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A Million Quiet Revolutions

A Million Quiet Revolutions

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  • Author：Robin Gow
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Summary

For as long as they can remember， Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other。 In a small town with few queer teenagers， let alone young trans men， they've shared milestones like coming out as trans， buying the right binders--and falling for each other。

But just as their relationship has started to blossom， Aaron moves away。 Feeling adrift， separated from the one person who understands them， they seek solace in digging deep into the annals of America's past。 When they discover the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers who they believe to have been trans man in love， they're inspired to pay tribute to these soldiers by adopting their names--Aaron and Oliver。 As they learn， they delve further into unwritten queer stories， and they discover the transformative power of reclaiming one's place in history。

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Reviews

Ellie ，

This absolutely devastated me， but was so good that it was worth the emotional damage。 Bonus points for having well-written queer characters that aren't just stereotypes。 This absolutely devastated me， but was so good that it was worth the emotional damage。 Bonus points for having well-written queer characters that aren't just stereotypes。 。。。more

GoodWitchAzura ，

Absolutely beautiful， although sadly relatable。 Definitely recommend。

August Harper ，

This is an emotional roller coaster of a book that follows trans teens Aaron and Oliver as they embark an a passionate journey of self-discovery。 I like that the book never mentions the character’s deadnames， and I also love all the history that's woven through the story！ This is an emotional roller coaster of a book that follows trans teens Aaron and Oliver as they embark an a passionate journey of self-discovery。 I like that the book never mentions the character’s deadnames， and I also love all the history that's woven through the story！ 。。。more

Lyx ，

This book is beautiful and so necessary。It tells the story of two trans boys in a small town in rural Pennsylvania， during their senior year of high-school， falling in love with each other， coming to terms with their gender identities， growing up and trying to find their place in a world。 It is also a celebration and homage to queer people in history that are so often erased or forgotten。 The main characters in this book adopt the names of two assumed-to-have-been trans and gay men during the re This book is beautiful and so necessary。It tells the story of two trans boys in a small town in rural Pennsylvania， during their senior year of high-school， falling in love with each other， coming to terms with their gender identities， growing up and trying to find their place in a world。 It is also a celebration and homage to queer people in history that are so often erased or forgotten。 The main characters in this book adopt the names of two assumed-to-have-been trans and gay men during the revolutionary war - Oliver and Aaron - as a way to commemorate them and remind themselves that people like themselves existed even then。Representation: queer and transmasc mcs， achillean t4t romance， nonbinary and sapphic side characters， sapphic couple， Jewish mc， Puerto Rican mcTW: sexual assault （mentioned， nondescriptive）， deadnaming， transphobia， homophobia 。。。more

Kip ，

Lovely novel in verse about two trans boys navigating some difficult times at the end of high school by adopting the names of two trans Revolutionary War soldiers and writing letters as them。 The ending was especially wonderful！

Fox ，

A Million Quiet Revolutions is an often-rocky， realistic trans adolescent love story， best read slow and savored aloud while awash in quiet lamplight。

Gabby ，

A Million Quiet Revolutions is a wonderful novel-in-verse about two young transgender men （turning 18） who must find a way to stay connected to one another as their Senior year of high school changes unexpectedly。 They connect with the story of two Revolutionary soldiers they believe could have been transgender men， too。 They decide to name themselves after the soldiers， Aaron and Oliver。 As a long distance couple， they write one another letters and plan to reunite。 I absolutely loved this book！ A Million Quiet Revolutions is a wonderful novel-in-verse about two young transgender men （turning 18） who must find a way to stay connected to one another as their Senior year of high school changes unexpectedly。 They connect with the story of two Revolutionary soldiers they believe could have been transgender men， too。 They decide to name themselves after the soldiers， Aaron and Oliver。 As a long distance couple， they write one another letters and plan to reunite。 I absolutely loved this book！ Gow does a wonderful job of depicting Aaron and Oliver in such authentic ways。 They avoid deadnaming the characters by blocking out the names with asterisks， which I've never seen before。 This book is why I love reading so much。 I felt that I was Aaron and Oliver as I read from their perspectives。 I stepping into their lives and saw what brought them joy or pain。 It made me so happy to see young folx discussing underrepresented people in History。 Gow also includes resources for further reading on LGBTQ+ History at the end of the book， which is awesome！ I highly recommend this book to folx 14 and up due to the content warnings below:CW: Deadnaming， sex， sexual assault （mentioned。。。） 。。。more

