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If This Gets Out

If This Gets Out

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  • Create Date：2021-10-29 08:50:57
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  • Author：Sophie Gonzales
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Summary

Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday， one of the biggest acts in America。 Along with their bandmates， Angel Phan and Jon Braxton， the four are teen heartbreakers in front of the cameras and best friends backstage。 But privately， cracks are starting to form: their once-easy rapport is straining under the pressures of fame， and Ruben confides in Zach that he’s feeling smothered by management’s pressure to stay in the closet。

On a whirlwind tour through Europe， with both an unrelenting schedule and minimal supervision， Ruben and Zach come to rely on each other more and more， and their already close friendship evolves into a romance。 But when they decide they’re ready to tell their fans and live freely， Zach and Ruben start to truly realize that they will never have the support of their management。 How can they hold tight to each other when the whole world seems to want to come between them？

“If This Gets Out is an absolute showstopper！ Equal parts edgy and adorable， this bright， joyful book has everything I look for in a queer YA romance。” —Phil Stamper， bestselling author of The Gravity of Us

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Reviews

Eleanor ，

‘If This Gets Outs’ is very sweet but also quite stressful。The depiction of the band’s management was horrific - the things they did to keep the secrets wrapped up！ Angel’s side story was also quite heartbreaking。 The relationship between Zach and Ruben was really sweet and the way it developed felt quite natural （as sweet and natural as it could be in the circumstances）。 Essentially this booked ended up being a lot more brutal than I expected and I really appreciated the way it explored toxic m ‘If This Gets Outs’ is very sweet but also quite stressful。The depiction of the band’s management was horrific - the things they did to keep the secrets wrapped up！ Angel’s side story was also quite heartbreaking。 The relationship between Zach and Ruben was really sweet and the way it developed felt quite natural （as sweet and natural as it could be in the circumstances）。 Essentially this booked ended up being a lot more brutal than I expected and I really appreciated the way it explored toxic management and how that affects artists in the industry。Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Steph ，

Netgalley Review CONTENT WARNING — Substance abuse。 Homophobia。 Domineering parents。 This story follows the band Saturday and their world tour。， we follow Reuben and Zach。 The book is a surface level fun read where the characters are pretty flat and 2d and i personally didn’t get much from them or the relationship。Book is told from dual perspectives and that was fun and mixed things up。 While the premise was promising， everyone going through a different and unique coming out journey。 I just didn Netgalley Review CONTENT WARNING — Substance abuse。 Homophobia。 Domineering parents。 This story follows the band Saturday and their world tour。， we follow Reuben and Zach。 The book is a surface level fun read where the characters are pretty flat and 2d and i personally didn’t get much from them or the relationship。Book is told from dual perspectives and that was fun and mixed things up。 While the premise was promising， everyone going through a different and unique coming out journey。 I just didn’t feel like Zack handled things too well。 He was just a very passive character who just went along with what ever was said to him like he couldn’t think for himself。 While this character trait was addressed later on。 I felt it came to late for it to make him a beloved character。。 Reuben is an established queer character however we got very little backstory on this only got some mild background on either main characters。 I found again this stopped me connecting with him。 Things just felt very flat in progression of the story。 Reuben is a very high and mighty guy while doing nothing to deserve to be。 Yes his mother sucks and his father is a wet blanket。 But that’s no excuse for his shitty behaviour at the beginning of the book。 The 2 other members of the band Jon and Angel actually were far more interesting than either of the love interests （I personally thought） and deserved their own view points and dedicated chapters。 I would have loved to have delved more into Angels character more。 And other than Jon’s dad being the manager of the group I felt like he was a non entity he could have not been there and it wouldn’t have made to much of a difference。 However he was intriguing and I wanted to know more about him。 Pros on the book - dual perspective。 Fast read。 Surface level fun。 Cons on the book - skimmed over important topics。 Made fun of cancel culture。 Flat characters 。。。more

megs_bookrack ，

ARC received！！！ A very hearty thank you goes to the publishers， Wednesday Books and Macmillan Audio！I'm really happy to have received an Audio ARC of this because I feel like it will be an incredible audio。 I love Contemporary stories told via audio; plus， with the boy band element？！ Yes， please！！ ARC received！！！ A very hearty thank you goes to the publishers， Wednesday Books and Macmillan Audio！I'm really happy to have received an Audio ARC of this because I feel like it will be an incredible audio。 I love Contemporary stories told via audio; plus， with the boy band element？！ Yes， please！！ 。。。more

