Only Mostly Devastated
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- Author：Sophie Gonzales
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Summary
When Ollie meets his dream guy， Will， over summer break， he thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After。 But once summer’s ended， Will stops texting him back， and Ollie finds himself one prince short of a fairytale ending。 To complicate the fairytale further， a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country—Will’s school—where Ollie finds that the sweet， affectionate and comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High。 This Will is a class clown， closeted—and， to be honest， a bit of a jerk。
Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship。 But as Will starts ‘coincidentally’ popping up in every area of Ollie’s life， from music class to the lunch table， Ollie finds his resolve weakening。
The last time he gave Will his heart， Will handed it back to him trampled and battered。 Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again。
Right？
Right。
Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship。 But as Will starts ‘coincidentally’ popping up in every area of Ollie’s life， from music class to the lunch table， Ollie finds his resolve weakening。
The last time he gave Will his heart， Will handed it back to him trampled and battered。 Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again。
Right？
Right。
Reviews
Eddie
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I liked this book a lot， I didn’t want to put it down。 Ollies shyness but also sassiness made him a really fun main character。 And that he also kinda looked at himself towards the end and saw what he was doing wrong was cool to see too。
Cassandra
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Super cute YA romance！！ Think Grease except Sandy is a gay punk rock guitar player from CA and Danny is a closeted basketball star who fall in love over summer but think they’ll never see each other again。 It gave me all the good feels。
riley
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Even if no one could promise that everything would work out perfectly， right here and right now， in this exact moment， it was perfect。"Oh。 My。 God。 This was amazing。 I read it in a day。 I'm not even a huge fan of grease but holy crap this threw me for a loop and a half。 Every moment of it， from beginning to end， every little plot point and every sweet character had me wrapped around this books finger。 It may be just a fluffy romance—with a large side of angst and a tall glass of why-can't-I-sto "Even if no one could promise that everything would work out perfectly， right here and right now， in this exact moment， it was perfect。"Oh。 My。 God。 This was amazing。 I read it in a day。 I'm not even a huge fan of grease but holy crap this threw me for a loop and a half。 Every moment of it， from beginning to end， every little plot point and every sweet character had me wrapped around this books finger。 It may be just a fluffy romance—with a large side of angst and a tall glass of why-can't-I-stop-crying—but nonetheless， I haven't been so entirely enraptured by a book like this in so long。Content Warnings: outing， homophobic jokes， homophobia， biphobia， cancer， deathTHE HIGHS:• Every character was so unique and loveable， and no one felt like a trivial side character。 Everyone had their own significant part in the story。• Ollie and the kids。 Oh my god。 My heart is so full。 I love them so much。 Oh。 My。 God。• The outlay of the story felt so relatable as a queer kid， and I was glad to see a mess of a life—especially in Will—so much like mine。• Sort of in a bittersweet way， the whole plot line with aunt Linda。 It was utterly heartbreaking， but I loved it and her all the same。• The main romance didn't feel like a stupid back and forth （even when it was） and was just generally so raw and real and true。 Especially for the situations each of the people were in。 Just， oh my god。 So tender。 Ollie and Will I would die for you。• Oliver， Juliette， Lara and Niamh's friendship。 THE NECKLACES！ They're everything。• The ending！ The entire last two chapters， absolutely astounded。 Very satisfying how it all tied together in the end。 THE LOWS:• I'm happy to say I don't have many complaints。 But in saying that， I just want to address the ickiness of Will's friends sexualising sapphic relationships—Lara and Renee making out—and making homophobic jokes towards Oliver and Will， and then suddenly switching over when Lara was outed， as if their views had suddenly changed。 Boys in such cliques more often than not have horrible views on people living outside the norm， and I think a confrontation of such running situations and jokes would've been much more suitable than a simple switch。• Although I know it's partially just because they're stupid teenagers， I really did hate the stubbornness and frankly， plain stupidity， from both Will and Ollie， that at some points just felt entirely out of character for them。• Some things that were key elements of the story at one point would become minor and trivial in others and it was rather confusing。"And right here and now was the only thing that ever mattered anyway。" 。。。more
Maider Gañán