Rose ，

Three Reasons You Should Read This Book:1。 The Writing: Have you ever read a in-verse book and thought “why wasn’t this just written in prose”？ Well， that won’t be the case here。 Case in point:Sometimes I thinkif there was a trans saintmaybe I could teach my mom about themand she’d understandthat queer peopleare holy in our own ways2。 Rep: - One MC is a jewish trans boy， the other is a puerto rican trans boy。 psst it’s t4t！ there are also other side BIPOC and queer characters。 While not on-p Three Reasons You Should Read This Book:1。 The Writing: Have you ever read a in-verse book and thought “why wasn’t this just written in prose”？ Well， that won’t be the case here。 Case in point:Sometimes I thinkif there was a trans saintmaybe I could teach my mom about themand she’d understandthat queer peopleare holy in our own ways2。 Rep: - One MC is a jewish trans boy， the other is a puerto rican trans boy。 psst it’s t4t！ there are also other side BIPOC and queer characters。 While not on-page rep， Oliver is coded as autistic and Aaron as someone with ADHD* 。Oliver’s special interest in history is present throughout the book， and I loved that it was accepted by his family and his boyfriend w/o a thought。3。 Themes: A lot of this book revolves around two trans boys， Oliver and Aaron， as they are forced to grow away from each other。 As they grapple with their identities as trans gay boys on the verge of adulthood， they find solice in the possibility of two trans men who lived during the Revolutionary War。 This book at it’s core is finding faith and love in queer ancestors， even if their histories were not written down。* https://twitter。com/gow_robin_frank/s。。。 。。。more

Maxman217 ，

This isn't a review， yet， I haven't finished I just wanted to say。。。 If you're not Jewish it's fine to write a Jewish character but。。。 is it too much to ask for a little research and consideration？ Thought that maybe Jewish people， Jewish families see and think about World War II differently than other kinds of Americans？ One of the characters is Jewish and his dad is into history namely World War II which is played as standard middle aged white dad stuff。 The main character says he learned abou This isn't a review， yet， I haven't finished I just wanted to say。。。 If you're not Jewish it's fine to write a Jewish character but。。。 is it too much to ask for a little research and consideration？ Thought that maybe Jewish people， Jewish families see and think about World War II differently than other kinds of Americans？ One of the characters is Jewish and his dad is into history namely World War II which is played as standard middle aged white dad stuff。 The main character says he learned about the holocaust from one of his dad's books and his dad doesn't like to talk about that part because his parents were survivors。 Then we're done with that part。。。 there was also a throw away line about soldiers in the past celebrating Hanukkah。 Which in and of itself is fine but just reenforces the feeling of someone who isn't Jewish and doesn't have a good understanding of Judaism or the Jewish point of view。 Many non-Jews think Hanukkah is "Jewish Christmas" which。。。 is not the case。like I said you don't have to be Jewish to write a Jewish character but if you're gonna go walking into the Jewish emotional minefield of the Shoah at least get some kind of handle on how we talk about it among ourselves or that you know we have our own name for it？Edit: Having read through the whole book I can confirm the first impression I had， the book has lots of reflections and thoughts on being Puerto Rican and Catholic， but none on being Jewish which leads to it being awkwardly unbalanced with Oliver being a much weaker more shallow character。 。。。more

Savavavavah ，

I’ve never read a book before that was just what I needed just when I needed it like this book was。 And maybe it wasn’t in the best way because this book is so so sad， and maybe this review won’t help you decide whether or not to read it （please read this book， please。 If you’ve ever been a queer teenager or are right now， you have 10x the reason to read it） but I just want to say thank you。Things are bad right now。 Somehow this helped more than I thought anything could。

Jen ，

I loved this so much 😭

Sabrina ，

4。5 starsBeautiful story and the verse worked well。 The two main characters were so well done as they grappled with their identity and growing up。 At the beginning it was hard to tell which character was which and the ending felt a little abrupt but otherwise a wonderful read。

