Timmy's Review of Ethan by Ryan Loveless

First, I want to thank everyone who is reading this. I haven’t done a review in a while because life as a teenager is way more busy then I thought it would be. So, it is an awesome special thing for me to get this request.

I loved the adult version of this book. I did not reread it or my review of it before reading the young adult version and writing this review because I wanted my review to be impartial to this book. Every book has its own qualities and I worried that I would see only what I wanted to see because I loved the adult version so much. Unfortunately, I have a great memory when it comes to books, so I may have remembered too much. I feel that may have hindered my impartial judgment. Please keep that in mind when reading this review. Because I’m a reviewer who wants you to form your own opinions, I will not give specifics about events in the story. No spoilers.

Ethan is the young adult version of Ethan, Who Loved Carter. I have a few Pros and Cons to go over with this book. But first, let me say I loved this story as much as I did the adult version.

I think one of the problems I have when an author converts a book from adult to Young Adult, or the other way around, is that they tend to leave too much of the original story in it. It’s almost like plagiarizing your own book. If you're going to do that, you want to be sure it fits the characters.

Welcome to the 2014 Timmy Awards!

The Timmy Award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in a particular field of authorship. Only books that I read or reviewed in 2014 qualify, and each category is judged solely by me. No book can win first place in more than one category. This restriction can mean that another book or books may have qualified for first place in a certain category, but I wanted each book to have a fair and equitable opportunity to be recognized and didn't want the awards weighted by any one book.

The original categories were announced in December, 2014. Alas, not enough poems qualified for the Most Inspirational Poem category and it has been removed from this year's ceremony. Similarly, categories have been added to accommodate recognition of outstanding achievement in other fields of authorship.

Without further ado, the Timmy Awards go to...

Best Coming Out Story

Tales From Foster High
John Goode

Safe, C. Kennedy

Silent, Sara Alva

Most Realistic Characters

Pukawiss the Outcast
Jay Jordan Hawke

Private Display of Affection,
Winter Sandberg

Designing Sam, Kira Harp

Most True to Life Story

Not Broken, Just Bent
Mia Kerick

Private Display of Affection,
Winter Sandberg

Safe, C. Kennedy

Best Tearjerker

End of Innocence
John Goode

Omorphi, C. Kennedy

Catch My Breath, M.J. O'Shea

Best Emotional Roller Coaster

Catch My Breath
M.J. O'Shea

End of Innocence, John Goode

Omorphi, C. Kennedy

Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Paranormal

Key of Behliseth
Lou Hoffmann

Weatherboy, Theo Fenraven

Seidman, James Erich

Best M/M Romance

Silent
Sara Alva

Omorphi, C. Kennedy

Ethan, Who Loved Carter,
Ryan Loveless

Best F/F Romance

A Friend For Christmas
J.P. Walker

Behind Door Number Two,
Kira Harp

Not Awarded

Best M/F Romance

Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer

Twilight, Stephenie Meyer

Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer

Best Adult Book

Ethan, Who Loved Carter
Ryan Loveless

Catch My Breath, M.J. O'Shea

Taking Chances, John Goode

Best Series

Tales from Foster High
John Goode

Twilight, Stephenie Meyer

Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare

Best Free Story

Fairy
C. Kennedy

His Grandfather's Watch, N. R. Walker

Kismet, Lillian McKinnon

Best Beta Read

Slaying Isidore's Dragons
C. Kennedy

Child of Death, Jennifer Lee

Spinner, Michael Bowler

Best Short Story or Novella

His Grandfather's Watch
N. R. Walker

Safe, C. Kennedy

A Midnight Clear, Debbie McGowan

Story I Most Want to See Expanded to a Novel

Safe
C. Kennedy

Change of Plans, Kira Harp

Holidays with Drum and Bell,
Matthias Williamson

Hollywood Award

(story that would make a great film)

Seidman
James Erich

Weatherboy, Theo Fenraven

Key of Behliseth, Lou Hoffmann

Discovery Award

(story sure to teach readers something new)

Here's to You, Zeb Pike
Johanna Parkhurst
for True Adventure, Zebulon Pike and the climbing of Pike's Peak

One Man Guy, Michael Barakiva
for History, Armenian Genocide

By the Creek, Geoff Laughton
for Culture, Amish Peoples

Hope Award

(story sure to inspire the most hope in readers)

Omorphi
C. Kennedy

Silent, Sara Alva

Hero, Perry Moore

Best Book Cover

Silent
Sara Alva

Best Book of 2014

Best Book Award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in composition, writing, editing, publishing and other efforts put forth to create a 

unique, artistic, and memorable piece of literature. 

Omorphi
C. Kennedy

Congratulations to the winners of the 

2014 Timmy Awards!

A Note from Cody:

The amount of time and effort Timmy put into these awards and this ceremony would astound you and, at one point, he almost called it off. Not because of any lack of interest or complication, but because of the sheer frustration of having to favor one story over another. Thanks to you, he read a plethora of incredible books this year. A major event like this wouldn't be complete without a few grumbles along the way. Brilliant young man that he is, when I refused to permit him to give Slaying Isidore's Dragons an award because it isn't published yet, he simply made a Best Beta Read category. *outsmarted again* Please join me in thanking and honoring our Master of Ceremonies for his time, extraordinary efforts, and ingenuity by honoring him with the 2014 Inspiration Award! Well done, Timmy!