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Out of Character

Out of Character

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  • Author：Annabeth Albert
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Summary

It's friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers in this LGBTQIA+ Romance for fans of Red， White & Royal Blue and The Pros of Cons who enjoy:

• Ex-best-friends falling in love
• Gaming， conventions， fandom & cosplay
• Nerd culture at its finest
• Learning how to be true to yourself

Jasper Quigley is tired of being everyone's favorite sidekick。 He wants to become the hero of his own life， but that's not going to happen if he agrees to help out his former best friend turned king of the jocks， Milo Lionetti。 High school was miserable enough， thanks， and Jasper has no interest in dredging up painful memories of his old secret crush。

But Milo's got nowhere else to go。 His life is spiraling out of control and he's looking to turn things back around。 Step one？ Replace the rare Odyssey cards he lost in an idiotic bet。 Step two？ Tell his ex-best-friend exactly how he feels—how he's always felt。

Jasper may be reluctant to reopen old wounds， but he never could resist Milo。 There's a catch， though: if Milo wants his help， he's going to have to pitch in to make the upcoming children's hospital charity ball the best ever。 But as the two don cosplay for the kids and hunt for rare cards， nostalgia for their lost friendship may turn into something even more lasting。。。

Praise for Conventionally Yours:
• "Fast， funny， and fantastic。" —Eoin Colfer， New York Times bestselling author
• "Uniquely quirky。" —Carrie Ryan， New York Times and USA Today bestelling author
• "You will ship this couple。" —Sarina Bowen， USA Today bestselling author

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Reviews

Kelly Port ，

I listened to this book， and I thoroughly enjoyed that two different narrators read the main characters; it added to both characters' overall enjoyment， depth， and emotion。This book had a little bit of everything; however， I enjoyed most the theme of hope throughout the entire book。Friends， to enemies， to friends， to lovers， to dreams and hope， and all the in-between had me invested in the characters right till the end。 I listened to this book， and I thoroughly enjoyed that two different narrators read the main characters; it added to both characters' overall enjoyment， depth， and emotion。This book had a little bit of everything; however， I enjoyed most the theme of hope throughout the entire book。Friends， to enemies， to friends， to lovers， to dreams and hope， and all the in-between had me invested in the characters right till the end。 。。。more

Emilia ，

Mucha mucha muuchaa conversación sobre el juego ese

Scarlett Pulsipher ，

4。5， loved it so much I kept trying to sneak read at work。 The characters are so compelling and this plot is so fun！ Just the right amount of tension while staying away from being stressful。

Sarmat Chowdhury ，

The second book from Annabeth Albert that is a contemporary romance and from the True Colors series， this installment brings back Odyssey， the mashup of RPG and Pokemon， along with some returning characters from the first book。 This iteration follows Milo， a former college soccer star recovering from an injury， and Jasper， a cosplayer who used to be friends with Milo whom we met from the first book "Conventionally Yours"。 Milo through a series of bad decisions loses the prized cards owned by his The second book from Annabeth Albert that is a contemporary romance and from the True Colors series， this installment brings back Odyssey， the mashup of RPG and Pokemon， along with some returning characters from the first book。 This iteration follows Milo， a former college soccer star recovering from an injury， and Jasper， a cosplayer who used to be friends with Milo whom we met from the first book "Conventionally Yours"。 Milo through a series of bad decisions loses the prized cards owned by his older brother （A Navy SEAL） and in panic goes to his old friend Jasper， someone that his friends in his school at the time had bullied and he had stood aside。 Jasper， initially against the idea of helping Milo， realizes that he needs someone to step in to cosplay as one of the card characters。 Friends to enemies， enemies to friends， and friends to lovers is essentially what see folks， but that's pretty much it。 While interesting characters， Milo and Jasper were a little too similar to really remember at times who was speaking at certain parts of the book。 If it weren't for the fact that the chapters that alternated the POVs didn't have their names on it， it would be really hard to tell which character was speaking at the time。 I also didn't appreciate that there were issues between the two of them resulting from their high school days mostly from Jasper， and while they were good at communicating with each other about other issues that came up between them， their inability to really talk about those issues that Jasper held， and that Milo belatedly realized didn't seem realistic to me。 Even with all of that， there were some great moments， and I appreciated that Albert attempted to give the reader some moments where the characters could stand out as a couple。 I think had she put more scenes at the hospital where we could have seen Jasper and Milo in those moments， would have led me to believe that the two of them had chemistry together - I just never got that feeling from the way the characters interacted with each other。 Overall an ok read， and I know that for those who either play these games or cosplay perhaps they will like this。 Def better then the first book in the series。 。。。more

