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A review by kevinscorner
Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch
4.0
Blaine for the Win is the gay teen version of Legally Blonde and I was all for it. On their first anniversary, high school junior Blaine’s senior boyfriend breaks up with him because he isn’t “serious” enough. So Blaine decides to win him back by running for senior class president to show just how serious he can be. Unfortunately, his ex-boyfriend is now hooking up with the frontrunner while Blaine has no idea what he’s up for.
The parallels with Legally Blonde is obvious and sprinkle some parts of another Reese Witherspoon movie Election, and you’ve got Blaine for the Win. I loved both of those movies, so this one was right up my alley and carried over plenty of goodwill. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but I just wish Blaine was a bit more likable. His flaws are very obvious so the conflicts were predictable when they did come. I do think that the message about being true to yourself came through albeit not very straightforward.
Blaine for the Win is a charming queer take on Legally Blonde.
The parallels with Legally Blonde is obvious and sprinkle some parts of another Reese Witherspoon movie Election, and you’ve got Blaine for the Win. I loved both of those movies, so this one was right up my alley and carried over plenty of goodwill. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but I just wish Blaine was a bit more likable. His flaws are very obvious so the conflicts were predictable when they did come. I do think that the message about being true to yourself came through albeit not very straightforward.
Blaine for the Win is a charming queer take on Legally Blonde.