Review: Autoboyography

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tanner and Sebastian deserve the world and my heart hasn’t felt this warm in a while.
I apologise for how long this took to come out! I've been extremely busy over the past two months and just haven't had time to post or even read much lately! But finally I'm back, so here is my long overdue review of AutoBoyography.

The Writing

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I went into this book, I had a vague understanding of the plot but not a lot else; so I went in on assumptions and guesses. After reading Simon Vs. And Aristotle and Dante, I needed something in the same genre to keep my heart warm and fluff; Autoboyography certainly isn’t disappointing. If anything it’s exceeding expectations.

The pacing of this book surprised me, things take place faster than I thought they would but it’s actually a really lovely read. Nothing feels rushed or unnatural, the events happen in a way that is still raw and realistic about how they might happen in real life. The way the story comes to an end, in my opinion, was handled really well and honestly Autoboyography has one of the warmest endings I’ve read in a while.

Characters:

Tanner is a really good protagonist and voice for the novel as he has lived in two completely different worlds. California where he was out and open to the world and now Utah where he’s retreated back into the closet; hiding from the possibility of judgment and alienation.
At first, he comes across as a bold, confident guy but the story progresses it turns out he’s a bit of a hot mess under the surface and honestly I think everyone could relate to Tanner in one way or another.

Sebastian is a sweetheart who deserves nothing but a world full of happiness and rainbow kisses. Honestly, this boy does things to my heart just as he does to Tanner’s; watching him grow and open up to Tanner is heartwarming and a blessing to see. The journey that Seb went on through the course of this book was one of pure discovery and one of truth: just watching how he grew makes me swell with pride.

Watching the dynamic between Tanner and Sebastian as it grew and developed was honestly gorgeous; these boys have stolen my heart and I wish them nothing but happiness.

Diversity:

A bisexual MC, a gay Mormon MC.

Content Warning:
Homophobia

Overall
I would highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a short, sweet LGBTQ+, summery read about two boys who have to overcome obstacles in order to be together. I had a wonderful time reading this one and I think you will to!

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