Natalie ，

Gosh I’m a sucker for a sweet m/m romance， and this just hit it out of the park for me。 Adorable friends-lovers ✅ Gaming & Cosplay （I’m pretty sure the cards featured are meant to be a knock off of Magic: The Gathering？） ✅ CHARACTER 👏 GROWTH 👏 AND 👏 DEVELOPMENT 👏👏👏Jasper and Milo were best friends in school， until Milo became a little too cool for nerdy， queer Jasper。 Their friendship fizzled。 Years later， in their early 20s， Milo is in a pickle and needs Jasper’s help。 The two start to rekindle Gosh I’m a sucker for a sweet m/m romance， and this just hit it out of the park for me。 Adorable friends-lovers ✅ Gaming & Cosplay （I’m pretty sure the cards featured are meant to be a knock off of Magic: The Gathering？） ✅ CHARACTER 👏 GROWTH 👏 AND 👏 DEVELOPMENT 👏👏👏Jasper and Milo were best friends in school， until Milo became a little too cool for nerdy， queer Jasper。 Their friendship fizzled。 Years later， in their early 20s， Milo is in a pickle and needs Jasper’s help。 The two start to rekindle a friendship， and they both feel like it could turn into something more。Things I liked:- Milo’s character arc and Jasper’s unyielding support were amazing。 Milo tried SO HARD to grow and face his fears。 And Jasper learned about supporting/listening too。 Excellent excellent excellent- The steam was there， but it wasn’t descriptive at all？ So clever！- This book had it all， including trips away， a scavenger hunt with kissing aka basically everything that makes me swoon- There were complications， but the leads supported each other and lifted each other up。 It wasn’t a typical “break up and put them back together” scenario- The author didn’t cop out on describing the gaming and I really loved the effort that went into that element of the story！Things I didn’t like:- Nothing？- Maybe Jasper held on to his wariness of Milo for a fraction too long。- Was it too sweet？ Maybe a little at the end？ Anyway， I didn’t care。In short: I just love reading about dudes falling for each other and I don’t care what it says about me。 It’s bloody cute。 Note: I started with an audiobook， but I didn’t love the narration （the voices felt too old）。 Finished as an e book。 。。。more

Giulia ，

Super sweet story！ Loved how Milo got himself together and showed in actions that he was growing up。 3，5✨

Gabriel Tadeu ，

A sequência de Conventionally Yours repete， com total êxito， a fórmula do primeiro livro， mudando os detalhes e fazendo mais uma história de romance tocante e que mexe com temas que qualquer um consegue se identificar。 Vou sentir muita falta do Jasper e do Milo， assim como do Conrad e do Alden que pude revisitar ❤❤

Victoria Douglas ，

3。75

Andrew ，

Jasper loves playing an RPG Game， working at a similar shop， but feeling like the third wheel。 Former bully Milo is suddenly desperate for Jasper's help: acquire some highly valuable game cards for his brother。 Jasper needs a Game Character Prince for a Charity Ball。 Can the two work together， move on， or is there something else under the relationship？ Jasper and Milo are fun likeable characters with flaws。 The diversified friends and supporting players throughout are very welcoming and supporti Jasper loves playing an RPG Game， working at a similar shop， but feeling like the third wheel。 Former bully Milo is suddenly desperate for Jasper's help: acquire some highly valuable game cards for his brother。 Jasper needs a Game Character Prince for a Charity Ball。 Can the two work together， move on， or is there something else under the relationship？ Jasper and Milo are fun likeable characters with flaws。 The diversified friends and supporting players throughout are very welcoming and supportive。 It is a sweet rom-com， though the ending seems to go on and on。 。。。more

Eli Claire ，

Hmmm。 I REALLY loved the first book in this series， but this one wasn’t as amazing to me - maybe because of the ‘high school bully falls in love with the guy he used to bully （sort of）’ trope。 That is one of the few tropes I actually don’t care for！ It was still adorable， and suspenseful， and super nerdy and fun。 Just … not exactly what I was looking for。