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“It’s funny how you can spend weeks， or months， or sometimes even years preparing yourself for a nightmare that’s more “when” than “if”。 Then just when you’re fooling yourself that you’ve accepted the world’s end， and you’ll roll with the impact when it hits。。。 suddenly， it might be hitting， and you’re not rolling。 You’re collapsing， sitting where you stood， totally overwhelmed by a loss you were never really ready for” （124）。
Diana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Such a great story！ It was so good mostly！ Aunt Linda was the grown up influence he needed， she was great。 I liked the characters in this book so much。 Except for his parents， it's a toss up but forced positivity （mindfulness） is so not for me。 Seriously， sometimes you just need to feel feelings。 Idk。 Ollie was wonderful。 He's so funny。 So responsible。 So selfish and selfless。 Such a good kid。 I was rooting for him Will was such a low key mess。 A charming， ridiculous mess。 I love him。 Grease was Such a great story！ It was so good mostly！ Aunt Linda was the grown up influence he needed， she was great。 I liked the characters in this book so much。 Except for his parents， it's a toss up but forced positivity （mindfulness） is so not for me。 Seriously， sometimes you just need to feel feelings。 Idk。 Ollie was wonderful。 He's so funny。 So responsible。 So selfish and selfless。 Such a good kid。 I was rooting for him Will was such a low key mess。 A charming， ridiculous mess。 I love him。 Grease was formative， okay。 It's not my fault， I don't make the rules， it's just a fact。 This story was Grease but better because they both have to adjust and ~improve~ themselves emotionally。 Great writing， great ending， the devastating part was rly devastating。 It's not a totes unexpected plot twist or anything but it got to me。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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This was absolutely adorable and I loved every second of it！ It was a little heavier in subject matter than I expected， but it was fantastic！ Definitely pick this one up if you want a adorable romance story that tackles some heavier topics！
Linnea
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Such a lovely modern Grease-re-telling （without the cringey things from it）！Only Mostly Devastated is a wonderfully told story about being a teenager， going towards your thing and finding acceptance and friendship。 A diverse set of characters， big feelings and hopeful endings make me squeal happily and I enjoyed reading this a lot。（Okay， sometimes it feels hard when there are so many big and sad things in the books of this genre， but I still love them and I understand why these things are there。 Such a lovely modern Grease-re-telling （without the cringey things from it）！Only Mostly Devastated is a wonderfully told story about being a teenager， going towards your thing and finding acceptance and friendship。 A diverse set of characters， big feelings and hopeful endings make me squeal happily and I enjoyed reading this a lot。（Okay， sometimes it feels hard when there are so many big and sad things in the books of this genre， but I still love them and I understand why these things are there。） 。。。more
Elle
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Really really enjoyed this book， I couldn’t put it down！ A beautiful story and I already can’t wait to re read！！
Renee Delcourt
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So sweet。 So cute。 And now I need to buy a copy for myself。
Pi
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No puedo hacer una reseña larga porque ha sido mi primer intento de escuchar un audilibro en inglés y como es de esperar， no suelo tener mucho que decir de los aspectos formales en un libro escuchado， menos aún cuando no suelo oír en inglés y seguro que se me han quedado cosas en el tintero。 Aún así， quería dejar mi opinión de esta historia porque ha sido un soplo de aire fresco y una forma de dar calidez a mi corazón después de lecturas muy intensas。Only Mostly Devastated nos cuenta la historia No puedo hacer una reseña larga porque ha sido mi primer intento de escuchar un audilibro en inglés y como es de esperar， no suelo tener mucho que decir de los aspectos formales en un libro escuchado， menos aún cuando no suelo oír en inglés y seguro que se me han quedado cosas en el tintero。 Aún así， quería dejar mi opinión de esta historia porque ha sido un soplo de aire fresco y una forma de dar calidez a mi corazón después de lecturas muy intensas。Only Mostly Devastated nos cuenta la historia de Ollie que por problemas familiares tiene que viajar en verano para pasar unos días con sus tíos y primos。 Las vacaciones pasan sin complicaciones， conoce a un chico， se enamoran y viven la historia de romance veraniego que todos sueñan。 Sin embargo， las cosas no son tan color de rosa como parece。 Las vacaciones terminan， él no le contesta los mensajes y encima tiene que dejarlo todo de lado para mudarse con sus tíos。 ¿Puede empeorar la situación？La premisa debe recordaros a algo ¿No？ Grease tiene una sinopsis similar solo que hay que cambiar a Olli por Sandy y a Will， el ligue de verano y jugador de baloncesto， por Danny。 