The narrative pushes forward as his public life (school, peers), his religious life(the act of going to church and participating regularly), and his private life ( parents, aunt, best friend, boyfriend), all spiral out of control. The main character Joseph (JJ) is gay, his father is a minister at a local church in a very small town, and he unexpectedly is forced out of the closet, portrayed as the victim of a “pervert”, and sustains a bullet wound to the chest that heals like the wounds to his heart and spirit can never do. The author reaches inside the reader’s chest and grabs their heart and never releases her hold. The protagonist’s character was written in great depth and thus his pain was palpable. The story of JJ’s trauma raised strong emotions in my heart and mind. I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. It is my first time reading this author’s work. I highly recommend this short novel by Tammy Ferebee. You feel like you’re dying, but death, the end result, the finale, never arrives. You break bit by bit until you feel irreparable. "Heartbreak isn’t fast, isn’t brief, isn’t uncomplicated.
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