When Wren Came Out

This book is not only well written, it is thought provoking and educational. It is a story of love, heartbreak, introspect and renewal. As a parent and grandparent, it opened my eyes even further to what an ally really is, the role we play in supporting those we love in their journey through life. As a human being, it portrays the tragedies that being true to oneself can bring about, and how every single one of us can open our eyes to change within ourselves with a goal of loving one another and accepting differences as learning experiences. I highly recommend this book...I couldn't put it down amidst tears, laughter, sorrow and joy, as the characters came to life.

It is a beautiful book! Blair Bryan’s voice is authentic, raw, vulnerable, accessible, honest, and just full of big fat gorgeous love. I know this book is doing good. Thank you, Blair Bryan, for putting yourself and your talents out there in this world that needs you!!!!!!!

This is the book that every parent should read, if they have an LGBTQ kid or not. This is a heartwarming story of acceptance, understanding, and forgiveness. When my youngest came out as gay, and later as non-binary, I needed this book. Sadly, not many books like this exist. I've been that stand-in mom for kids who needed support. You don't get any guarantees when you become a parent. Unconditional love isn't always easy, but the rewards are incredible. You just need to be willing to grow together.

I started reading this and could not put it down. It takes you on a journey of anger, love, acceptance, and self awareness. We all have something to learn from each other. Great read

This story captured the extremes of acceptance, resistance, challenge, and denial of a spectrum of parent types living through change and fear. It also covered the journey of both of Wren's parents, and of some of the other characters, well enough to leave you with a sense of hope, and reality, while seeing the damage that can be done. It fully conveyed the fear that comes along with being forced to deal with things in life, that frankly, shouldn't be a thing at all. This is a story of redemption, but not the storybook type. It's a more real version of what it takes, sometimes, for people to come to the table and be open to hearing things they previously simply didn't WANT to hear. It is a story of confusion, acceptance, hate, love, pain, happiness, and growth. It's quite a journey, and one worth taking to explore this topic in a safe way. Exploring this in make believe, that is so unfortunately accurate, will hopefully help someone to make less mistakes or at least move along a bit more openly in real life.

If you are a parent in need of some perspective, or if you just want to learn more about the struggles some people might go through surrounding this subject, this book will provide you with the hope, understanding, and also fear you need to better understand.