Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life.
Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández, his childhood best friend.
After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after? (Pub Date: Oct 30, 2018)
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Edelweiss. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
This was a lot like What If It's Us, actually.
3.5, to be more exact.
Nathan has broken up with her girlfriend and still needs to work it out how they'll remain as best friends when his first love moves back from Santa Fé. Things between Ollie and he didn't end very well either, so Nathan has another problem when he notices he's still attracted to Ollie.
I'm comparing it to What If It's Us, but the characters are very different. It's just that it's an LGBT romance not that focused on the romance itself but on the growth that new relationship causes in those involved. I think this story like the other raises many good questions of how important it is to understand ourselves before we can face others. At the same time, the issue is almost the same, it gets tiresome.
I think readers who enjoy more angsty stories will enjoy this one, though it's far from over dramatic. It's just not fast-paced. The writer took their time to explore the main character, and for sure, character growth isn't an issue here. Nate is so flawed I felt angry with him a lot of the times. Or maybe frustrated that he kept committing the same mistakes. Of course, by the end, his development is so well done I felt a little proud after having seen from where he came.
We don't have only Nate and Ollie, there are many other nice and diverse characters to make up for the slow pace, whom I liked quite a lot.
Also, I have to comment how great it was to see an accepting environment. I know it's rare that friends and family are so ready to embrace homosexuals or bisexuals, but it's no reason to say it never happens. It was refreshing this was never a problem here. We do get tired sometimes to have same old conflicts every single book only to be dealt in a very superficial way as if not even the author himself wanted to include it there. So, yay that we could skip the boring.
Now, for the main story, even though it was super ultra cute that the two had a second chance, I didn't see much difference from other books.
I do recommend it if you liked Simon and if you already had the chance to read What If It's Us.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
No comments:
Post a Comment