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Mary Jo ，

I didn't want to put this book down。 I was totally pulled into the characters stories。 The interaction between the characters - the band， the handlers， the parents， and the fans， made this a really interesting read。 The pressure to be everything to everyone was really portrayed in an emotionally responsive way。 I also appreciated the way everyone's sexuality was handled。 It was interesting how all the members of the band struggled with the way they were portrayed to their fans。 I didn't want to I didn't want to put this book down。 I was totally pulled into the characters stories。 The interaction between the characters - the band， the handlers， the parents， and the fans， made this a really interesting read。 The pressure to be everything to everyone was really portrayed in an emotionally responsive way。 I also appreciated the way everyone's sexuality was handled。 It was interesting how all the members of the band struggled with the way they were portrayed to their fans。 I didn't want to finish the book because I was worried about the ending but it was in perfect step with the rest of the book。 BTW - I can't believe these two authors wrote their character when the authors were apart from each other。 It's weaved together so well！ 。。。more

Jamie ，

this was INCREDIBLE AAH。 I just finished this book and I'm literally screaming。 this was one of the best reading experiences I've ever had。 if you are/were a fan of One Direction you're going to love this book。 not just love， you're going to adore and worship it。 or I did anyways oops。 If This Gets Out follows boyband Saturday。 they are a worldwide sensation。 the thing is， they are extremely controlled by their management。 they're basically not allowed to do or be anything without permission。 wh this was INCREDIBLE AAH。 I just finished this book and I'm literally screaming。 this was one of the best reading experiences I've ever had。 if you are/were a fan of One Direction you're going to love this book。 not just love， you're going to adore and worship it。 or I did anyways oops。 If This Gets Out follows boyband Saturday。 they are a worldwide sensation。 the thing is， they are extremely controlled by their management。 they're basically not allowed to do or be anything without permission。 when two of the members， Zach and Ruben start to get romantically involved， Chorus Management is obviously pushing back。 coming out is not an option。 If This Gets Out is an incredible story about self discovery， taking control over your own coming out and it's just really queer。 aka my perfect book。 watch me yell at everyone until they read this book because oh my god it is amazing and it deserves all the hype。 。。。more

dane ，

Thank you to Hachette Children’s Group for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！i am on the verge of tears in school because this is one of my most anticipated book of the year :’）

anna ✩ ，

4。5 stars！ THIS WAS AMAZING！ I love Sophie Gonzales and I knew that this book of hers with Cale Dietrich was one that I couldn't miss。 We follow Ruben and Zach， members of super famous boyband Saturday。 The two along with Angel and Jon， the other two members of the band， have created an unbreakable fanbase and a super tight knight relationship backstage。 During an European tour， under all the pressure of performing and all the tight schedules the band is put under， Zach and Ruben end up spending 4。5 stars！ THIS WAS AMAZING！ I love Sophie Gonzales and I knew that this book of hers with Cale Dietrich was one that I couldn't miss。 We follow Ruben and Zach， members of super famous boyband Saturday。 The two along with Angel and Jon， the other two members of the band， have created an unbreakable fanbase and a super tight knight relationship backstage。 During an European tour， under all the pressure of performing and all the tight schedules the band is put under， Zach and Ruben end up spending more time together than usual。 Until eventually they realise they are falling for each other。 This is absolutely adorable with just enough angst and tension to keep you glued to the page。 I'm serious， I read this in one day！ It's so much fun to be reading about the ups and downs of just normal teenage boys who grown famous too quickly and just want to be themselves。 Absolutely a must read for everyone everywhere！！！ 。。。more

