May the Best Man Win
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- Author：Z.R. Ellor
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Summary
A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer in ZR Ellor's contemporary YA debut。
Jeremy Harkiss， cheer captain and student body president， won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year。 Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdate school administration， Jeremy decides to make some noise—and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend， Lukas for the title of Homecoming King？
Lukas Rivers， football star and head of the Homecoming Committee， is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother’s funeral and the loss long-term girlfriend—who turned out to be a boy。 But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown， Lukas kick starts a plot to sabotage Jeremy’s campaign。
When both boys take their rivalry too far， the dance is on the verge of being canceled。 To save Homecoming， they’ll have to face the hurt they’re both hiding—and the lingering butterflies they can’t deny。
Jeremy Harkiss， cheer captain and student body president， won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year。 Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdate school administration， Jeremy decides to make some noise—and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend， Lukas for the title of Homecoming King？
Lukas Rivers， football star and head of the Homecoming Committee， is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother’s funeral and the loss long-term girlfriend—who turned out to be a boy。 But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown， Lukas kick starts a plot to sabotage Jeremy’s campaign。
When both boys take their rivalry too far， the dance is on the verge of being canceled。 To save Homecoming， they’ll have to face the hurt they’re both hiding—and the lingering butterflies they can’t deny。
Reviews
sof schlosser
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Thank god it’s over， it was so painfully relatable in a way only someone who questions their gender and sexuality every single day can relate to and it’s exhausting， I had to restart this book because of it and the only reason that I got through it so fast after restarting it was because I wanted to end so bad。
Amye Elfin
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I remember that being a teenager often felt like everything was falling apart。 Every thing you feel is at 100% constantly， a kind of desperation I just don’t feel anymore， thank god。 I may just be past the point where I can empathize with the level of anger and needless miscommunication in this book。 I stuck with it because I love books about my hometown， and I do think it’s gets better as it goes， but both MCs （although Jeremy more so） were so exhausting I wanted to stop reading multiple times。
Jenn
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DNF at 24%。 I don't usually review on Bookstagram books that I DNF。 I figure if I can't finish it， I shouldn't really put a review out there in the world since I didn't read the entire thing。 I do usually make a small note on Goodreads about why I didn't finish it。 That's mostly for my future self in case I forget and try to pick the book up again。 A lot of times， I DNF just because I'm bored and the book isn't grabbing me。 Many times I recognize that the book just isn't for me。And then there's DNF at 24%。 I don't usually review on Bookstagram books that I DNF。 I figure if I can't finish it， I shouldn't really put a review out there in the world since I didn't read the entire thing。 I do usually make a small note on Goodreads about why I didn't finish it。 That's mostly for my future self in case I forget and try to pick the book up again。 A lot of times， I DNF just because I'm bored and the book isn't grabbing me。 Many times I recognize that the book just isn't for me。And then there's this crap。I got this book on @librofm and started listening to it a few days ago。 The premise sounded fun: a high school boy， who is trans， is running against his ex-boyfriend for homecoming king。 It sounds like a second-chance romance and looks very rom-com in description and with the cover art。 But I quickly just got pissed。 So， maybe the author is trying to point out that just because a person is trans， it doesn't mean they're a good person。 Maybe。 But Jeremy is a horrible excuse for a human being。 He thinks only about himself， exclusively。 He literally expects everyone to worship him。 That literal verbage is repeated。 Often。 He also makes fun of anyone who isn't popular。 The other MC is his ex， Lucas， who is autistic， bit no one knows except Jeremy。 But it's a terrible representation and flimsy。 Already at 24%， Lucas is becoming more and more selfish， just like Jeremy。 I found myself getting more and more angry as I listened to this， so I had to #dnf it。 It's terrible。 。。。more
Gordon Ambos
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dnf @ p。60Leider connecte ich null mit den Charakteren und der Story。 Ich hab mich echt auf das Buch gefreut， aber es ist einfach nicht meins。