Este libro mantiene la esencia de la película que tantos buenos ratos me hizo disfrutar y nada más que por eso podemos ver que tiene todas las papeletas de ser una historia divertida。 Aunque pueda parecer que solo vamos a entretenernos y reírnos， también es una historia emotiva que termina sacándote más de una lágrima。Sin duda es un libro al que volveré en un futuro próximo para captar todos y cada uno de los detalles porque entre ser un remake de la historia de Sandy y Danny y lo divertidos que son los personajes， acabas disfrutando mucho。 Eso sí， lo que más me ha gustado ha sido ver lo mucho que se quiere la familia de Ollie。Los personajes son bastante sencillos y simples， pero te sacan más de una sonrisa。 Especialmente destaco la evolución de Will y las decisiones que toma Ollie al final。 Me gustaría centrarme más en esto， pero acabaría haciendo spoiler。 Los amigos del protagonista me gustaron， aunque no todos me cayeron bien desde el principio y tuve que ir leyendo sobre sus vidas para entenderlos mejor。En conclusión， es un buen libro para empezar con audiolibros en inglés y también para leer en el idioma si no has tenido mucha experiencia。 Además， para aquellos que si tienen nivel， va a ser idial para poder descansar。 。。。more
Grace✨
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TW: death of family member， cancerHoly shit I listened to this in only a few hours！ I LOVED this adorable book。 I was initially drawn in by the fact it is （loosely） a Grease retelling， but it was genuinely so sweet and amazing！ It does a great job of showing how hard dating can be when you are queer， especially when your partner is closeted。 You find yourself so mad on the main characters behalf， but also feeling so bad for his partner。 This was a short and sweet story of grief and love， and I t TW: death of family member， cancerHoly shit I listened to this in only a few hours！ I LOVED this adorable book。 I was initially drawn in by the fact it is （loosely） a Grease retelling， but it was genuinely so sweet and amazing！ It does a great job of showing how hard dating can be when you are queer， especially when your partner is closeted。 You find yourself so mad on the main characters behalf， but also feeling so bad for his partner。 This was a short and sweet story of grief and love， and I think it was an excellent YA romance！:） 。。。more
Z
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Did I finish this in one sitting？ Yes I did。
Sarah
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Wonderful！ Just wonderful。 I tore through this in an hour。
Andrea Campos
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3。5 stars！This was so cute 🥺I appreciated the lightness in a high-school love story after my last read。 The writing was simple yet beautiful， making it easy to speed through this reimagining of one of my favorite 80's love story。 I loved our hispanic lead/love interest and how his culture was highlighted despite living in a place like North Carolina。 The representation on this story overall is beautiful！ In contrast， this book dealt with the subject of loss and a family member passing away quite 3。5 stars！This was so cute 🥺I appreciated the lightness in a high-school love story after my last read。 The writing was simple yet beautiful， making it easy to speed through this reimagining of one of my favorite 80's love story。 I loved our hispanic lead/love interest and how his culture was highlighted despite living in a place like North Carolina。 The representation on this story overall is beautiful！ In contrast， this book dealt with the subject of loss and a family member passing away quite well， and gave us a brief insight as to how this affected our main character's point of view on all of his relationships。 In conclusion， I loved this for a quick， lighthearted pick-me-up。 Representation and handling of grief and loss are A+！ 。。。more
Alanna Medina
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DNF @32%I think second chance romance doesn't work for me。 I've been trying to read this book for a week now。 Every time I pick it up， I always end put it back down after a chapter。 The idea of the story appeals to me， but the execution doesn't work for me。 The characters also don't help。 At this point in contemporary romances， I start to ship the main couple。 In this one， I don't care about anyone in the story。 DNF @32%I think second chance romance doesn't work for me。 I've been trying to read this book for a week now。 Every time I pick it up， I always end put it back down after a chapter。 The idea of the story appeals to me， but the execution doesn't work for me。 The characters also don't help。 At this point in contemporary romances， I start to ship the main couple。 In this one， I don't care about anyone in the story。 。。。more
Nicole Zhao
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SO CUTE AAAAAA
Lauren
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okay all right this one got me a little bit :’）
skauing
