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I enjoyed many of the characters in this book and empathized with their issues. But, while there were some lovely scenes and poignant moments, it didn’t quite gel for me in the end.

a charming and heartbreaking book that i think almost perfectly encapsulates the autistic experience. i adored this novel.

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for this digital ARC. I was really excited about this story based on a review from a fellow reader, but unfortunately, it was much too YA for my taste, which made it difficult to get into. That said, I love the premise of the story and appreciate the overall message.

After an almost-school shooting, Morgan Flowers starts a relationship with their crush at the same time their absent alcoholic mother returns to their life. This novel explores the ways we hurt and harm one another—often unintentionally—in familial, romantic, and platonic relationships.

Feltman’s (Willa & Hesper, 2019) second novel is a 2022-appropriate take on the classic family saga. Everyone’s looking for someone to love, including Morgan, an aspiring filmmaker and nonbinary teenager. When they begin dating Sadie, things seem too good to be true. Morgan’s fear comes to fruition when their mom, Zoe, an alcoholic, comes back into their life and brings a tornado of chaos along with her. In the process, Zoe’s partner Brigid gets pulled into the fray, and Morgan’s dad, Julian, who is neurodivergent, struggles to find common ground with his child. Characters’ experiences are central to who they are: Julian’s as an autistic person, Zoe’s history with addiction, Brigid’s experience dating a younger person, and Morgan’s journey through gender identity. Feltman’s writing succeeds in depicting each of these characters with nuance and grace, though the book can sometimes fall flat at the intersection of their important experiences. This is far from a deterrent, though, as readers are sure to find characters to root for and identify with.

Feltman’s novel follows a period in time for a family when what they’ve chosen to bury and ignore all comes flooding to the surface. Both in the characters and what they go through feel real. The realness makes the reader care about the characters, though flawed, and makes you want good things for them in the future after their stories end on paper.

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the ARC of All the Things We Don't Talk About!

This book was delightful in a ""I feel sad for just about everybody involved but the drama keeps it interesting" kind of way. I've read quite a few novels with NB characters of Morgan has been one of my favorites. Their struggle with their gender identity was profound and well explained in her interactions with Julian.

I deducted one star from my overall review mostly because I wanted more of a resolution for Julian. He was my favorite character and I felt like he never got the full story that he should have had as a single parent. I'd personally read a whole book centered around Julian.