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So much of this book is people being horrible and not getting any consequences or resolution:-Jeremy and Lukas being assholes， and technically learning from their mistakes but not actually redeeming themselves。 -The code of conduct plot line with zero resolution beyond “the principal refuses to stand up to the all powerful alumni to keep her students safe。” Seriously。 Jeremy comes in with a broken nose and she doesn’t care how it happened？？？-The homecoming budget。 Lukas making selfish choices wi So much of this book is people being horrible and not getting any consequences or resolution:-Jeremy and Lukas being assholes， and technically learning from their mistakes but not actually redeeming themselves。 -The code of conduct plot line with zero resolution beyond “the principal refuses to stand up to the all powerful alumni to keep her students safe。” Seriously。 Jeremy comes in with a broken nose and she doesn’t care how it happened？？？-The homecoming budget。 Lukas making selfish choices with the money， then the debit card being stolen， then a quick and easy resolution of a speed fundraiser？？？-multiple teachers being on low key power trips with their tests and assignment topics-Jeremy and Lukas（still） being assholes and their friends forgiving them without serious growth on their parts？？？ Why is anyone putting up with these guys？？？？I like the core premise of this story， and Jeremy and Lukas finally communicating with each other like they should have when Jeremy began the asshole parade by dumping Lukas。 But the execution did not make me like anyone involved。 。。。more
chase
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I’m honestly not sure how to review this; mainly because it’s not as close to my usual books as I thought。 To start- this is a great choice for anyone who really enjoys the freshly out trans stories， or even just stories about the queer struggle， and overcoming hardships when it seems like the world is against you。 If I was into those types of books， this would be 5 stars。 I personally would rate this 2。5 stars for relevance to my own enjoyment of books and stories， but that’s just because I don I’m honestly not sure how to review this; mainly because it’s not as close to my usual books as I thought。 To start- this is a great choice for anyone who really enjoys the freshly out trans stories， or even just stories about the queer struggle， and overcoming hardships when it seems like the world is against you。 If I was into those types of books， this would be 5 stars。 I personally would rate this 2。5 stars for relevance to my own enjoyment of books and stories， but that’s just because I don’t really enjoy reading about the struggles of queer characters， having gone through it so personally myself。 I knew there was going to be a little bit of that going in， but I was hoping the gay romance would be the main focus， not transphobia and homophobia。 So definitely a mistake on my part and not at all on the author。 The way the author never once mentions jeremys deadname， and how he explains jeremys feelings around being called she/her pretty accurately conveys how it feels in real life too， which is something I haven’t seen in most media。 Basically， this book was great if you like the story。 The only other thing I didn’t like was how long it took Jeremy to realize that he was being an asshole to the people around him， but that’s just because of how I grew up and my own personal experiences so again， not really helpful for someone else trying to decide wether to read the book or not！ 。。。more
M Gonzalez
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Further comments to come after I draft a letter to the author asking how he managed to call me out on the way I’ve handled many situations that he wrote about with uncanny similarity to what I’ve been through in real life 💚
Samm | Sassenach the Book Wizard
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3。5/5TW: there's an asshat character who is very homophobic， transphobic， and sexist through out the whole bookRep: m/m romance， transgender 3。5/5TW: there's an asshat character who is very homophobic， transphobic， and sexist through out the whole bookRep: m/m romance， transgender 。。。more
Hillary
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2/5 ⭐️sBoth stars are for the last 30 pages， and I’m choosing to ignore the rest of this。
Gabriel
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Probably a 0。5The characters are the absolute worst and have no redeeming qualities。 This was such a pain to read。
Brittany
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When Jeremy comes out as transgender the summer before his senior year he knows he’s going to experience some trouble but he decides to stir some of his own by challenging his ex-boyfriend， Lukas， for Homecoming King。 Lukas had a really rough summer between losing his older brother and his long-term ex breaking up with him heist wants to be homecoming King。 Things get intense between them and then they need to work together to salvage the dance。 This story was definitely one where the MCs are no When Jeremy comes out as transgender the summer before his senior year he knows he’s going to experience some trouble but he decides to stir some of his own by challenging his ex-boyfriend， Lukas， for Homecoming King。 