in any sense short) in years. Edited down a bit, and with a slew of name changes, I could absolutely see it being picked up by a mainstream publisher.
If you like unrequited pining, bisexual angst, high school students being ridiculous and adorable gay couples, this may be the story for you....more
The narrative stumbled a few times in the beginning, but it found its footing eventually and carried me along on a rollicking ride—only to stumble agaThe narrative stumbled a few times in the beginning, but it found its footing eventually and carried me along on a rollicking ride—only to stumble again with an ending that felt unfocused and anticlimactic. Still a fun read, though....more
Well, this was different. Mostly in a good way, I think. The kind of book that breaks all the rules and yet still makes me despair of every writing haWell, this was different. Mostly in a good way, I think. The kind of book that breaks all the rules and yet still makes me despair of every writing half so well....more
This got really hard to read about halfway through. Almost didn't finish it.This got really hard to read about halfway through. Almost didn't finish it....more
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