Maddie ，

I can't believe I got to read this early！ If This Gets Out is a book I wish my friends and I got to read when we were young teens， trying to figure out who Mr。 X was and sending each other questionable 1D fics。 This premise of two boy band members falling in love is perfect， and its done so well here。 I was worried they main characters would read too much like Larry， but they didn't at all。 Besides being a boy band with questionable management， I thought this band wasn't all that similar to One I can't believe I got to read this early！ If This Gets Out is a book I wish my friends and I got to read when we were young teens， trying to figure out who Mr。 X was and sending each other questionable 1D fics。 This premise of two boy band members falling in love is perfect， and its done so well here。 I was worried they main characters would read too much like Larry， but they didn't at all。 Besides being a boy band with questionable management， I thought this band wasn't all that similar to One Direction at all。 Still， I think this will be so empowering to their fans， and other fandoms as well。 This book honors fandom from the band's perspective in a way that I thought was different than most books I've read about famous people。 I was also struck by the complex coming out journey in this。 I think despite it being about international superstars， its deeply relatable。 I also liked the sex positivity， but it does make this a book I can't really recommend to most of middle schoolers。 But I do think its important for teens to read these things and I'm glad it exists in this story。 My only issue with this is small， and its that some parts felt extremely melodramatic， in a way that will work for the teens I recommend it too but not for myself， an adult。 That's expected， but it did take me out。 Overall， I'm so happy I got to read this and I can't wait until its out in the world！ 。。。more

Anya Smith ，

I'll post my review soon， but I loved this！！！！ I'll post my review soon， but I loved this！！！！ 。。。more

Lauren ，

If This Gets Out is the story of a teenage boy band， told in alternating chapters by two of the four boys。 Ruben has been out to his friends and family for years， but the pressure to be attractive to female fans - and to please the band’s demanding management company - has kept him from publicly being open about his sexuality。 He’s also had a crush on bandmate Zach for years， but since Zach’s straight， he’s kept that hidden， too。 When Zach and Ruben kiss， Zach realizes he likes it - and maybe he If This Gets Out is the story of a teenage boy band， told in alternating chapters by two of the four boys。 Ruben has been out to his friends and family for years， but the pressure to be attractive to female fans - and to please the band’s demanding management company - has kept him from publicly being open about his sexuality。 He’s also had a crush on bandmate Zach for years， but since Zach’s straight， he’s kept that hidden， too。 When Zach and Ruben kiss， Zach realizes he likes it - and maybe he isn’t straight after all。 Maybe things will work between them， but their management is committed to making sure no one else knows they’re in a relationship。 Meanwhile， the entire band is feeling suffocated by the way they’re locked in their hotel on tour and not allowed to make decisions about their hair， clothing， music， or anything else。 This book had a slow start; it dragged a bit during the first 50 pages or so。 After that， though， the story picked up and I found myself getting really into it。 The romance between Ruben and Zach was very sweet。 The difficulties they faced were set up naturally by the story rather than being forced for the sake of drama。 The relationship was very believable。More so than the romance itself， I was pulled in by the depiction of these four teenagers who had been swept into the music industry without much ability to decide what they wanted for themselves。 The boys all love music and being in a band together， but their creative freedom has been completely stifled。 They’re also forced to listen to everything the management company decides; even their public personalities are dictated to them， and they’re threatened with punishment if they stray from that。 Concerned that they’ll lose the band entirely， they listen to their manager - who also happens to be the father of one of the band members， making everything more complicated。 Considering how many teens are in the music industry， this book helps point out how poorly some of them are being treated and the reasons why they may lash out or turn to drugs to help them feel more in control of their lives。 While this isn’t the case for every young person in music， this sort of treatment definitely exists and is largely ignored by the public。 This book did a great job of making me care about the characters and their relationships while also considering the heavier topics brought up in the story。Thanks to NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the eARC。 。。。more

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ReadingTilTheBreakOfDawn ，

4。5 rounded up。 Being a teen and figuring out who you are is hard enough。 Add on the fact that these boys are one of the top boy bands and we have even more to deal with。 RTC

Berry ，

I haven’t had this much fun with a book in a while。 I’d also protect these kids at all costs and that’s a FACT。

Gabriel ，

ARC given by NetGalley for Honest ReviewIf This Gets Out is a fictional take on the very real abuse of power of the music industry。 In this time of boy band revival and k-pop stans， this book tells a story about the fictional band Saturday and the cost of what it means to have your whole life wrapped in a contract。 The story centers around two members Rueben and Zach， who have been made to keep their relationship secret by their controlling label。 This book does a wonderful job of showing the mu ARC given by NetGalley for Honest ReviewIf This Gets Out is a fictional take on the very real abuse of power of the music industry。 In this time of boy band revival and k-pop stans， this book tells a story about the fictional band Saturday and the cost of what it means to have your whole life wrapped in a contract。 The story centers around two members Rueben and Zach， who have been made to keep their relationship secret by their controlling label。 This book does a wonderful job of showing the music industries toxic behavior。 It touches on homophobia， racism， drug addiction， forced sexual appeal， and creative freedom。I think this book is coming out at an opportune time as well。 With k-pop band members almost dying of exhaustion， bands like One Direction and Panic！ At The Disco were being fetishized and shipped against their will， and the Free Britney trials， this is a harsh but honest look into the reality of how young stars are shaped by music labels。The story is well balanced， the characters have growth and changes that are authentic and heartwarming， and the romance is cute albeit a little cliché。 I think this will be a great read for all ages， but also， a good learning opportunity for teen readers to gain insight in what might be happening with their favorite bands and learn to speak out to make change。 。。。more