Lukas had a really rough summer between losing his older brother and his long-term ex breaking up with him heist wants to be homecoming King。 Things get intense between them and then they need to work together to salvage the dance。 This story was definitely one where the MCs are not all that likable in the beginning but their character development was great and made a large bulk of the story。 Despite their character flaws the story was so well written you’re rooting for their growth and their relationships the whole time。 I will say that I thought it was a bit funny just *how* serious they were taking homecoming but that may just be my nerdy self being so far removed from high school lol。 The struggles the characters overcame were real and things they felt were real so it was definitely a good read。 I listened to this on audiobook— my first whole audiobook so that’s exciting！！ The narrator was great， it took me way too long to realize that it was only one narrator they were that good！！ This is definitely a book I recommend， the audiobook especially because it was just so great to hear all the emotions。 。。。more
andy
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I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH！！ My only criticism is that the ending and the stuff that happens at the end/near the end feels kinda rushed。
Aminata
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this was a hugely anticipated read for me and i really tried， but i couldn't get through it。 disappointed。 this was a hugely anticipated read for me and i really tried， but i couldn't get through it。 disappointed。 。。。more
Natalie Schirmacher
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I really liked the idea behind this book but in the end I though that all of the characters were extremely petty and self centered which made the story a bit annoying。 Although in the end the couples paired up the way the readers want them to， it is still mostly unsatisfying。
al b
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Oh Lord where do I start。 This book was phenomenal。 The representation was AMAZING。 The author wrote about the trans experience and autism wonderfully。 The nonbinary character was so cool to see and beautifully written。 I loved how no character in this book was perfect， they all had flaws， they all messed up， and they all apologized。 The drama was great and I'm so happy I read this。 Oh Lord where do I start。 This book was phenomenal。 The representation was AMAZING。 The author wrote about the trans experience and autism wonderfully。 The nonbinary character was so cool to see and beautifully written。 I loved how no character in this book was perfect， they all had flaws， they all messed up， and they all apologized。 The drama was great and I'm so happy I read this。 。。。more
Sarah
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My honest opinion is， I liked it。 It's a very "by the numbers" YA contemporary novel。 A great debut。My biggest gripe is， this whole story is the miscommunication trope。3。5 stars 🌟Rep: trans， non-binary， gay， autism， and probably more I forgot。 TW: transphobia， hate speech， physical violence and racial slurs。 My honest opinion is， I liked it。 It's a very "by the numbers" YA contemporary novel。 A great debut。My biggest gripe is， this whole story is the miscommunication trope。3。5 stars 🌟Rep: trans， non-binary， gay， autism， and probably more I forgot。 TW: transphobia， hate speech， physical violence and racial slurs。 。。。more
Heidlie
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3。5I really enjoyed this book， even though Jeremy got on my nerves at some point。 All the reflexions around what it means to be a man and masculinity in general were interesting as well。 A good reading overall ！
Kami
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 1，5⭐I was really exicted for this book but now I am just dissapointed。 - side characters felt like figures without any depth and were there just to help Jeremy and Lukas - Lukas figured out that he is gay after just 2 lines of thinking even though he said that he was attracted to girls before and suddenly he says that he is gay。 It took me few months or even longer to figure out my sexuality so realizing you are gay in 5 minutes after 18 years of thinking you are straight seems kinda impossible 1，5⭐I was really exicted for this book but now I am just dissapointed。 - side characters felt like figures without any depth and were there just to help Jeremy and Lukas - Lukas figured out that he is gay after just 2 lines of thinking even though he said that he was attracted to girls before and suddenly he says that he is gay。 It took me few months or even longer to figure out my sexuality so realizing you are gay in 5 minutes after 18 years of thinking you are straight seems kinda impossible - Jeremy and Lukas are so unlikable。 Jeremy says that he is wearing mask but we never see what is under his mask even in his own thoughts。 He even says that their egos are too big for this school。 They are both very annoying - it sometimes felt like a bad wattpad novel - too much drama for small things - they often say that they are the most popular boys in school and used to be the most popular couple but it is not proved in any scene， only they say that - do universities really care so much about who was chosen Homecoming King/Queen？ Because it seemed like this is more important than grades - '"Trans-exclusive radical feminists。” Anna picks up an old beret and tries it on。 “A lot of them are lesbians， unfortunately。 They hate trans people because they like to claim they’re the most oppressed queers in existence。”' Lesbians are only portrayed like this - feminists are portrayed as women who either are transphobic or care only about white people （especially men） and don't want to help minorities - Jeremy and Lukas are terrible to each other all the time but suddenly it turns out they are in love all the time？ - I didn't like blaming Jeremy's agression on testosterone because I heard too many times that I have to forgive boys their behaviour because it is just their hormones 。。。more
Maeve Ferris
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4。5
Kap
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this book is *really* good and i highly recommend it to young trans guys who are at the beginning their transition。 it's a great contemporary take on queer romance and reflects the experience of many binary trans guys in cis dominated， toxically masculine spacesthe characters were really easy for me to connect with and relate to as a trans guy， and also as someone on the autism spectrum。 this definitely isn't a queer liberation story， though; a lot of the plot relies on jeremy's internalised tra this book is *really* good and i highly recommend it to young trans guys who are at the beginning their transition。 it's a great contemporary take on queer romance and reflects the experience of many binary trans guys in cis dominated， toxically masculine spacesthe characters were really easy for me to connect with and relate to as a trans guy， and also as someone on the autism spectrum。 this definitely isn't a queer liberation story， though; a lot of the plot relies on jeremy's internalised transphobia and experience of dysphoria。 i honestly don't recommend it too strongly to any gnc or non-binary transmasc people， or just anyone who doesn't want a more heteronormative and americanised love story。 the ending could have been better， but i don't usually read contemporary YA and am used to more thriller-y， scifi or dystopian stories， so i'm kinda biased。 also， american teen dramas aren't really my thing。 there were some aspects of the plot that i wish were explored more that were sacrificed for the sake of it being a romance story， but that might just be the nature of this genre？ not sure。 it's great for what it is either way， and i still think it's worth reading！overall an interesting and relatable story that i recommend to trans guys who want a main character and angsty teen romance story that they can identify with。 。。。more
kate
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cw: lesbiphobia， transphobia， use of the f slur and the r slur， ableism， death discussion positives:- sol was a cute character， they were by far my favorite aside from ben- the book took place in maryland so i recognized all the town names， so that’s cool i guess？ negatives:- mostly everything else- a lot of focus on how spoiled and rich all the characters are， from mentioning their thirty thousand dollar homecoming budget to the fact that going to a state school instead of an ivy league is thei cw: lesbiphobia， transphobia， use of the f slur and the r slur， ableism， death discussion positives:- sol was a cute character， they were by far my favorite aside from ben- the book took place in maryland so i recognized all the town names， so that’s cool i guess？ negatives:- mostly everything else- a lot of focus on how spoiled and rich all the characters are， from mentioning their thirty thousand dollar homecoming budget to the fact that going to a state school instead of an ivy league is their collective worst nightmare- lukas using photos that included jeremy pre-transition to boost his campaign and only realizing his mistake after jeremy breaks down over it- jeremy threatening to tell the entire school that lukas has autism- an incredibly lesbiphobic line spoken by the gsa group- jeremy was increasingly unlikable。 his anger and constant rudeness to every other character made him incredibly hard to sympathize with- lukas started out much better but after the pre-transition photos incident he went down a similar path as jeremya note: both of the leads have incredibly valid reasons to be mad （transphobia and ableism）， but the way that they both go about taking out their anger is toxic and nasty。 please please don’t spend your time on this one。 the concept is cute， the cover is beautiful， but the execution is awful。 it has some very unlikable leads and some incredibly problematic situations and lines。 。。。more
StygianRuler✨
