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bookwormbi's review
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was touch and go for me the entire time, largely because I struggled with Isaac. But ultimately, Winters’s commitment to creating complex teenage queer characters of color paid off. Isaac irked me in places, like any real person would, because they’re real and real is messy. I struggled a little bit with the pacing, but overall I really enjoyed this and I hope to read more of his work soon!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Biphobia
betweentheshelves's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Honestly, if you're looking for something cute to read after watching Heartstopper, but don't necessarily want to read Heartstopper again, I'd recommend this! It's a cute, friends-to-lovers romance with some mental health rep thrown in. It is absolutely a delight to read, and gives off the perfect summer reading vibes!
While I do think it could have been a bit shorter, I loved the characters in this. I also loved the comics vibes throughout, as Isaac is absolutely obsessed with a comic series throughout this. The characters felt relatable, and the moments between Isaac and Diego were heartfelt and the way their relationship evolved felt natural. Plus, the cover just gives you all the happy vibes as well. Julian Winters is great at writing adorable MLM romance, and this book just proves it!
While I do think it could have been a bit shorter, I loved the characters in this. I also loved the comics vibes throughout, as Isaac is absolutely obsessed with a comic series throughout this. The characters felt relatable, and the moments between Isaac and Diego were heartfelt and the way their relationship evolved felt natural. Plus, the cover just gives you all the happy vibes as well. Julian Winters is great at writing adorable MLM romance, and this book just proves it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Infidelity
bookcrushin's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A summer romance full of growth and learning...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Mental illness, and Homophobia
foreverinastory's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Right Where I Left You follows Isaac Martin, he's just graduated high school and has one last summer until he's headed off to college. Isaac should be excited, except his best friend, Diego, isn't coming with him. Isaac doesn't know what he'll do without Diego to help him. He wants to have the best summer ever with Diego before they're separated. The two plan to go to Legends Con, but when Isaac is distracted by a cute boy and misses getting tickets, their summer plans are derailed. Instead Isaac is made part of The Six, the crew Diego games with. Isaac is wary, cue the social anxiety, but Diego's friends are all bad.
This was such a sweet book. I really enjoyed Isaac as a character. His social anxiety is different from mine, but damn was it still relatable. I loved how Isaac explores his family relationships during this book. The way he reconnects to his older brother really pulled on my heart strings.
Then there are the fandom elements! Isaac is a comic fan and Diego is a gamer. Between the two of them there are tons of fandom references, and even though it's a made up fandom for the book, I loved it! I loved how Charm and Reverb's story plays out alongside Isaac's, it was such a great way to parallel the book.
I absolutely adored The Six. I was immediately a fan of Alix and Zelda, because they're the coolest. I also have a thing for quiet girls with cutting words (Alix). I really liked seeing Isaac branch out. He has a hard time letting people in, but by the end of this he has made other friends besides Diego. I really loved watching him grow!
Rep: Afro-Latine gay cis male MC, bisexual Iranian-American cis male side character, bisexual Puerto Rican gus male side character, BIPOC queer nonbinary side character with two dads who are drag queens, questioning white male side character, asexual white female side character, autistic Puerto Rican male side character, various Black and Latine side characters.
CWs: Mental illness (anxiety), parental abandonment. Minor: homophobia/homomisia, racism, infidelity.
Right Where I Left You follows Isaac Martin, he's just graduated high school and has one last summer until he's headed off to college. Isaac should be excited, except his best friend, Diego, isn't coming with him. Isaac doesn't know what he'll do without Diego to help him. He wants to have the best summer ever with Diego before they're separated. The two plan to go to Legends Con, but when Isaac is distracted by a cute boy and misses getting tickets, their summer plans are derailed. Instead Isaac is made part of The Six, the crew Diego games with. Isaac is wary, cue the social anxiety, but Diego's friends are all bad.
This was such a sweet book. I really enjoyed Isaac as a character. His social anxiety is different from mine, but damn was it still relatable. I loved how Isaac explores his family relationships during this book. The way he reconnects to his older brother really pulled on my heart strings.
Then there are the fandom elements! Isaac is a comic fan and Diego is a gamer. Between the two of them there are tons of fandom references, and even though it's a made up fandom for the book, I loved it! I loved how Charm and Reverb's story plays out alongside Isaac's, it was such a great way to parallel the book.
I absolutely adored The Six. I was immediately a fan of Alix and Zelda, because they're the coolest. I also have a thing for quiet girls with cutting words (Alix). I really liked seeing Isaac branch out. He has a hard time letting people in, but by the end of this he has made other friends besides Diego. I really loved watching him grow!
Rep: Afro-Latine gay cis male MC, bisexual Iranian-American cis male side character, bisexual Puerto Rican gus male side character, BIPOC queer nonbinary side character with two dads who are drag queens, questioning white male side character, asexual white female side character, autistic Puerto Rican male side character, various Black and Latine side characters.
CWs: Mental illness (anxiety), parental abandonment. Minor: homophobia/homomisia, racism, infidelity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness
Minor: Racism, Infidelity, and Homophobia
melaniereadsbooks's review
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for an arc of this book.
Isaac wants to spend his whole summer break hanging out with his best friend, going to cons and pride, before he goes off to college next year and his friend stays home. But they are torn apart by a crush and a mistake and have to find ways to reconcile what's happening. And then there is love.
This was so cute! Honestly the whole time I was begging the narrator to see what was right in front of him, but I guess that is part of the trope. I liked the character development but what I really loved was the focus on cons and comics and video games and queer inclusive spaces and found family and ALL OF THAT!
Honestly was really jealous of the teen pride event though, like...I wish I had had that when I was a teen.
I felt like not all of the tension between the two characters was resolved at the end of the book and that was upsetting for me. Like I feel like more apologies/recognition of wrongdoing would have gone a long way for me at the end!
I also felt like....not enough was happening for most of the book, and then everything got crowded into one little chunk of space? I don't know. Don't get me wrong, I really loved lots of aspects of this book! But those were a few of my thoughts.
Pub date: March 15, 2022
Isaac wants to spend his whole summer break hanging out with his best friend, going to cons and pride, before he goes off to college next year and his friend stays home. But they are torn apart by a crush and a mistake and have to find ways to reconcile what's happening. And then there is love.
This was so cute! Honestly the whole time I was begging the narrator to see what was right in front of him, but I guess that is part of the trope. I liked the character development but what I really loved was the focus on cons and comics and video games and queer inclusive spaces and found family and ALL OF THAT!
Honestly was really jealous of the teen pride event though, like...I wish I had had that when I was a teen.
I felt like not all of the tension between the two characters was resolved at the end of the book and that was upsetting for me. Like I feel like more apologies/recognition of wrongdoing would have gone a long way for me at the end!
I also felt like....not enough was happening for most of the book, and then everything got crowded into one little chunk of space? I don't know. Don't get me wrong, I really loved lots of aspects of this book! But those were a few of my thoughts.
Pub date: March 15, 2022
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
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