Ashlee » libraryinthecountry ，

I am beyond taken by this book。 It is told in verse， and is one of the most romantic and reflective stories I've read。 Highly， HIGHLY recommend the audiobook especially—the narrators do beautiful job of bringing these characters to life。This is a coming-of-age story of two trans teens， best friends Aaron and Oliver， who adopt the names of Revolutionary War soldiers they believe were trans men in love。 The story is an exploration of love， identity， culture， and religion， as well as navigating the I am beyond taken by this book。 It is told in verse， and is one of the most romantic and reflective stories I've read。 Highly， HIGHLY recommend the audiobook especially—the narrators do beautiful job of bringing these characters to life。This is a coming-of-age story of two trans teens， best friends Aaron and Oliver， who adopt the names of Revolutionary War soldiers they believe were trans men in love。 The story is an exploration of love， identity， culture， and religion， as well as navigating the intersection of communities and reclamation of one's self and history。 I am all in my feels right now and the in verse format， as well as exchange of letters between characters is so easy to sink into and find yourself lost within。 。。。more

Anna ，

"We thrive in any time we want。 We could belong there "I'm always hesitant to call a book perfect because books are written by people and people are not perfect but this book is all encompassing and emotional and vulnerable and romantic and dare I say， perfect。 I wanted to cry upon finishing this book。 It truly is a feat to have a book that's told in verse where at the end of the story you feel so intensely connected to the characters。 I am honestly kind of speechless。A million quiet revolutions "We thrive in any time we want。 We could belong there "I'm always hesitant to call a book perfect because books are written by people and people are not perfect but this book is all encompassing and emotional and vulnerable and romantic and dare I say， perfect。 I wanted to cry upon finishing this book。 It truly is a feat to have a book that's told in verse where at the end of the story you feel so intensely connected to the characters。 I am honestly kind of speechless。A million quiet revolutions is about two queer trans boys who are in love and they grow up together and they come out together and when one of them moves away they write letters to each other。 They connect their transness and their queerness through stories of queer history and are able to find solace and validity and identity within these moments and queer history that aren't told。The writing in this book is lyrical and illustrative and romantic and sweeping。 It is magical to be honest。I loved the discussions about family relationships and coming out and having insecurity about coming out even though you know that coming out was the best thing you did。 It is fucking hard to come out。 I don't care how many people say that it is easy to come out in 2022， it is still so freaking hard and so freaking scary。 Even when you have parents who you think will support you， it is terrifying。 Aaron and Oliver have different familial situations and they both have some struggles and some triumphs and I really enjoyed that subplot of the book。I think one of my favorite parts about a million quiet revolutions is how complex and intricate we are as individuals。 There are so many pieces to us and none of them reflect our entirety but they all make us who we are。 We aren't just one label but each of our labels affects our existence。 Both Aaron and Oliver are so much more than just trans boys but their transness and their queerness affects every decision and every thought that they have。 I'm not sure what else I can say So I'm going to leave you with a few more quotes that I loved。 "It's hard to search for someone like yourself when you're not even sure who you are。""I wonder why it has to be me and somewhere deep in my core I think how wildly beautiful it is to exist in spite of all the places the stories of men like you， like us， are left untold。""I've been thinking about all the ways the world makes us feel not real。 I think people imagine transphobia and queer phobia as people shouting at us and hurting us， which of course it is sometimes， but really mostly at school and in town I feel like people are trying to erase us like they just don't want to see us， which is just another type of violence。"We've been erased from so much history。 Someone needs to write us back in。" 。。。more

lucy ，

4。5 stars

Eva B。 ，

The thing about novels-in-verse is that they click for me or they don't， and this one unfortunately did not。 Which is too bad， because queer history and revolutionary war history are two of my favorite niches of history to learn about and I feel like this is one of those books that would've hit me harder as a prose novel。 But I'm sure a lot of people will really connect with the poetry aspect of this one， which is nice。 The thing about novels-in-verse is that they click for me or they don't， and this one unfortunately did not。 Which is too bad， because queer history and revolutionary war history are two of my favorite niches of history to learn about and I feel like this is one of those books that would've hit me harder as a prose novel。 But I'm sure a lot of people will really connect with the poetry aspect of this one， which is nice。 。。。more

Karinas。lit ，

Overall Rating: 4/5Characters: 5/5All the characters are definitely raw and extremely relatable。 Writing Style: 5/5I really loved the writing style！ Reading a book written in verse was definitely a new experience， but I enjoyed it！Romance: 5/5The romance in this book was the perfect amount。 It left enough room to focus on the main characters and the trials and societal pressures placed on them throughout the book。 Read if you:like painlove poetrywant a book with a diverse cast of characters