Helena ，

This book is lovely

Davenport Public Library ，

A romance both sweet and thoughtful that explores the ways we heal from， forgive， honor， and learn from our pasts in order to make a better future。 Recommended for fans of Annabeth Albert's previous work， card games， fan culture， and the story of estranged friends coming together and falling in love。 Albert does very well at making this romance stand alone while still tying into the world created in Conventionally Yours; in this volume she explores the world of cosplay， fan art， and the cutthroa A romance both sweet and thoughtful that explores the ways we heal from， forgive， honor， and learn from our pasts in order to make a better future。 Recommended for fans of Annabeth Albert's previous work， card games， fan culture， and the story of estranged friends coming together and falling in love。 Albert does very well at making this romance stand alone while still tying into the world created in Conventionally Yours; in this volume she explores the world of cosplay， fan art， and the cutthroat market for expensive rare cards。 As a romance writer she shines at making distinct， rounded characters and steamy scenes that are vague on explicit details while still big on passion and emotion。 Includes good representations of consent， apologies， chronic illness， learning disabilities， and housing insecurity。 。。。more

C。E。 DeWit ，

So so cute and satisfying for me。 It showed a spectrum of abilities and circumstances and the characters did real work to understand each other better and build a relationship that works， AND it didn't do some of the dumb genre tropes that I was expecting。 Fully recommend， maybe better than its predecessor。 So so cute and satisfying for me。 It showed a spectrum of abilities and circumstances and the characters did real work to understand each other better and build a relationship that works， AND it didn't do some of the dumb genre tropes that I was expecting。 Fully recommend， maybe better than its predecessor。 。。。more

Avigail Sharon ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book had everything I wanted and needed in a good romance！ The characters were vivid and fully fleshed out， the stakes were real and I found myself rooting for them from the very beginning。 I loved that both Milo and Jasper did the hard work of confronting their weakness， fears， past transgressions and came out on the other side stronger - both as a couple and as individuals。 My only two issues were that at times I didn't feel two distinctive voices and had to search for whose point of view This book had everything I wanted and needed in a good romance！ The characters were vivid and fully fleshed out， the stakes were real and I found myself rooting for them from the very beginning。 I loved that both Milo and Jasper did the hard work of confronting their weakness， fears， past transgressions and came out on the other side stronger - both as a couple and as individuals。 My only two issues were that at times I didn't feel two distinctive voices and had to search for whose point of view I was in。 I also didn't love that Milo didn't seem to have a life outside his relationship with Jasper by the end of the story - he had rightfully given up his old friends， but all his new friends were Jasper's friends。。。 hopefully he made some friends of his own in his Brooklyn art school。 。。。more

Mrs。 ，

Another excellent Annabetg Albert story！

yasmi ，

this book just wasn’t for me， i think？ i found myself skimming this whole book， it was in my opinion very boring and took me like a month to finish。 i feel like this could’ve been a lot shorter - the romance was great， but it was just so dragged out and i feel like sometimes there was no plot。 i also felt like the explicit scenes were a bit forced （as in the writing）。 i really loved the whole hospital visits thing - that was great。 wish we got to see more of that。 i couldn’t really feel anything this book just wasn’t for me， i think？ i found myself skimming this whole book， it was in my opinion very boring and took me like a month to finish。 i feel like this could’ve been a lot shorter - the romance was great， but it was just so dragged out and i feel like sometimes there was no plot。 i also felt like the explicit scenes were a bit forced （as in the writing）。 i really loved the whole hospital visits thing - that was great。 wish we got to see more of that。 i couldn’t really feel anything for the characters。 and also what does rofl mean & can i never read that in a book again please hahathank you netgalley and sourcebooks casablanca for the earc！ 。。。more

Sheyanne ，

I definitely preferred the first book but I ended up falling in love with these characters as well。

Jamie ，

It was cute！ Not my style of MLM romance but I enjoyed it regardless。 I got an ARC audiobook from Netgalley， and my enjoyment of the book might have been colored by the narrator - not my favorite。

