A review by tankytoon
A Mark on My Soul by Jordon Greene

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked the book more than I expected, even though the beginning gave me whiplash with Noah's nervous thoughts going all over the place.

The first half of the book read like a rom-com as Noah navigates his first relationship as an out gay man.

It's all light and fluffy until it wasn't.

The second half of the book tackles with more serious issues, and the tone goes heavy and dramatic as Noah struggles with bigotry and hate from some of their peers and some of the parents.

After reading the conclusion, I keep wondering, that if I was in Noah's shoes, how I wish I could turn back time
just so that I would have kept quiet and be satisfied with Parker being my best friend for 50 odd years than being my boyfriend just for one.

Like Noah, I would keep blaming myself: if I hadn't told him I liked him;  if I didn't keep suggesting that I'd be happier if we could make our relationship public, basically forcing Parker to come out; if I just answered that last phone  call; etc.
. A lot of "should have"'s and "would have done"s, cannot erase the Mark on My Soul.



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