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Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

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sophiesmallhands's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

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pey333's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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quil's review against another edition

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I’m clearly not the target reader for this book. Teens might find things about Noah relatable, whereas I find them frustrating. I’m not okay with the level of deception in his relationship with magepants69. I’m not always a fan of lying romantic tropes, but this one especially bothers me considering he doesn’t just lie in person to his romantic interest, but uses his influence as an online friend to convince magepants to take a chance on Noah Mitchell. I think the writing is probably pretty realistic to a teenage boy, but I could have done with less talk about how

practically everything about Eli gives Noah an erection.

I kept going as long as I did because I read reviews that mentioned an open ending and it sounds like more family dynamics come into play, but that wasn’t a significant part of the plot by the halfway point.

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Not my all-time favorite romance trope (the lying trope, which is not the worst, though. We reserve that for insta-love), but this was still a fun, breezy read! Which I needed after my last couple of reads. You know from the beginning that Noah's web of small lies were eventually going to blow up in his face, especially as he gets more and more serious with Eli. But he's a teenager! Everything about the story fit for the audience it was written for.

I did appreciate that the ending was left fairly open, because I'm always skeptical of happily ever after endings for teens. These open ended books just feel more realistic to me. While I wanted a little more character development throughout, it was an overall enjoyable book!

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daniallreads's review

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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theunfinishedbookshelf's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

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elliott_roi's review against another edition

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4.5

Thank you to Page Street Publishing and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell was a romp from start to finish. I was thoroughly invested from the opening chapter to the final sentence. There was lots of drama (both on and off stage) and a cast of complex and interesting characters. It was also set in Australia, which is always fun!

Noah was a likeable character, and despite the many mistakes he made, I was still rooting for him. I did have some issues with Eli,

and how controlling he could be (like screaming at Alex when he was drunk and pressuring Noah to drink when he had said no). I think I would have liked to see more acknowledgement of why that behaviour was awful. But I do like that their relationship was left rather open-ended at the close of the book and I can see there's room for growth for both characters.

The romance was very cute and made me smile. I loved the exploration of both theatre and gaming. It was a lot of fun!

And although this book had an overall lighthearted vibe, it also dealt with some heavy topics such as body image, bullying, and difficult relationships with parents. This would be an excellent read for high schoolers, especially.

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amobrien's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell is a YA queer romance that combines theatre and gaming. It's so fun and, at times, incredibly frustrating in the best ways. The characters are still loveable even when you want to shake them and tell them to make better choices. I loved it!

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nemoslittlelibrary's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Happy publication day to Tobias Madden! This has been a highly anticipated release, and I just firstly just want to thank NetGalley, Page Street Publishing and Madden for an earc of this book💖

Noah Mitchell only has one friend, albeit strictly online, the funny and wonderful MagePants69. However, this has not stopped Noah falling absolutely head over heels for him. Noah breaks out of his own comfort zone in an attempt to meet MagePants69 in real life and mission get a boyfriend is underway.

This book has so many wonderful subplots that add to the overall plot equally and bring it all together: we have Spire of Dusk the RPG that Noah plays with his online love, the theatre that he joins to meet MagePants69, divided family tension and the underlying mystery of what the hell happened in Year 9 to make him lose all of his friends and be scared of ever telling the truth?!

Things I LOVED about the book:

✨This story portrays awkward teen years to a T. The nerdy awkward moments, the second guessing every single decision you ever make, the anxiety, the first time love - everything just made my heart melt and reminded me how big of a deal everything is when you’re that age.

✨ The Spire of Dusk world-building. Madden really put his all into describing the game and it was amazing to have this little bit of a fantasy world written into what otherwise is a contemporary YA novel.

✨ Noah’s older sister Charly and demi-god Alex are the most supportive people I have ever come across in a book and every interaction between Noah and them two had me grinning ear to ear.
✨ Showing skinny shaming is STILL body shaming so yeah don’t do that please x

✨ Eli and Noah’s relationship forming, however the lying trope did always tainted it for me and broke my heart a little.

I do want to disclaim the lying is throughout the entire book, and not just from our MMC Noah, so if that’s a trope you can’t get behind I would say this isn’t for you. The thing that made this lose a star for me was I just don’t think Noah’s reason was a big enough justification for his actions, but then I have to think of how young he is and how impressionable he was at the time of said action (but I won’t say anymore…go read it and find out what I mean😉)

The whole book is dramatic, I mean we’re combining 17 year olds and theatre…but weren’t we all a little bit like that when we were 17? I laughed, cringed, sighed, smiled and wanted the world to swallow me up along with Noah the entire journey. What a brilliant first read for the new year👏🏼

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shybookstagramer's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted

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

5.0

I enjoyed this book so much! It had so many aspects that kept me on the edge of my seat. I kept wanting to read more because I wanted to see more of the romance, I needed to know what happened with Noah's ex-friends, and I was constantly on edge about when Eli would find out about Noah's big secret. This book had so many reasons for me to keep coming back for more.
I loved Noah and Eli's relationship online and IRL, even though my heart hurt every time Noah lied to Eli, especially online. Even though Noah made a lot of poor decisions, I still couldn't help but love his character. I loved Eli too. There were so many great characters and then there were some that I just wanted to strangle! When you read the book I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.
Something I really appreciated and enjoyed was the fact that the author went into detail about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the musical so I felt like I was part of the show. I also liked the gaming aspect. Pretty much I enjoyed the whole story, including the ending! The ending was a mix of emotions but I thought it was perfect!
I can't wait to see what Tobias Madden comes up with next!

audio specific: I loved the narrator so much! one of my favorite narrators! It was perfect. I really liked that they included sounds for the notifications for the online messaging conversations and when characters made phone calls it actually sounded like one voice was being heard over the phone. It added a whole new aspect to the listening experience.

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