Sarah ，

This is the first story I’ve read in verse and I loved the writing style。 Told through two POV’s I enjoyed getting to know both Aaron and Oliver。 The narrators did a great job bringing the charters off the page。

Hayden （bookish。hayden） ，

I LOVED EVERY MILLISECOND OF THIS！ RTC

Julie • bujo。books ，

Written in verse， this debut YA novel follows a couple approaching their high school graduation as they are realizing their identities as trans boys and find comfort in the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers that they believe are trans men in love。 They lean on each other as they deal with coming out to those around them and how people like them have been erased from history。TW: （view spoiler）[transphobia/queerphobia， mentions of molestation。 （hide spoiler）]This is such a great story that w Written in verse， this debut YA novel follows a couple approaching their high school graduation as they are realizing their identities as trans boys and find comfort in the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers that they believe are trans men in love。 They lean on each other as they deal with coming out to those around them and how people like them have been erased from history。TW: （view spoiler）[transphobia/queerphobia， mentions of molestation。 （hide spoiler）]This is such a great story that will resonate with the queer youth。 Aaron and Oliver have a sweet relationship， that also manages to stay realistic as they have to spend time apart。 They each have their own anxieties about different aspects of their identities， but they're never dismissive of themselves。 Aaron in particular is dealing with the stresses of coming from a stricter and more religious family that is not as accepting of his identity， which was sad to read but I felt was handled well and realistically。 I really enjoyed Oliver's dives into queer history， particularly that of the American Revolution， so much so that I am interested in doing my own research into queer people at the time。 The author provided plenty of resources in the back of the book to do so！Overall， this is a YA novel that I will be highly recommending to just about everyone， but especially to queer teens。 。。。more

Leslie （LellieReads） ，

Childhood friends to lovers come out as trans boys in their senior year of high school。 Oliver is a history buff， especially interested in the revolutionary war。 Feeling discouraged about never seeing queer people in history， he comes across two trans soldiers of the war named Aaron and Oliver。 The two decide to use the soldiers for their new names as trans boys。 Shortly after， Aaron has to move to new York City and the two decide to write letters to each other like the soldiers would have durin Childhood friends to lovers come out as trans boys in their senior year of high school。 Oliver is a history buff， especially interested in the revolutionary war。 Feeling discouraged about never seeing queer people in history， he comes across two trans soldiers of the war named Aaron and Oliver。 The two decide to use the soldiers for their new names as trans boys。 Shortly after， Aaron has to move to new York City and the two decide to write letters to each other like the soldiers would have during the revolutionary war to try and keep each other close。Rep & highlights:-YA novel in verse -2 trans boy MCs-childhood friends to lovers-jewish mc， Puerto Rican MCI love novels in verse and I enjoyed this one as well！ I read it quickly and enjoyed it。 I thought both sets of parents were realistic and that using a maybe/maybe not fictional queer historical figure couple as a means to cope is relevant to queer people everywhere。 Thanks to the author and macmillan for a free copy in exchange for an honest review and spot on the book tour。 。。。more

Lily Rooke ，

Full of achingly beautiful lines， 'A Million Quiet Revolutions' is told in verse， often through letters， between trans boys Oliver and Aaron， whose struggles are paralleled with soldiers from the Revolutionary War period。 It reads like a long-form poem， and there were so many gorgeous， relatable， emotional quotes that I loved reading throughout。 Personally I didn't enjoy some choices， such as the sex scene in the cemetery。 Although I understand the thematic significance of the setting， it just d Full of achingly beautiful lines， 'A Million Quiet Revolutions' is told in verse， often through letters， between trans boys Oliver and Aaron， whose struggles are paralleled with soldiers from the Revolutionary War period。 It reads like a long-form poem， and there were so many gorgeous， relatable， emotional quotes that I loved reading throughout。 Personally I didn't enjoy some choices， such as the sex scene in the cemetery。 Although I understand the thematic significance of the setting， it just didn't work for me as a reader。 Moreover， the subplot of the child sexual abuse in a church setting was something I was entirely unprepared for， and I wish there had been a content warning about this provided beforehand。 If I had been prepared to read this subject matter， I would have enjoyed the novel more。 In 2022， books including CSA should include content warnings。CW: Child sexual abuse in a religious context （church）; generally transphobic cultural context， although one character's parents are much more affirming than the other。 。。。more