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This book was so cute， and a perfect mix of romance， teen drama， and real， emotional things for me。 I finished it in one sitting， it was so easy to get through and I was having such a good time I didn't ever feel like putting it down！ It was kind of nostalgic too， it really reminded me of some of the sweet， romantic， easy reads I used to finish in an afternoon when I was a teen， except better because queer people didn't really exist in any of those books。 I feel Seen™。 This book would have been This book was so cute， and a perfect mix of romance， teen drama， and real， emotional things for me。 I finished it in one sitting， it was so easy to get through and I was having such a good time I didn't ever feel like putting it down！ It was kind of nostalgic too， it really reminded me of some of the sweet， romantic， easy reads I used to finish in an afternoon when I was a teen， except better because queer people didn't really exist in any of those books。 I feel Seen™。 This book would have been everything to me if I had read it 10+ years ago， for sure！ ❤ 。。。more
Thomas Sproat
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I couldn't put this book down， and while I was at work it was all I could think about。The way this book explored issues that LGBT+ teens face in highschool was amazing。 It felt so real。 With multiple LGBT+ characters， there was a few different experiences explored which was really comforting to read。Another thing I loved about this book was that， yes homophobia was present， but it wasn't just used in a cliche way。 It wasn't over the top， and was present in storylines that really benefited from i I couldn't put this book down， and while I was at work it was all I could think about。The way this book explored issues that LGBT+ teens face in highschool was amazing。 It felt so real。 With multiple LGBT+ characters， there was a few different experiences explored which was really comforting to read。Another thing I loved about this book was that， yes homophobia was present， but it wasn't just used in a cliche way。 It wasn't over the top， and was present in storylines that really benefited from it。 This book really normalised LGBT+ characters in the 'real' world rather than having a setting in the book with a sort of utopia pro gay world。The storyline wasn't as happy right through as I thought it would be or kind of what I wanted going in， but that is what I loved。 As mentioned above， it was real。 I craved knowing what would happen with Ollie and Will's relationship because of this。 I could relate to and empathise with both of their feelings so much from when I was a gay teenager in highschool。I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Edgar
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No hay mucha ciencia aqui。 A mi me vendieron este libro como "Vaselina pero gay" y yo dije: "Dude， eso puede salir tremendamente mal， pero no me importa， QUIERO"。Quizás no es el libro perfecto pero el buen rato que me hizo pasar nadie se lo desacredita。 Hay muchas cosas que pudieron salir mal con este libro， caminos que pudo tomar con los que yo no conectara y no se como es posible que incluso cuando esto llegó a pasar estuve perfectamente bien y cautivado。Disfruté mucho los paralelos con Vaseli No hay mucha ciencia aqui。 A mi me vendieron este libro como "Vaselina pero gay" y yo dije: "Dude， eso puede salir tremendamente mal， pero no me importa， QUIERO"。Quizás no es el libro perfecto pero el buen rato que me hizo pasar nadie se lo desacredita。 Hay muchas cosas que pudieron salir mal con este libro， caminos que pudo tomar con los que yo no conectara y no se como es posible que incluso cuando esto llegó a pasar estuve perfectamente bien y cautivado。Disfruté mucho los paralelos con Vaselina y los guiños a algunas canciones o elementos del musical， pensé que no iba a disfrutar de la relación entre los protagonistas y no pude estar mas equivocado， tampoco es la relación perfecta y hay cosas cuestionables pero me la pase muy bien leyendo su historia。El personaje principal， Ollie y yo somos la misma persona y probablemente eso tuvo mucho que ver con que lo disfrutara tanto， aunque también tuvo mucho que ver en ciertas partes que me dieron cringe porque tenia que admitir sin orgullo que yo tendría el mismo pensamiento tonto o cometería el mismo error que él。 De nuevo， no me enorgullece pero es que muchos de sus comportamientos era como verme desde fuera y ni se diga sus pensamientos， era increíble， en serio。De nuevo， el libro no es perfecto， hay dos elementos que a lo largo de la historia son muy importantes y de repente uno es dejado de lado casi que por la mitad del libro y otro cuando esta en su punto culmine toma todo el libro para ser dejado de lado unas cuantas paginas después y eso no se sentó bien conmigo。 Siento que al final del día importaba mas la historia de amor y fue a esa a la que se le dio la relevancia y peso al final， cosa que entiendo pero siento que pudo equilibrarse junto que estos dos elementos de una mejor manera y no ser dejado de lados así nomas。 Sobretodo el storyline de la tía y sobrinos de Ollie。A pesar de que este libro también tiene momentos tristes y crying worthy， en su mayoría me la pase excelente leyendo este libro。 Tenia mucho sin reirme en voz alta como lo hice con Only Mostly Devastated， no por comparar， porque son diferentes generos， pero creo que los únicos narradores que me ha hecho reír así， ademas de Ollie han sido los de Rick Riordan。Y pues nada， lo disfrute demasiado y me recordó a esas dreamy rom-coms adolescentes de los 2000's en las que quisieras vivir pero con el romance principal entre dos chicos， fue algo muy bonito :'）Recomendado， súper si。 。。。more