kikay ，

this wasn't terrible but it wasn't for me this wasn't terrible but it wasn't for me 。。。more

Kamio ，

This book piqued my interest with a boy band premise and I ended up enjoying this book even more than I expected。Ruben and Zach's relationship was sweet and they really relied on each other when things began to go wrong with their management team。 The growing pains in their relationship seemed believable。 Zach's personal growth with both his sexuality and learning to express his own wants and desires was the highlight for me in this book。 I was really rooting for this kid。Won this arc in a Goodr This book piqued my interest with a boy band premise and I ended up enjoying this book even more than I expected。Ruben and Zach's relationship was sweet and they really relied on each other when things began to go wrong with their management team。 The growing pains in their relationship seemed believable。 Zach's personal growth with both his sexuality and learning to express his own wants and desires was the highlight for me in this book。 I was really rooting for this kid。Won this arc in a Goodreads giveaway。 。。。more

Britt ，

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the e-ARC。If This Gets Out is about two members of the boy band Saturday who fall in love。 Do I need to say more？I really enjoyed it。 The four band members are genuine friends。 I loved their interactions and the tensions made a lot of sense。 I love the mentions to fandom。 I really liked that they are on a European tour。 Their stop in Amsterdam and their introduction to stroopwafels was precious。 Zach and Ruben are really well written Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the e-ARC。If This Gets Out is about two members of the boy band Saturday who fall in love。 Do I need to say more？I really enjoyed it。 The four band members are genuine friends。 I loved their interactions and the tensions made a lot of sense。 I love the mentions to fandom。 I really liked that they are on a European tour。 Their stop in Amsterdam and their introduction to stroopwafels was precious。 Zach and Ruben are really well written characters。 They also balance each other quite well in the relationship。 I'd definitely recommend If This Gets Out if you have ever had a boy band phase （or still have one）。 The book shows the hard work and the pressure management can give the members of the band。 Overall， it is such an enjoyable read that I am sure you have fun reading it。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

As a One Direction fan， I was delighted to hear of a new book coming out that focused on boy bands， and was specifically intrigued by the concept of a queer relationship within one。 I of course jumped at the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 Without providing spoilers， not only did the authors of If This Gets Out expertly handle topics such as coming out， but also addiction and toxic relationships as well。 The members of the fictional band Saturday felt like actual fleshed out characters As a One Direction fan， I was delighted to hear of a new book coming out that focused on boy bands， and was specifically intrigued by the concept of a queer relationship within one。 I of course jumped at the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 Without providing spoilers， not only did the authors of If This Gets Out expertly handle topics such as coming out， but also addiction and toxic relationships as well。 The members of the fictional band Saturday felt like actual fleshed out characters as well， and not as stand-ins for real-life boy band members。 。。。more

Heba ，

The synopsis look so enticing！Where can I read this for free？

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Karis Rogerson ，

（Thank you to the publisher for an eARC of this book via Netgalley！）4。75/5 starsWow。 This book。 This book！！！ I'm absolutely obsessed with it。 Cale and Sophie did an incredible job crafting their characters - obviously Ruben and Zach are well-rounded， believable， REAL characters， but Angel and Jon stand out in their own way as well， and the side characters also manage to be fleshed out and set apart from each other throughout the book。 It's honestly incredible， with such a large cast of character （Thank you to the publisher for an eARC of this book via Netgalley！）4。75/5 starsWow。 This book。 This book！！！ I'm absolutely obsessed with it。 Cale and Sophie did an incredible job crafting their characters - obviously Ruben and Zach are well-rounded， believable， REAL characters， but Angel and Jon stand out in their own way as well， and the side characters also manage to be fleshed out and set apart from each other throughout the book。 It's honestly incredible， with such a large cast of characters， how well-defined they each are。I really loved the love story here， the things the book has to say about the music industry and the way we treat young stars/the things we expect of them/just。。。the life they live in some cases。 And I was furious at so many points because the boys - my boys！ - were going through such hard things。 I felt like I really knew them and cared about them。The book made me giggle and smile and also rage against the system and if that's not a sign of a great book I don't know what is！ 。。。more

