I LOVED IT! YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!
Seriously I am a slow reader and this book took me three days to read. It's really easy to get into, the Ciao and Felipe are adorable and I was cheering, shouting, screaming and making all kinda of sounds while I read it! I was telling them to do stuff like they could hear me, like a dad watching football! It's a great, uplifting and rewarding read!
It also addresses body issues, bullying and homophobia which is really important. Gives people the courage to stand up for themselves but also relate and know that they're not alone in the world. It's a great book to give to a teenager who is struggling with their self identity. I mean I'm 28 and still loved every single word this book gave.
I will say the only niggle that I had, I wish there was more to the ending, what happens next? I will ask though, will there be another installment, time for a book two set in the artic around penguins?
If you're thinking about reading this book, stop thinking and start buying! It's amazing and you can bet I'll be reading it again soon. The LGBTQIA+ community need more, positive and uplifting books like this that are easy to read and take in. As someone who is both fat and gay, this did justice! I'm so glad it was translated into English! Great work!!
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Heartwarming, sweet LGBTQ read ♡
🌈 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔. “𝑩𝒖𝒕, 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌, 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒆, 𝑰 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌. 🏳️🌈Here The Whole Time by Vitor Martins, translated from Portuguese by Larrisa Helena.This book is like a warm hug in a mug. And I urge everyone to read this heart-warming book 💛Felipe is a socially anxious 17 year old and who would blame him when most of the school bully him for being fat. But he is also funny, caring and sweet. When he's forced to share his vacation with the neighbours kid Caio, Felipe finds himself out of his comfort zone, his vacation plans cancelled (netflix and youtube) and has to find a way to interact with Caio, who he's had a crush on for like forever!I fell in love with Felipe and his inner monologue, the pop culture references, and even the far fetched thoughts, like thinking his mum had been abducted by aliens when he found the flat empty 🤣 I laughed so much during this book, as well as feeling sad for how he's treated by some people in his life and the dent it makes on his self confidence. I was routing for Felipe from the start and just love his story on finding his inner bravery. On another note Felipe's mum, Rita is an absolute Gem! We all need a Rita in our lives.If your looking for a sweet, heart-warming read with multiple #lgbtpride rep then I highly recommend this book. 💛
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2021
I LOVED IT! YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 One of the best "gay" books I've read in ages! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2021
Seriously I am a slow reader and this book took me three days to read. It's really easy to get into, the Ciao and Felipe are adorable and I was cheering, shouting, screaming and making all kinda of sounds while I read it! I was telling them to do stuff like they could hear me, like a dad watching football! It's a great, uplifting and rewarding read!
It also addresses body issues, bullying and homophobia which is really important. Gives people the courage to stand up for themselves but also relate and know that they're not alone in the world. It's a great book to give to a teenager who is struggling with their self identity. I mean I'm 28 and still loved every single word this book gave.
I will say the only niggle that I had, I wish there was more to the ending, what happens next? I will ask though, will there be another installment, time for a book two set in the artic around penguins?
If you're thinking about reading this book, stop thinking and start buying! It's amazing and you can bet I'll be reading it again soon. The LGBTQIA+ community need more, positive and uplifting books like this that are easy to read and take in. As someone who is both fat and gay, this did justice! I'm so glad it was translated into English! Great work!!
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2021
🌈 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔. “𝑩𝒖𝒕, 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌, 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒆, 𝑰 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌. 🏳️🌈
Heartwarming, sweet LGBTQ read ♡
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2021
Here The Whole Time by Vitor Martins, translated from Portuguese by Larrisa Helena.
This book is like a warm hug in a mug. And I urge everyone to read this heart-warming book 💛
Felipe is a socially anxious 17 year old and who would blame him when most of the school bully him for being fat. But he is also funny, caring and sweet. When he's forced to share his vacation with the neighbours kid Caio, Felipe finds himself out of his comfort zone, his vacation plans cancelled (netflix and youtube) and has to find a way to interact with Caio, who he's had a crush on for like forever!
I fell in love with Felipe and his inner monologue, the pop culture references, and even the far fetched thoughts, like thinking his mum had been abducted by aliens when he found the flat empty 🤣 I laughed so much during this book, as well as feeling sad for how he's treated by some people in his life and the dent it makes on his self confidence. I was routing for Felipe from the start and just love his story on finding his inner bravery. On another note Felipe's mum, Rita is an absolute Gem! We all need a Rita in our lives.
If your looking for a sweet, heart-warming read with multiple #lgbtpride rep then I highly recommend this book. 💛
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- Hebert AntoineReviewed in France on 15 February 2025
A good short queer coming of age story
- Claire RosalindReviewed in Australia on 27 September 2022
Beautiful message, relatable characters, wholesome romance!
- FanniReviewed in the United States on 27 July 2022
Sweet and heartwarming story about the power of young love