Melancholic Blithe ⚡ ，

Ahh this book has left me with one to many feels and questions and idk what to do anymore。 So I'll try to make way through my confusion with this review。 Out of Character tells us the story of Jasper and Milo which is highly dependent on character development。 Jasper is your neighborhood nerdy character - math genius and gamer。 While Milo is your neighborhood jock - sports and weak at studies。 Do you see a familiar pattern here？ The book follows the trope of a nerd and a jock falling for each ot Ahh this book has left me with one to many feels and questions and idk what to do anymore。 So I'll try to make way through my confusion with this review。 Out of Character tells us the story of Jasper and Milo which is highly dependent on character development。 Jasper is your neighborhood nerdy character - math genius and gamer。 While Milo is your neighborhood jock - sports and weak at studies。 Do you see a familiar pattern here？ The book follows the trope of a nerd and a jock falling for each other but it mixes bullying and character development。 Now， Milo and Jasper were childhood friends， really close to each other but due to some reason they drifted apart when they broke friendship when they were fourteen only to "meet" again when they were twenty two。 The story is told with alternate narration of Jasper and Milo and dare I say it does provide a good reading experience。 Milo's character I guess can be considered morally grey as he has committed one too many mistakes - the biggest one would be not standing up for the people his apparent "friends" bullied。 Actually that's the only thing I am most confused about。 Should Milo be given another chance with someone who went through shit in school maybe not directly because of him but definitely where his friends were concerned。 What made it easier to forgive Milo was the character development and narration from his perspective because it portrayed how confident he was to change。 He fully took into account the mistakes he had committed and while his frustration with Jasper not trusting him was sometimes apparent， he still gave Jasper time about it。 So， that is actually pretty good。 And it also focuses on how in case of Milo， his responses were mainly driving by his surroundings。 While it did focus on his past， how he was brought up and the struggles he had to face， I don't think it was used as a blatant excuse for Milo。And Jasper didn't forgive him just "out of love"。 He had history with Milo and he was willing to see progress and change in him in order to believe in him。 You won't see me holding a banner or saying always yes to second chances， but Milo's narration definitely made it easier to believe in him。 To be honest， I am still not sure how to process this book but one thing is certain - I was rooting for Jasper and Milo。 I especially liked how their relationship wasn't the usual lovey-dovey then break up and then make up。 They had struggles being with one another - not understanding one another - but they always ended up communicating with one another which I was really glad about。 （view spoiler）[ There was just few troubling things to， one of them being how Jasper was ready to let go of his dream for Milo。 Like I understand that he is an adult and he knows what he wants but apparently he had confirmed in his head that big sacrifices on his part made him a big hero。 And while did protest against it， he didn't emphasize on how it wasn't fair on Jasper， not because Milo wasn't worthy but rather because it wasn't what Jasper had to do - especially if the scenario wasn't that dire。 Furthermore， I am actually not sure whether Jasper realized this。 Like he did realize that he didn't have to be too bent towards "saving" people but I am not sure if he realize that large sacrifices weren't required from him in order to become a "hero"。 （hide spoiler）]I actually quite enjoyed this book because the plot itself had one too many elements in it for me to ponder。 Also， if any one of you have read this book， I will love to have a conversation about it！ Trigger Warnings: mentions of bullying， strict parent， domestic mental abuse， mentions of accident， alcohol influence discussed， homophobia， coming out narration， frequent visits to hospital I was provided with an arc of the book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more

Nerea ，

This author really knows how to write a good enemies to lovers transition！ So smooth and with the correct development！As with the first book I still think the second part of the book could be a bit shorter， the first part is so prefct！ But it was a very nice read！

Kali ，

DNF at 49% I was skimming more than reading so I said "Adios" and moved on to something better。 The problem is most definitely me， this series is not appealing to me in the slightest。 DNF at 49% I was skimming more than reading so I said "Adios" and moved on to something better。 The problem is most definitely me， this series is not appealing to me in the slightest。 。。。more

The Nerd Daily ，

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Mimi KoehlerOut of Character was very much a story about making seemingly irreversible mistakes， second chances， and a friendship that blossoms into more。 Following Jasper and Milo， Annabeth Albert returns to the world of conventions and tabletop games and takes readers on an emotional ride。 Jasper and Milo used to be best friends in school until Milo chose the soccer team over Jasper。 Instead of standing by his best friend who was being bullied Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Mimi KoehlerOut of Character was very much a story about making seemingly irreversible mistakes， second chances， and a friendship that blossoms into more。 Following Jasper and Milo， Annabeth Albert returns to the world of conventions and tabletop games and takes readers on an emotional ride。 Jasper and Milo used to be best friends in school until Milo chose the soccer team over Jasper。 Instead of standing by his best friend who was being bullied by those guys， Milo drew clear lines， not wanting to be associated with Jasper’s “nerdiness” because he likes role-play games reminiscent of D&D。 Years after no contact， the two collide again as Milo needs Jasper’s help to retrieve valuable gaming cards he lost in a drunken moment of hubris。I can see readers falling head over heels for Out of Character and rightly so。 While the story takes quite a while to get going since the first part pretty much deals with establishing the backstory of Milo and Jasper， once it picks up， you’re in for quite an emotional journey。 I loved how careful Jasper was when it came to letting Milo back in and how their past didn’t just magically disappear because they were attracted to each other in the present。 Milo hurt Jasper a lot by giving up their friendship in order to stay with the cool crowd and that’s pain Jasper can’t forget or forgive easily。 All the memories of their past and the impact it had on who they are now was so relatable and made my heart hurt because I think we’ve all had that one friend who abandoned us to move on to greener pastures and this relatability really shone through in this story。Read the FULL REVIEW on The Nerd Daily 。。。more

