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ankysbookbubble's review
5.0
The MoFo bomb
Honestly, every time Jordan dropped the MoFo bomb it made me giggle or snort. Upside Down was unbelievably hilarious and I absolutely loved it.
In all the gay romances I've read so far (and I've read a lot of them) this was the first Ace romance I found and I was so absolutely overjoyed when I realized that. I like steamy stories but I like adorable falling in love stories even more.
Jordan and Hennessy's story was beautiful and heartwarming and I absolutely loved it!
Honestly, every time Jordan dropped the MoFo bomb it made me giggle or snort. Upside Down was unbelievably hilarious and I absolutely loved it.
In all the gay romances I've read so far (and I've read a lot of them) this was the first Ace romance I found and I was so absolutely overjoyed when I realized that. I like steamy stories but I like adorable falling in love stories even more.
Jordan and Hennessy's story was beautiful and heartwarming and I absolutely loved it!
ankysbookbubble's review against another edition
5.0
The MoFo bomb
Honestly, every time Jordan dropped the MoFo bomb it made me giggle or snort. Upside Down was unbelievably hilarious and I absolutely loved it.
In all the gay romances I've read so far (and I've read a lot of them) this was the first Ace romance I found and I was so absolutely overjoyed when I realized that. I like steamy stories but I like adorable falling in love stories even more.
Jordan and Hennessy's story was beautiful and heartwarming and I absolutely loved it!
Honestly, every time Jordan dropped the MoFo bomb it made me giggle or snort. Upside Down was unbelievably hilarious and I absolutely loved it.
In all the gay romances I've read so far (and I've read a lot of them) this was the first Ace romance I found and I was so absolutely overjoyed when I realized that. I like steamy stories but I like adorable falling in love stories even more.
Jordan and Hennessy's story was beautiful and heartwarming and I absolutely loved it!
bookpimpfairy's review
5.0
This was my first n.r. walker novel and will not be my last. Loved the sense of humor and all characters were so uniquley perfect couldn't put down from start to finish! Also a great representation of the ace spectrum that a lot of people just don't really understand.
Audiobook done by Glen Lloyd and will not admit how many different times i snort laughed out loud while listening to this epic performance by him
Audiobook done by Glen Lloyd and will not admit how many different times i snort laughed out loud while listening to this epic performance by him
riverlethe's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Heartstopper vibes. Sweet and funny—a little infodump-y but sometimes that’s what you want. The audiobook narrator did a delightful job as well!
sinoush's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wonderpanda's review
emotional
funny
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
fairyshaybi's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
emilyexmas's review
4.0
I don’t normally write reviews, but I’ve read a lot of books recently with asexual representation in them. Quite often it’s just presented to the reader by way of a character being told ‘this is what asexuality is’ and then everyone is like, “oh, ok, cool!” It’s usually a bland textbook explanation, which always reads like it’s a speech in a high school health class.
This book explored it slightly differently- it had the questioning, the ‘wtf does any of this mean,’ the fear of being other, etc. plus it did a great job of explaining the difference between sexuality and romanticism. This is very much a romance, and it is a successful one, even without any sex whatsoever. Any time there needed to be a more encyclopedic explanation of some facet of asexuality the author managed to slot it in as a part of the support meetings, so it really never felt out of place.
In hindsight after reading it I’m not sure this book had the amount of character development and plot I would normally like in a novel, but the fabulous ace rep alone made it worthwhile. Also, I haven’t read much that had poly representation, so I found that interesting. It’s not something for ever be open to, but knowing a friend being in a poly relationaship I found it an interesting potential insight.
This book explored it slightly differently- it had the questioning, the ‘wtf does any of this mean,’ the fear of being other, etc. plus it did a great job of explaining the difference between sexuality and romanticism. This is very much a romance, and it is a successful one, even without any sex whatsoever. Any time there needed to be a more encyclopedic explanation of some facet of asexuality the author managed to slot it in as a part of the support meetings, so it really never felt out of place.
In hindsight after reading it I’m not sure this book had the amount of character development and plot I would normally like in a novel, but the fabulous ace rep alone made it worthwhile. Also, I haven’t read much that had poly representation, so I found that interesting. It’s not something for ever be open to, but knowing a friend being in a poly relationaship I found it an interesting potential insight.
melg14's review against another edition
5.0
The fact that both characters are asexual and their relationship explained asexuality so well and was absolutely well developed in such a cute way is godsend! Jordan was the best, he was so adorably awkward and funny. Hennessy was so patient and adorable. There is little to no angst, which could be a disadvantage in most stories but not this one. It might be cheesy how everything wrapped up and was tied together but I loved it.
Glen Lloyd also did an amazing job narrating!
Glen Lloyd also did an amazing job narrating!