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DNF。 I can’t deal with this book。 few notes i have:- jeremy is super annoying。 being trans doesn’t mean you can be a raging asshole。 yes， there are some trans people but you can’t use being trans as a justification。 - i liked lukas but i heard he gets worse。 annoying。 - “actually dating an actual gay guy” am i the only one who thought this sounded just weirdly biphobic？ like， it fits in context， since jeremy is somehow convinced lukas is straight， despite jeremy never asking lukas directly。。。 - DNF。 I can’t deal with this book。 few notes i have:- jeremy is super annoying。 being trans doesn’t mean you can be a raging asshole。 yes， there are some trans people but you can’t use being trans as a justification。 - i liked lukas but i heard he gets worse。 annoying。 - “actually dating an actual gay guy” am i the only one who thought this sounded just weirdly biphobic？ like， it fits in context， since jeremy is somehow convinced lukas is straight， despite jeremy never asking lukas directly。。。 - the break up scene was so bad， i’m sorry。 jeremy can feel hurt over misgendering but why the hell is he going to break up with lukas over such？ when lukas’ brother just died？？？ wtf？？？ lukas didn’t know！ idk， i’m not trans or anything， maybe i don’t get it but- ugh。 i might finish the book but i’m pissed already， i don’t want to get even more pissed off。 。。。more
abby
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overall: 2。25 stars （rounded down）concept: 0。5 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starsplot: 0。25 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starspacing: 0。75 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starscharacters: 0。5 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starswriting: 0。25 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starst overall: 2。25 stars （rounded down）concept: 0。5 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starsplot: 0。25 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starspacing: 0。75 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starscharacters: 0。5 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starswriting: 0。25 starsamazing: 1 stargood: 0。75 starsokay: 0。5 starsbad: 0。25 starsterrible: 0 starsadditional notes:*cw: this book has ableism， ableist slurs， assault， homophobia， homophobic slurs， transphobia， transphobic slurs*recommended for ages 12+it was ok， but i felt like the plot was pretty unrealistic。 i didn't really like the romance， it could be a lot better。 it was kinda cute at the end though。 。。。more
Kathy
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I talk about my thoughts on this book in this BookTube wrap up video。 I talk about my thoughts on this book in this BookTube wrap up video。 。。。more
Allie // Kitasai
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Ugh I really really wanted to like this， but when both your MC's are as hateable as the person who is really meant to be the villain in the story， it doesn't make me happy。 The representation in this was amazing - FTM Trans MC struggling being hit in the face with transphobia and also an Autistic MC unliked by his family and having to adapt to change （which I know can be very difficult）， as well as copious side characters who were non-binary， or part of the LGBT+ community （and also representati Ugh I really really wanted to like this， but when both your MC's are as hateable as the person who is really meant to be the villain in the story， it doesn't make me happy。 The representation in this was amazing - FTM Trans MC struggling being hit in the face with transphobia and also an Autistic MC unliked by his family and having to adapt to change （which I know can be very difficult）， as well as copious side characters who were non-binary， or part of the LGBT+ community （and also representation for people who are part of the community but still transphobic。）It hit the mark with real like scenarios surrounding those people。 But I can't help but feel like both the MCs weren't good people at all， they didn't care about how their actions affected others - I know there are people like that， however by the end of this I was so happy it was over and upset that it ends in a somewhat happy ending。 I wasn't rooting for anyone but one of the side characters。 I can't help but feel like this just wasn't the right sort of book to show off how amazing different minorities / diverse genders / sexualities etc are。 There were so many transphobic / lesbophobic （？） / adults who literally felt unreal / existed for the sake of the fact it was set in a school but help no say over characters actions which makes no sense？？/Ok I'm rambling now because I'm upset。 Overall the representation was there， and I would love to see more books with this sort of representation right at the centre， but the execution was terrible。2/5 。。。more
Matty
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I am very grateful that I won this in a giveaway， but I am unfortunately not the target audience for this book。 I've been trying to keep myself open to YA， but the genre contends with me every time I get near it these days。 This was definitely a DNF for me。 Combing through all the negative reviews that ranted about later， specific events of the book discouraged me even further， but I found myself endlessly sighing before I reached a quarter of it。 Chock full of buzzwords and lots of cringe inclu I am very grateful that I won this in a giveaway， but I am unfortunately not the target audience for this book。 I've been trying to keep myself open to YA， but the genre contends with me every time I get near it these days。 This was definitely a DNF for me。 