Boys Don't Cry
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PRE-ORDER FÍONA SCARLETT'S HEARTBREAKING NEW NOVEL MAY ALL YOUR SKIES BE BLUE COMING FEBRUARY 2025 They say boys don't cry. But Finn's seen his Da do it when he thinks no one's looking, so that's not true. And isn't it OK to be sad, when bad things happen? They say boys don't cry, but you might . . . 'It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYES 'Unforgettable.' DONAL RYAN 'Authentic to the bone.' KIT DE WAAL It will break your heart in a million different ways.' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Powerful and poignant.' RUTH HOGAN 'Hilarious and heartbreaking.' LOUISE NEALON Readers love Boys Don't Cry: 'Boys Don't Cry broke my heart and mended it again on almost every page.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I cared about the characters as if they were people I knew.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Finn, Joe, Ma and Da are going to stay with me for a long time.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A story of families, communities and loss, and I loved every single word.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Finn and Joe have taken up permanent residence in my heart.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The story was so beautifully told, the emotion spilled through the pages.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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This is Dublin.
Except in Boys Don't Cry, there's no Grafton Street or Temple Bar. This is real, lived-in Dublin.
We're transported to a block of flats named ‘The Jax,' – after the famed Mother Teresa Bojaxhiu – where Joe and Finn O'Reilly live, along with their parents.
Under a bleak backdrop, Boys Don't Cry navigates the often complex landscapes of adolescence and grief. It's masterfully done – a real standout novel.
I do wish it was slightly longer, however.
The novel is well paced for the most part, but a major incident that occurs in the final few chapters of the novel raises a host of questions about the fate of certain characters - questions I was desperate for answers to.
On the whole though, Boys Don't Cry is an emotionally-driven, sometimes dark, but overall endearing examination of adolescence, grief, and the pressures faced by young men in a hyper-masculine environment.
Thoroughly recommended.
