A review by cheye13
When You Get the Chance by Robin Stevenson, Tom Ryan

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'd been waiting to read this for so long, and it was ultimately a disappointment. It had been pitched as a queer cousin road-trip and that is completely incorrect. It's more of an estranged family drama summer vacation featuring queer cousins. It's one of those dual-author books where you can tell precisely who wrote what, and not just because of the split character POV, but because the writing styles do not mesh. It was weirdly soap-boxy and very paint-by-numbers; every stage of the story felt disjointed and unrelated to the previous. I get what the authors were going for, but I think more cohesion during the outlining phase would've helped this come off as a linear narrative rather than a cherry-picked thematic salad.