Jessica Williamson
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4。25Well， this was adorable。 And heartbreaking。 Not going to over analyze this one。 It was just a really cute YA rom-com with some seriously DEEP moments。Trigger warnings for: Homophobic comments， Cancer， Death of a loved one。cover 3; characters 4; plot 4; pace 5; writing 4; enjoyment 4; cry *
Maya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Can’t believe he chose NC State over USC。。。。
Jayden
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The book Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales was a great read。 The book talks about homophobia and not being your real self。 Ollie and Will had an amazing love story。 Ollie soon gets enrolled at the same school as Will and learns that the Will he loves and knows isn't the same guy that he is in school。 Will is caring and loving to Ollie but when Ollie arrives at school he is quick to learn that Will is closeted and seems to be king of a jerk at school。 Ollie doesn't exactly want a relation The book Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales was a great read。 The book talks about homophobia and not being your real self。 Ollie and Will had an amazing love story。 Ollie soon gets enrolled at the same school as Will and learns that the Will he loves and knows isn't the same guy that he is in school。 Will is caring and loving to Ollie but when Ollie arrives at school he is quick to learn that Will is closeted and seems to be king of a jerk at school。 Ollie doesn't exactly want a relationship with someone who clearly can't be really who he is at school。 I found this book to be really compelling。 It teaches people to be who you are and not who other people think you should be。 When they get enrolled in the same school they learn that their Will isn't who he seems to be。 It shows the fear in coming out and some people dont which can drive relationships apart and soon to an end。 This book was an amazing read and I would love to read the next book that Sophia Gonzales writes。 She made an amazing story and something that I can’t personally relate to but gives a view of what it id like for someone who does happen to relate to it。 。。。more
Sierra
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*2。5， I guess。 Pretty disappointed by this， honestly。
Alexis
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Ollie has a summer romance straight out of a movie。 Things get even better when he finds out he's moving and he's going to be going to the same school as his summer love， Will。 Unfortunately， Summer Will and School Will are completely different people。 Will basically pretends that the summer never happened， leaving Ollie only mostly devastated ;） Thoughts:- I loved Ollie and Lara's friendship！！ It grew on me so much and I was very happy that they were able to find solace in each other after the Ollie has a summer romance straight out of a movie。 Things get even better when he finds out he's moving and he's going to be going to the same school as his summer love， Will。 Unfortunately， Summer Will and School Will are completely different people。 Will basically pretends that the summer never happened， leaving Ollie only mostly devastated ;） Thoughts:- I loved Ollie and Lara's friendship！！ It grew on me so much and I was very happy that they were able to find solace in each other after the rocky beginning - I liked the scenes of Ollie and Will's summer because I felt like it was proof of this other version of Will that Ollie loved。 Will is sort of an a**hole in the beginning but seeing how sweet he was over summer really made me feel for Ollie- I did find it odd that after moving Ollie never spoke to his friends from back home again。 You went to school with these people for a long time and now it's your senior year and you just drifted？ Sort of odd but then again different sides of the country， Ollie had a lot going on， and his friends didn't really seem to care that their band was making progress without Ollie so - I liked how Ollie didn't immediately forgive Will for acting like the summer never happened despite how badly he wanted to。 Self-love！ Refusing to be treated like sh！t ！ Love that for him！ Overall 4/5 stars。 It was a very cute story with side characters that actually had depth and value as opposed to just being props for the main character。 Definitely recommend to anyone who likes YA romance :） 。。。more
Jessica Marengo
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I only cried a little。
Paulina Sinder
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Everyone READ THIS BOOK！ I absolutely loved it。 I smiled， I laughed， I cried， I cringed - everything！ It tackles some real life issues including sexuality， death of a loved one， PCOS and more。 This book really hit close to home regarding death as I went through a very similar experience a few weeks ago， and I couldn’t stop crying。 This book is definitely going into my favourites category。
Te De
