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A review by elementarymydear
Ryan and Avery by David Levithan
5.0
This is only my second David Levithan book, and it’s really a crime that I haven’t read any more!
The story follows the first ten dates between Ryan and Avery, two boys from different high schools who meet at a dance for queer teenagers. The dates are told out of order, starting with their fifth date, and over the course of the book we get to know both of the boys, their relationship with each other, and their relationships with their friends and family.
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Mixing up the dates order was such a great and unique approach. We started in the middle, with date number 5, and roughly worked outwards, so we got to know the backstory and what was going to happen next almost simultaneously. It was the like the plot and the characters were unwrapped bit by bit throughout the book and I loved it!
The book dealt with some really challenging topics really well, such as the difficult relationship Ryan has with his parents. I thought that Levithan did an excellent job of embracing the messiness and difficulties of real life, where not everything gets neatly fixed and tied up with a bow.
The star of the show though is, of course, Ryan and Avery’s relationship. Levithan really captured the intensity of that first teenage love, while still giving them a solid grounding that made the romance all the more satisfying. They complemented each other really well, and even though we knew they would stay together, there was still a sense of glorious inevitability about their relationship.
I received a free copy for an honest review.
The story follows the first ten dates between Ryan and Avery, two boys from different high schools who meet at a dance for queer teenagers. The dates are told out of order, starting with their fifth date, and over the course of the book we get to know both of the boys, their relationship with each other, and their relationships with their friends and family.
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Mixing up the dates order was such a great and unique approach. We started in the middle, with date number 5, and roughly worked outwards, so we got to know the backstory and what was going to happen next almost simultaneously. It was the like the plot and the characters were unwrapped bit by bit throughout the book and I loved it!
The book dealt with some really challenging topics really well, such as the difficult relationship Ryan has with his parents. I thought that Levithan did an excellent job of embracing the messiness and difficulties of real life, where not everything gets neatly fixed and tied up with a bow.
The star of the show though is, of course, Ryan and Avery’s relationship. Levithan really captured the intensity of that first teenage love, while still giving them a solid grounding that made the romance all the more satisfying. They complemented each other really well, and even though we knew they would stay together, there was still a sense of glorious inevitability about their relationship.
I received a free copy for an honest review.