Isaac is an uncompromising and vivid portrait of that liminal time between A-levels and university.



It really captures that late-teenage experience, where emotions come the size of articulated lorries and every decision feels vital and precipitous.



Queer readers own memories of first loves and misguided teenage dalliances will certainly be provoked while you read.

Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc. This is a complex and in depth look at a young man discovering himself and his identity. It doesn't shy away from painful things. The writing is great, the characters well rounded. I saw myself and my friends in the interactions between Isaac and Cherish