Tag: Adib Khorram

September 22, 2020

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Darius the Great Is Not Okay is an okay YA coming of age, one that focuses on Darius’ relationship with himself (which isn’t great given his poor self-esteem), with his father, and with his first real friend. Readers expecting this novel to have LGBT+ themes or a romance subplot read may have to readjust their…
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