Phyllis ，

Thank you to Goodreads and Wednesday books for providing me with this ARC！ Really excited for this novel to come out in December！ I enjoyed every minute of it - the world tour， the romance， the boy band magic。 Can't wait for more people to experience this one :） Thank you to Goodreads and Wednesday books for providing me with this ARC！ Really excited for this novel to come out in December！ I enjoyed every minute of it - the world tour， the romance， the boy band magic。 Can't wait for more people to experience this one :） 。。。more

Chelsea ，

rating: 4。5/5 （rounded up）

Jodi ，

I love YA books， and the fact that it is a GLBT love story， makes it even more wonderful。 When this comes out， buy it and read it， if you love this kind of story as much as I do！

Luka ，

Netgalley ARC。 I'm so happy I got an ARC of this because this book was amazing。。。 and I wish it was longer。 I need more Zach and Ruben in my life。 I love the fact that this book had two POV's， especially since a lot of the drama was easier to understand from both sides because we got to be inside both their minds when things happened。I highly recommend this book if you're in the need of a good， cute， drama-filled LGBT book。 Netgalley ARC。 I'm so happy I got an ARC of this because this book was amazing。。。 and I wish it was longer。 I need more Zach and Ruben in my life。 I love the fact that this book had two POV's， especially since a lot of the drama was easier to understand from both sides because we got to be inside both their minds when things happened。I highly recommend this book if you're in the need of a good， cute， drama-filled LGBT book。 。。。more

Colby ，

First of all， thank you to Wednesday Books for an eARC of If This Gets Out in exchange for an honest review！ What happens when two members of a boy band-one who is gay but not publicly out because of the boy band's image， and who who suddenly realizes he may have always been bi-fall head over heels for each other？If This Gets Out follows Zach and Ruben， two members of Saturday。 Their images are controlled by Chorus， and despite Ruben openly being out for many years， they basically control him an First of all， thank you to Wednesday Books for an eARC of If This Gets Out in exchange for an honest review！ What happens when two members of a boy band-one who is gay but not publicly out because of the boy band's image， and who who suddenly realizes he may have always been bi-fall head over heels for each other？If This Gets Out follows Zach and Ruben， two members of Saturday。 Their images are controlled by Chorus， and despite Ruben openly being out for many years， they basically control him and what he does。 And one fateful night， Zach finally gives into those feelings he's been supressing for years。If This Gets Out reminded me a bit of Red White and Royal Blue。 Though it's friends to lovers， they spend most of the book sneaking around。 It's also actually quite spicy （I'd say even spicier than RWRB） so I'm a bit surprised this is YA rather than NA。 Overall， even though I don't like boy bands， this was so sweet， and a really great read！ Can easily see this being turned into a TV show！ 。。。more

Cat ，

Thank you so much for the ARC！I wanted to write some long review about how amazing and heartwarming this book is， but after finished， I couldn't find the words。 All I can say is that this book deserves the world， just like Ruben and Zach。5/5 stars Thank you so much for the ARC！I wanted to write some long review about how amazing and heartwarming this book is， but after finished， I couldn't find the words。 All I can say is that this book deserves the world， just like Ruben and Zach。5/5 stars 。。。more

Great Books ，

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Meg Mo ，

This book weaves together the relationships between the bandmates and the romantic relationship within the story well。 The characters were overall believable， but some of their decisions seemed out of character。This is a fast paced novel that I would encourage high school students to read that are looking for a LGBTQ+ romance novel。 The characters were relatable， despite being successful rockstars and musicians。 The sub plot of another band mate struggling with addiction was important for high s This book weaves together the relationships between the bandmates and the romantic relationship within the story well。 The characters were overall believable， but some of their decisions seemed out of character。This is a fast paced novel that I would encourage high school students to read that are looking for a LGBTQ+ romance novel。 The characters were relatable， despite being successful rockstars and musicians。 The sub plot of another band mate struggling with addiction was important for high schools students to learn to address。 The character’s showed how difficult dealing with feeling burned out is， which is relatable for busy high school students。 Suitable for ages 16+。 。。。more

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