Between Perfect and Real

Author: Ray Stoeve

Genres: Contemporary, romance, LGBT

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

TW: Deadnaming, bullying, being outed, gender dysphoria, mention of a trans person's suicide and deadnaming

This is such. an. important. read.

I almost DNF-ed this because it was about theatre and the play was about Romeo and Juliet (of which I'm not very interested in), but I'm so glad I pushed through.

I am not an own voices reviewer, but I learnt so much from this book! The author showcases Dean's struggles of coming out as a trans person, and the ignorant questions he faces from those around him.