Este libro se me hizo parecido al libro de Simon Homosapiens ( creo que ese fue uno de los títulos que le colocaron en español). ES un libro fácil de leer, con interacciones divertidas y tiernas y con un lindo mensaje. Sin duda lo recomendaría enormemente.

Gracias Netgalley por el ejemplar a cambio de una reseña honesta

This was a heart-warming and heart-wrenching friends-to-lovers and coming-of-age novel that hit all the right emotional beats and had me so hooked I was at risk of missing by stop on the subway. Charming, funny, and tender, this was a great read!

I went into Henry Hamlet’s Heart not expecting much, and ended up getting a totally sweet, impactful and heartfelt coming of age romance. Henry Hamlet is starting his final year of school, and doesn’t know who he is. He’s smart, a little shy and best friends with Len, who is popular and can get any girl. They also hang with three other boys who are wonderful and funny in their own ways (including an emo and a jock). This is a slice of life story that follows Henry as he navigates school and his future, and mostly importantly, his newfound feelings for Len.

Henry and Len share a kiss during a game of truth or dare, which results in some of the most intense and well-written pining I have ever read. The romance between these boys is so tender, yet feels so true to actual teenage boy behavior. They can barely share their feelings with each other, and I think the miscommunication in this makes perfect sense for two teenage boys who have no experience talking about feelings. This works because Henry and Len are so easy to root for, despite the messes they make.

This story takes place in Australia in 2008, and it shows! I feel like a learned a lot about the school system there and I appreciated the throwback references. The National is mentioned twice, and there’s one particularly emotion scene involving “Luck You”. While some might get annoyed by these references, I loved them. I already cry every time I listen to The National and now I have a reason (sort of).

Ultimately this was great. There’s a likable supporting cast, a ton of angst and enough finding yourself moments for any Alice Oseman fan. This will also work for Becky Albertelli lovers, or anyone looking for a little queer joy! Henry Hamlet forever!

Thank you to NetGalley, Charlesburg Teen, and Rhiannon Wilde for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I found this coming of age and coming out story charming and fun to read at times. In addition, I think it did a great job of capitalizing on such a short timeline around the final month of high school.

Overall, this novel fell flat for me in that it did not stick out from any other queer, YA coming out stories I have read in the past. I know the author had been writing this since 2015 and I think had it came out earlier it would have met the critical acclaim of that era of queer literature.

Furthermore, outside of our 2 main characters all supporting characters felt unmemorable or interesting in their characterization which caused me to mix up Henry’s main friend group up consistently throughout the book.

Finally, I really wanted to enjoy this book, but found large issues in the pacing having the give up and restart it 3 times.

If you’ve never read queer YA I think this could be a good read because there is nothing inherently wrong with it and it quite light and fluffy. However, if you have dipped your toes into the genre before I would pass on this book.

Henry Hamlet's Heart is a really sweet queer coming of age story. It's a pretty easy read, and the characters are very likeable and very engaging. It has really cute friends to lovers vibes. Super relaxing, easy afternoon read.

I would recommend if you enjoyed Love Simon or enjoy young adult romances.

Absolutely love it. It really surprised me. This was a lot better I thought it was going to be. Recomendable for everyone to read. Great story, great characters

Henry Hamlet's heart is everything I personally wish for in a YA book. There is heartbreak, longing, unrequited (?) Feelings, a lot of kissing, getting to know each other and so many great question about feelings, sexuality and identity.

Even though one could argue that the pacing takes it's time and the middlepart of the book could be shorter, I felt like Henry and I needed the time to sort things out and get there, to his deserved happy ending.

Bonus points for the great representation if neurodiversity!

WOWOWOW! This is what I call a good book. The writing was so gorgeously written and so deeply relatable. The characters were eloquently written and felt so real. Wilde needs to keep writing how they are writing, because I will buy every one of their books. I legit cried while reading.

I may just be a bit burnt out on coming of age stories personally or I might just be too old for them at the moment, but this book was a bit of a let down to me. I would still recommend it to younger/teen readers, but I just don't think it was for me. It might be a book I come back to at a later date to see if it was just YA burn out

If you need a quick queer pick me up story, this is the perfect book for you! You'll enjoy the friendship dynamics in this one and the characters are easy to love and relate to. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes lighthearted queer books!

Fantastic friendship dynamics. Relatable. Overall a good slice-of-life type book. I love a good friends to lovers plot line and it hooks me on every single time.

Henry Hamlet's Heart is a sweet, queer, coming of age story. Divided into three separate sections, Wilde takes us from Hamlet's first acceptance of his sexuality through his first love.

In her debut novel, Wilde paints a rich and vivid world set in an all boys school in Australia. Henry Hamlet and his family and absolutely charming and I just wanted to spend more time with them.

I feel like the reader was left to fill in a lot of gaps with Len and got a more superficial overview of his life, which definitely left me wanting more.

very cute, well writen gay coming of age story! henry is likable enough

thank you netgalley for the arc !

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I liked the book. It was a fun, teen romance. The story had nothing new but it still kept me entertained. This was a lighthearted book. The characters were fun. In conclusion, I had fun reading this book and I'm sure anyone else who reads this will like it too.

A queer YA romance set in Australia, Henry Hamlet’s Heart follows Henry Hamlet as he realizes that he's into his best friend and his love story begins.

Henry Hamlet has no clue what he wants to do after school ends and he's at the end of his year twelve, as he goes from one awkward situation to the next. Thankfully, he always has Len, his best friend, who can help him as Len is effortlessly cool. As the school year winds down, Henry finds himself in a situation he never thought he'd be in, falling in love with the last person he expected.

Henry Hamlet is clumsy, awkward, and overthinks everything(!!) which I loved since I do the same thing. Len is effortlessly cool and a friend anyone (especially us awkward people) would want to help them out of any social situation. This book is a super slow burn, which made me take longer to read it, but the writing was great and I enjoyed the plot! The story all ties together and I ended loving the story and every minute of it.

I rate this book as 4.5 🌟!

I'd like to say a huge thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a fun, relatively fast, straight-forward take on that first highschool love. It's not revolutionary, but it is well-written and a solid palate cleanser. Sometimes the writing got repetitive and the plot was predictable, but overall it was an enjoyable read.

Henry Hamlet’s Heart is a sweet, cute and easy read that needs to make its way onto everyone’s reading list. I loved reading about Henry and all of his friends. Henry and I have many similarities, including being in our final year of school and having next to no idea on what to do in the future.

The queer relationships never felt forced, or like they had to happen so that the author could tick off another box, which I loved. And a bisexual grandma? Count me in. There is also a theme of self discovery, which is one that is rarely seen in YA books.

Thank you to NetGalley, Charlesbridge Publishing and the author for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I didn't know how to feel about this one. There was just something about Henry and Len that didn't sit right with me. They're best friends, but there's so much about Len that Henry doesn't know. It didn't feel like a friends-to-lovers story, but more of a in-love-with-the-mystery-bad-boy plot line. This book just felt a little all over the place and wasn't quite what I was expecting.

I have rather mixed feelings about YA books since I haven't really connected with them all as of lately but I absolutely love Hamlet and just for that this is such a win.


Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the chance of reading the e-arc in exchange of an honest opinion.

I honestly had a hard time reading this It was cute in parts but it was painfully slow and I couldn't focus throughout most of it.