Will Tavares is the dream summer fling—he’s fun, affectionate, kind—but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending, and to complicate the fairytale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country. Which he minds a little less when he realizes it’s the same school Will goes to…except Ollie finds that the sweet, 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, especially since this new, bro-y jock version of Will seems to go from hot to cold every other week. But then Will starts “coincidentally” popping up in every area of Ollie’s life, from music class to the lunch table, and 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.
I was pretty devastated for much of this book, in a good and sad way. It’s marketed as a cute rom com but it deals with pretty serious life issues including high school bullying that was very impactful. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though, it just takes a bit to get there. There’s plenty of characters here that will resonate, LGBTQ+, latinx, feminine power and much more. This was like a cleansing for me with all of the different emotions that it made me feel, it was cathartic and I’m glad I went out of my comfort zone for it.
Hoping our new normal takes a turn for the better next month. Please reach out and let me know of any great reads you read this month!
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