Amanda ，

[I received a physical copy from PrideBookTours for an honest review]A Million Quiet Revolutions is a moving story of best friends who come out as transgender to each other。 After discovering love letters between soldiers， they decide to take on the soldiers' names as their own。 When a family move separates them， they decide to channel their new namesakes and write letters to each other to keep in touch。 But growing up isn't easy， and they have to figure out a way to navigate figuring how to be [I received a physical copy from PrideBookTours for an honest review]A Million Quiet Revolutions is a moving story of best friends who come out as transgender to each other。 After discovering love letters between soldiers， they decide to take on the soldiers' names as their own。 When a family move separates them， they decide to channel their new namesakes and write letters to each other to keep in touch。 But growing up isn't easy， and they have to figure out a way to navigate figuring how to be comfortable in their identities and not losing the connection they have between them。"Kissing behind the crooked tombstone in the graveyard at dusk，cheese fries at the snack shakefilling Tupperware with fireflies。"This is such a beautiful story and not just because of its poetry。 Two trans best friend， who while have so much in common， have just as many things that the other can't relate to。 Not saying Oliver's coming out or his journey to his identity was easy， but he had a smoother transition with his home life than Aaron。 His parent's right away ask questions and accept his decisions。。 They are supportive and let him know how much they love him， no matter his pronouns。 Yet， socially， he is still living in a town without friends who understood him。 While Aaron's parents ignore his coming out and treat it like a phase， not acknowledging his pronouns or his new name。 Thankfully， when he joins the Queer club at school he has supportive friends and at least at home he had his brother in his corner。 It hurt to read as Aaron pulls away from Oliver the longer they were apart。 I loved the way they wrote actual letters to each other like soldiers in the Revolution， it was an interesting way to tell continue their story。 I was pleased with their reunion and the ending， but I wish we got a little glimpse into their future。 I'll just be over here， picturing them in their thirties living in an apartment together with a dog。"The other me is bold and queer。He has hair dyed red。He wraps himself in a trans flag。He doesn't care what his family thinks。I don't know who I am sometimes betweenthe two of meor what it would look likefor those two mesto come together。"I think this is an important book for Young Adults。 It shows the struggles of figuring out your identity， how it can affect how others see you ， how not everyone has families are quick to accept， and the importance of supportive friends。 I liked the way it addressed how everyone is different even when having the same sexual identity， in reference to hormone usage and what personal anatomy terms one is comfortable with。 "I kind of like queer to describeLGBTQIA+ people from different times。Queer says there's so much roomto explore uniqueness。 Says there are so many waysto exist。"Overall， A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow was a moving Young Adult Queer Contemporary with best friends， Queer history， battle reenactments， graveyard kisses， morning pancakes， family and a hope for the future。Content Warning : on page sexual intimacy， sexual assault by Catholic priest affecting a secondary character 。。。more

Tori Forte ，

4。5 stars rounded up。 This book very much is about the growing pains of going through coming out， and learning how to navigate that within yourself and with people who are also experiencing it， but maybe aren’t ready/can’t fully be themselves yet。 I think the author has crafted an incredible story that many young queer people will find deeply relatable and a place to see themselves。 I loved that there were no deadnames on page <3。 I loved the unique format of telling the story through prose and 4。5 stars rounded up。 This book very much is about the growing pains of going through coming out， and learning how to navigate that within yourself and with people who are also experiencing it， but maybe aren’t ready/can’t fully be themselves yet。 I think the author has crafted an incredible story that many young queer people will find deeply relatable and a place to see themselves。 I loved that there were no deadnames on page <3。 I loved the unique format of telling the story through prose and the incorporation of letters and drawings as well later on in the story。 I like that we can see Oliver and Aaron deal with questioning/discovering their genders and sexuality through the lense of the world around them and how it relates back to things within their cultures and religions。 I loved the incorporation of queer history through the book as the boys are discovering it and how it pertains to their journey。 This book was heart-wrenching and beautiful。 TW: transphobia （briefly mentioned， within family groups）， homophobia， child/ sexual abuse （specifically within the church）， deadnaming mention with-in family， misgendering with-in family， sexual assault mention， sexual content 。。。more

