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Thank you Penguin Teen for an arc of this book.

This is a fun yet high-stakes story of a teen in the spotlight who makes all kinds of terrible decisions because his label, manager, etc are trying to control everything he does. When even a very insignificant detail about his private life as a gay teen comes to light, it ends up changing their whole branding of him.
This book also does a great job of highlighting the differences between being gay as a cis white boy vs being a queer person of color. The main character does have a lot of awareness of that at the beginning, but he actually learns a lot more as the story goes on.

crowinator's review against another edition

4.0

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

sualuminasidus's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

K R I N DŽ

abradshaw49's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

catnipchronicles's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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

spacecadetcat's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars

Loved this book. It touched on a lot of complex issues but didn't pile them on which would make the story feel heavy. I appreciated all the racial diversity in the characters and the discussion around how toxic social media can be when you're in the limelight. This was a worthwhile read that I found refreshing.