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judeb0x 's review for:
If This Gets Out
by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich
emotional
hopeful
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
To say I didn't enjoy this book would be a lie, as I'm a sucker for drama.
The main topic of the book (the relationship between Zach and Ruben) was my least favourite part of the story. I love a found family trope, and I'm not found of romance, so that's totally on me.
I had no problem with the writing, though some sentences were clumsy, and the time skips were too numerous and very bad, it felt a bit awkward and first draft -ish.
The stakes were stated from the start, so why wasn't I invested and thrilled by the possibility of Ruben and Zach to be caught? I don't really know. Maybe the fact that the story is from their POV made me forget about a bigger threat.
I loved the relation between the four members (I cared about Angel and Jon more than the main two), and the last 60-70 pages were simply amazing! I was really thrilled and hooked, I finished the book in an evening without break (something I rarely do).
Anyway! I would recommend this book to romance lovers, especially queer ones! It wasn't my cup of tea :P
The main topic of the book (the relationship between Zach and Ruben) was my least favourite part of the story. I love a found family trope, and I'm not found of romance, so that's totally on me.
I had no problem with the writing, though some sentences were clumsy, and the time skips were too numerous and very bad, it felt a bit awkward and first draft -ish.
The stakes were stated from the start, so why wasn't I invested and thrilled by the possibility of Ruben and Zach to be caught? I don't really know. Maybe the fact that the story is from their POV made me forget about a bigger threat.
I loved the relation between the four members (I cared about Angel and Jon more than the main two), and the last 60-70 pages were simply amazing! I was really thrilled and hooked, I finished the book in an evening without break (something I rarely do).
Anyway! I would recommend this book to romance lovers, especially queer ones! It wasn't my cup of tea :P
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Outing