Kaine Winneg ，

“Even if We Have to Carve Out Our History” A Million Quiet Revolutions is a wonderful piece of trans literature， written in verse with all the tact and poise of a master artist。 Robin Gow writes their trans characters so thoughtfully and with such easy confidence。 There are so many casual elements of the trans experience that were mentioned or included that filled me with so much joy。 An important aspect in trans literature， is how an author chooses to breach the subject of a characters dead nam “Even if We Have to Carve Out Our History” A Million Quiet Revolutions is a wonderful piece of trans literature， written in verse with all the tact and poise of a master artist。 Robin Gow writes their trans characters so thoughtfully and with such easy confidence。 There are so many casual elements of the trans experience that were mentioned or included that filled me with so much joy。 An important aspect in trans literature， is how an author chooses to breach the subject of a characters dead name。 Personally I find it disrespectful to even tell the reader what it is at all。 I was so happy to find that Robin Gow is of a similar mindset and fully censored both Oliver and Aarons dead names。I loved perusing through all of the resources listed in the back of the book and can’t wait to learn more about trans people through history。 Queer people in general are hidden throughout world history， and I hope more people will look into it and learn to be more accepting after reading this book。 。。。more

atlas ♡ ，

➳ 𝟮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀this book is so important for young trans people like myself。 the representation was done amazingly and it was definitely the highlight of this book。 i also adored the latino representation！ this novel did trans/queer latino representation at it's finest。my favorite section was probably the letters section while my least was the reenactment section。 the letters were a very fun way to see the development of their relationship！ the section after that was just alright。 i enjoyed reading a ➳ 𝟮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀this book is so important for young trans people like myself。 the representation was done amazingly and it was definitely the highlight of this book。 i also adored the latino representation！ this novel did trans/queer latino representation at it's finest。my favorite section was probably the letters section while my least was the reenactment section。 the letters were a very fun way to see the development of their relationship！ the section after that was just alright。 i enjoyed reading about both of the main characters but did sometimes get confused with their POVs。 they had very similar voices so it was hard to differentiate at times。 they were both very fleshed out though！ i didn't love their relationship either despite how much I liked the characters。 lots of things that were supposed to be seen as romantic just weren't for me。 them having sex in a cemetery is one example。 i love queer history so much but i found the characters love for it to be obsessive at times。 and that's coming from someone who's about to start writing a 10 page research paper on trans people in history– for school but still！ the romanticization of war was just a big no。I've never read a novel written in verse before but I think it worked very well here！ the writing style was lyrical and made the book very flowy and easy to read。 overall i was very excited for this book but ended up liking the premise for than the execution。 thank you to pride book tours for a finished copy in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more

Mary ，

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。A Million Quiet Revolutions is a novel in verse which follows two trans boys through their senior year of high school， as they navigate their own identities， new family dynamics， romance， and unwritten history。This book was sweet， romantic， sad， heartwarming， and just all around beautiful。 Aaron and Oliver both had very different journeys， and yet we were shown both where they were different and whe Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。A Million Quiet Revolutions is a novel in verse which follows two trans boys through their senior year of high school， as they navigate their own identities， new family dynamics， romance， and unwritten history。This book was sweet， romantic， sad， heartwarming， and just all around beautiful。 Aaron and Oliver both had very different journeys， and yet we were shown both where they were different and where they overlapped。 The writing was soft， gentle， loving。 The plot itself was incredibly character-driven， and leaned into moments that weren't entirely linear for the sake of deepening our understanding of the characters。 I particularly enjoyed part 2， in which Aaron and Oliver exchange letters， as the emotional conflict of their story deepens。 I loved this quick， thought-provoking， important story， and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a swift， sweet， important read。 。。。more