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is the 1st person POV of a gay teenage boy and his （inspired by Danny and Sandy from Grease） love story with another boy。 Except the voice just felt like middle-aged woman from beginning to。。。 I'm about 30% in at this point。 I hope I will finish because the book is not too long but I'm not having much fun with it。There are three side-plots that weren't a part of Grease that work as the B-story， C-story， and D-story。 The B-story is that the aunt has cancer， and it's depressing as fuck。 This book is the 1st person POV of a gay teenage boy and his （inspired by Danny and Sandy from Grease） love story with another boy。 Except the voice just felt like middle-aged woman from beginning to。。。 I'm about 30% in at this point。 I hope I will finish because the book is not too long but I'm not having much fun with it。There are three side-plots that weren't a part of Grease that work as the B-story， C-story， and D-story。 The B-story is that the aunt has cancer， and it's depressing as fuck。 She has two small kids， and the author just inserts these two kids up Ollie's anus any chance she gets。 They are so annoying， reading their scenes is like watching Supernanny， except Ollie is the supernanny， which is fine， I guess， because he sounds like a 35 year old nursemaid anyway。The C-story is Ollie makes three friends， Juliette， Niamh （pronounced Neeve according to the book） and Lara。 And Lara is a flaming butthole and keeps having creepy facial expressions and trying to fuck with Ollie。 And she kisses girls at parties to impress boys。 I'm not sure why that scene was included in the book but I'm sure we'll get back to it。The D-story is that Ollie plays some instrument and joins a metal band。 I'm only 1/3 of the way through the book so that's it so far。The chemistry between Ollie and Will is ZERO。 This is yet one more book about gay/bi boys written by an adult woman who is way too uncomfortable to actually have the boys BE TOGETHER。 I had heard this was a very cute book and I needed some anal douche in my brain after surviving Addie LaRue so I said fuck it， why not？ And I am disappointed yet again。 I'm so sure these women read Japanese yaoi all day long。 They have no excuse for making characters so bland with zero romance and no passion。 Ollie has spent the first 1/3 of this book butthurt over a mistake， Will was a dipshit who could have handled things better， Ollie's new friends are weird （well， Lara is， and I don't like how Juliette and Neeve COULD HAVE warned Ollie about Will， but chose not to。） The cancer story is just FUCK。 Like， why do I need this in my life？ Why？ Why can't I just enjoy a cute story without some woman fucking dying and her annoying kids talking about Frozen like it's 2012 and YA authors are referencing Harry Potter。 Like thank god JK Rowling isn't cool anymore so these hipster fucks will finally shut up with the Harry Potter references， holy shit was that an annoying trend that would never end！ Anyway that rant doesn't belong here， sorry。I'm determined to finish this book， so I'll be back to complain about the rest of it， I guess。 Hopefully it starts getting better soon because right now I have this review set to 1 star。___Oh， I'm back already:One night， in the middle of one of these fits of despair， I asked Mom if she had any huge regrets from when she was a teenager。 She apparently thought the appropriate response to that question was to break out into an off-key rendition of “Let It Be” by the Beatles。 Word for word。 From beginning to end。 A performance I was expected to watch in full。 I made a mental note never to ask Mom for relationship advice again。 This is supposed to be funny。 Imagine having a mother this insufferable and disrespectful。 No wonder Ollie is such a used tampon， he takes after his mother。___I forgot， there is also an E-story: Ollie helps Juliette with some music audition type thing。 Honestly it's a complete waste of time and space。___Holy fuck， it's Thanksgiving， the aunt is slowly dying in the hospital， everyone is miserable and bickering with each other。 What is this shit？ I don't remember this being in Grease。 I dealt with cancer in my own life twice so far。 I read books labeled "Cute" to see "cute。" Add I get surprise cancer instead。 Really， I have the worst luck with books。 This sucks。___ 。。。more
Amber
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I love Ollie。 He’s such a great guy even with his flaws。 I just had to get that out there。This book is a bit of a rollercoaster ride。 It’s almost as if we’re plummeting downhill for 2/3 of the book before the coaster finally rises。 But that’s life， which is what this book is all about。 It’s about our human nature to deny ourselves things because we feel like we have all the time in the world。。。until we realize we don’t。 Then come the hard lessons of death and grief， which this book covers really
Gab
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Such a cute story！ And it so accurately shows what it's like for LGBTQ+ people to be in same sex relationships， especially when it's still not accepted by people in many countries。I highly recommend this book！I absolutely loved it ！😍❤️🏳️🌈 Such a cute story！ And it so accurately shows what it's like for LGBTQ+ people to be in same sex relationships， especially when it's still not accepted by people in many countries。I highly recommend this book！I absolutely loved it ！😍❤️🏳️🌈 。。。more
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