Combing through all the negative reviews that ranted about later， specific events of the book discouraged me even further， but I found myself endlessly sighing before I reached a quarter of it。 Chock full of buzzwords and lots of cringe inclusivity that feels non-organic， making it feel like one giant Tumblr forum， as well as extraordinarily selfish， unlikeable characters。 I don't care about "problematic" behaviours， that's just life--full of grey， constantly shifting， morally askew people， especially teenagers in high school--but these kids are way too self-absorbed to like。 The author's constant dependence on the individual characters' big defining struggle （trans vs。 autism） and hammering those reminders home every sentence was what made me finally close the book。 There was one sentence from Jeremy's perspective about how he didn't want to be defined by being trans， yet he never stops talking about being trans through each of his chapters。 I will say that Ellor has his strengths， and I noticed them immediately， even if they became muffled quickly。 He's a good writer in his skill for description and good concepts。 Being a trans guy myself， I also liked the occasional observation that Jeremy would make surrounding unique trans guy struggles; it was surreal to see a few of them in a published book， given that they gave me that， "I thought I was the only one，" sort of moment， so that was cool。 He also obviously knows what the LGBT+ YA community likes， but he would do well to make characters readers can root for as well as get those characters out of their heads like they do 24/7 in this book。 。。。more
Gabriel
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ALRIGHT。Anything I can say about this book has already been said much better than I could in the reviews here， so I will just agree with them。 This book had an amazing premise and then was ruined by unlikable characters， bad takes， and poor storytelling。I'm really disappointed in a lot of the lgbtq YA stories that have been coming out this past year and this one takes the cake。As a trans man this book was something I was looking forward to and just totally fell flat。 I don't want to write out al ALRIGHT。Anything I can say about this book has already been said much better than I could in the reviews here， so I will just agree with them。 This book had an amazing premise and then was ruined by unlikable characters， bad takes， and poor storytelling。I'm really disappointed in a lot of the lgbtq YA stories that have been coming out this past year and this one takes the cake。As a trans man this book was something I was looking forward to and just totally fell flat。 I don't want to write out all my issues here， because tbh， I don't really have the energy but pls feel free to ask any questions if you see this and are unsure of reading it。 （tw for internal/external homophobia， transphobia， racism， slurs， and death。） 。。。more
Izzy
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Like many other people have been saying， this book was:（ disappointing:（ the characters were both awfullll people and frankly pretty boring to read， and a lot of the issues in the book were either plain dumb or were solved miraculously somehow。 And I completely lost it at that lesbiphobic comment:（ I do not recommend at all and it sucks because it could have been so good:（
Katie
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To start with the positives， the cover art and premise of this book is amazing - but this is also where the disappointment lies。 This story had so much promise （lovers to rivals to lovers again！ navigating identity， gender， and sexuality， own voices writing about trans issues）， but unfortunately not the ability to execute it。 This story suffers from having too much in it and a far more skilled writer may have been able to make it work， but the prose and ability to plot is lacking considerably。 T To start with the positives， the cover art and premise of this book is amazing - but this is also where the disappointment lies。 This story had so much promise （lovers to rivals to lovers again！ navigating identity， gender， and sexuality， own voices writing about trans issues）， but unfortunately not the ability to execute it。 This story suffers from having too much in it and a far more skilled writer may have been able to make it work， but the prose and ability to plot is lacking considerably。 The main characters are insufferable and self-absorbed。 I'm not saying that trans characters need to behave as saints to be sympathized with （De-Transition， Baby is evidence of that）， but there is a point where it is impossible to root for them in anyway because their motives are non-existence or do not make any sense！ Aside from that， the dialogue was chunky and often unrealistic， and the story relied heavily on telling the readers repeatedly about the characters instead of showing it （or trusting the reader to figure this out on their own）。 There are a few moments in which the promise of the story shines through， but largely this book was jumbled and clumsy。 。。。more
zachary
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There's no such thing as 'imposter queers' because there's no one right way to be queer。 There's no such thing as 'imposter queers' because there's no one right way to be queer。 。。。more
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