Andy ，

Thank you to Pride Book Tours and Fierce Reads for a finished copy in exchange for an honest review and promotion。 All opinions are my own。 I am very emotional after reading this。 A Million Quiet Revolutions is a YA contemporary novel in verse that follows the journey of two trans boys who are best friends and fall in love with each other。 When they find the story of two trans men in the Revolutionary war， they adopt their names: Aaron and Oliver。 Just as they feel like their relationship is blo Thank you to Pride Book Tours and Fierce Reads for a finished copy in exchange for an honest review and promotion。 All opinions are my own。 I am very emotional after reading this。 A Million Quiet Revolutions is a YA contemporary novel in verse that follows the journey of two trans boys who are best friends and fall in love with each other。 When they find the story of two trans men in the Revolutionary war， they adopt their names: Aaron and Oliver。 Just as they feel like their relationship is blossoming， Aaron is forced to move away。 The two continue to write letters to each other and cling to the hope of love， identity and finding their place in history。 This book broke me。 I am a void after reading this heartbreaking and breathtaking story of two trans boys in love。 I loved how much these two boys cared for each other。 I loved the exploration of queer culture， Latine culture and Jewish culture that we got in this novel。 Aaron and Oliver's journeys to acceptance are different for them both， but each was powerful。 I loved watching Aaron find a community for himself， including other queer Latine people。 I loved seeing Oliver dive deeper into history and finding stories of queer heroes。 Oliver's home life is much more accepting and I loved how easily his parents supported him。 Aaron has a tougher time， but the way his relationship with his older brother， Jose， is explored was amazing。 I loved seeing these two open up to each other and how Jose was always willing to help Aaron if that's what he wanted。 Overall， this was a moving and evocative story and I loved it with my whole heart。Jewish gay trans male MC， Puerto Rican Christian gay trans male MC， Latine queer nonbinary side character， Puerto Rican cishet side characters， various queer side characters， Black male side character。 CWs: Homophobia/homomisia， transphobia/transmisia， deadnaming， misgendering。 Moderate: misogyny， consensual sexual content， sexual assault， rape， sexual violence， religious bigotry， dysphoria。 Minor: Antisemitism。 。。。more

Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves） ，

4。5 starsAaron and Oliver have shared a lot together。 As two of the few queer teens in their small towns， they were a lot of each other’s firsts。 They came out as trans to each other， finding their first binders， finding new names。 And now， they might just be falling for each other。However， before their new romantic relationship can fully blossom， Aaron moves away。 The two promise to keep in touch despite the distance with written letters。 Like Oliver’s inspirations from queer history， specifica 4。5 starsAaron and Oliver have shared a lot together。 As two of the few queer teens in their small towns， they were a lot of each other’s firsts。 They came out as trans to each other， finding their first binders， finding new names。 And now， they might just be falling for each other。However， before their new romantic relationship can fully blossom， Aaron moves away。 The two promise to keep in touch despite the distance with written letters。 Like Oliver’s inspirations from queer history， specifically the Revolutionary War。 They are each other’s solace and comfort。 However， as they grow up in different places， will their love stay strong？ Or will they start to drift apart？Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Children’s for an advanced copy of this to review！ Immediately drawn in by the cover， I knew this was a book that needed to be on my radar。 And for good reason！ I don’t think there’s another book quite like it in the YA market， and it is the perfect time for it。To start， this is a novel in verse， which I definitely didn’t realize before picking it up。 But no matter！ I absolutely love novels in verse。 For Aaron and Oliver’s story， I also think it works really well。 There’s an entire section in the middle that is basically told just from their letters， and it’s beautifully done。 The formatting also helps in distinquishing between their voices when we get different points of view。Even though this is a novel in verse， you still get incredible emotion from the main characters， which isn’t always easy to do。 You come to care about them as you read， rooting for them to make it， to be together。 They’re just two queer teens trying to figure themselves out， and what a wonderful journey it is。Finally， one of my favorie things about this is Oliver’s determination to find queer people throughout history is inspiring。 And also enlightening。 You know there were LGBTQ+ people at every moment of important history， but too often their stories are silenced。 And Oliver wants to make sure they get told， which is it’s own kind of revolution in itself。All in all， if you love emotional， moving novels in verse， this is definitely one you should pick up at the end of the month！ 。。。more

Samantha ，

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。 A Million Quiet Revolutions is beautifully written。 It's an absolutely gorgeous story about two trans boys who are finding themselves and growing in both life and love。 It brings together the past and present to help paint the picture of the boys love for each other。 The characters are multi-dimensional with flaws and imperfections Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。 A Million Quiet Revolutions is beautifully written。 It's an absolutely gorgeous story about two trans boys who are finding themselves and growing in both life and love。 It brings together the past and present to help paint the picture of the boys love for each other。 The characters are multi-dimensional with flaws and imperfections showing them as whole and complex beings。 The story， the writing， the imagery。。 it's all stunning。 What an incredibly written book。 Throughout the whole book we see the contrast between Oliver and Aaron's lives。 One boy is accepted and supported by his friends and family， while the other boy is part of a family who refuses to acknowledge him as who he really is。 The relationship between Oliver and his mom is so adorable。 I was so thankful Oliver had a family who supported him even if they didn't understand what he was going through。 Written entirely in verse， A Million Quiet Revolutions is exactly the story you want when looking for a fresh taste of love and hope。 。。。more

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