Katt Starshine ，

loved this one more than Conventionally Yours 😛 it felt a little bit more like a slice-of-life and i liked that more than the road trip format。 also the angst and pining of the two boys being childhood best friends 👌👌👌👌

xan （xandoesread） ，

this was pure jasper and milo fluff and i have to stan

Laura ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was so darn cute！ Definitely what I was hoping the first book would be。 A very sweet story。I’m not usually a fan of the coming out and uncertainty plot line but this was handled well。 I was so glad they didn’t have the typical falling out based on his sexuality or something。 They talked through their feelings instead of just blowing up at each other！ That’s rare in romance books a lot of the time。I enjoyed both characters and was rooting for them。 Overall this is a sweet and nerdy romance a This was so darn cute！ Definitely what I was hoping the first book would be。 A very sweet story。I’m not usually a fan of the coming out and uncertainty plot line but this was handled well。 I was so glad they didn’t have the typical falling out based on his sexuality or something。 They talked through their feelings instead of just blowing up at each other！ That’s rare in romance books a lot of the time。I enjoyed both characters and was rooting for them。 Overall this is a sweet and nerdy romance and I loved listening to the audiobook- the narrator did a great job with the voices。 。。。more

Miguel Gil ，

So this story was much more different than Conventionally Yours。 In part because the main characters had a history。 They knew each other from childhood， were actually best friends up until high school and then reconnected in a weird/strange sort of way in adult hood。 Milo and Jasper were best friends as children and then Milo sort of became a jock in high school and stopped being friends with Jasper。

Melissa ，

Out of Character tells the story of ex bffs Jasper Quigley and Milo Lionetti。 When Milo loses four of his brother's ultra rare Odyssey cards he turns to Jasper for help in getting the cards back。 What happens next is a story of friendship， forgiveness， personal growth， love， and a whole lot of cosplay。This book was soooo cute。 I loved going back into the world of Odyssey with new and old friends。 Reading about Jasper and Milo falling in love did my heart good。 It was so nice to get out of the re Out of Character tells the story of ex bffs Jasper Quigley and Milo Lionetti。 When Milo loses four of his brother's ultra rare Odyssey cards he turns to Jasper for help in getting the cards back。 What happens next is a story of friendship， forgiveness， personal growth， love， and a whole lot of cosplay。This book was soooo cute。 I loved going back into the world of Odyssey with new and old friends。 Reading about Jasper and Milo falling in love did my heart good。 It was so nice to get out of the real world and back into the fandom world for a few days。 I enjoyed the plot， pacing， characterization and fangirl-ness of this book。 。。。more

Kristen Anderson ，

Liked this one。 Milo just broke my heart with how insecure he was about， well， everything。 I’m glad he found himself。 I feel like I still don’t know a lot about Jasper because even his POV chapters were about Milo。 But I liked how their story grew and having the characters from book 1 around was fun。

Sophie Chambers ，

This was such a cute heartfelt book full of second chances and finding， not only yourself， but what truly matters to you。 The second of the series and I enjoyed it way more than I liked Conventionally yours。 Made my heart happy and had the perfect amount of flirting and sexiness。

Emily D ，

I enjoyed this but I’m not sure I liked it as much as Conventionally Yours。 The story was sweet， and I did like how kind Milo and Jasper were to each other， and I enjoyed the plot around the hunt for the rare cards。 BUT I didn’t get a strong feel about either Jasper and Milo。 I don’t know what it was but they never jumped out of the page for me， and always just felt like names attached to quotation marks。 Look I could tell they were both caring and intelligent people， but I just didn’t connect t I enjoyed this but I’m not sure I liked it as much as Conventionally Yours。 The story was sweet， and I did like how kind Milo and Jasper were to each other， and I enjoyed the plot around the hunt for the rare cards。 BUT I didn’t get a strong feel about either Jasper and Milo。 I don’t know what it was but they never jumped out of the page for me， and always just felt like names attached to quotation marks。 Look I could tell they were both caring and intelligent people， but I just didn’t connect to either of them as characters as much as I would have liked。 That said I still overall liked the story， and it has given me three days of joy in lockdown – 3 stars。 。。。more

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