They are angry, scared, hesitant and, at the same time, determined and furious and their complexity is well written and real. They, like any kids or teenagers in that awful situation, feel all kind of emotions. Their being true to themselves and to each other is beautiful.

I was impressed by the relationships they have with one other, the way they protect each other, their strength and resilience in a place where everyone wanted to change and hurt them. It was impossible not to love and support Connor, Marcos, Molly, Darcy and the other campers. They are are skillfully written and relatable. I hoped.Īdam Sass’s writing style was so powerful and intense I found myself feeling all kind of emotion and I was upset, angry, sad, full of rage and sorrow for this beautiful and complex characters. I couldn’t put down this book, because I was so involved in the story, so attatched to the characters I needed to know what would happen next, fearing for them, cheering them on. It’s rare and precious finding a book that hit you so hard, you KNOW it will stay with you for a very long time. Intense, raw, painful, beautiful, reading Surrender your sons was like having my heart squeezed, my throat punched, my breath knocked out of me. The book, wonderfully and skillfully written, follows Connor trying to uncover a mystery, escaping from the island and exposing the horrible truth of the camp. Surrender your sons is part thriller, part mystery, part coming of age, and it’s the story of Connor, a gay seventeen years old, who, because of his religious zealot mother and their reverend, is kidnapped and brought to a conversion therapy camp on a island. I’ll never thank enough the publisher for granting me this wish. TW: suicide, death, murder, conversion therapy, torture, hate crime, abuse (physicological and physical), homophobia. I had the pleasure to read this book in March (!!!!) and I’ll never thank enough Flux books for it! Happy release date to one of my most anticipated reads of 2020, Surrender your sons by Adam Sass!

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