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A review by sarful
Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
5.0
4.5
Sent to a doctor to see about his heart, in Manhattan, 17 year old Aiden, is alone and in a hotel for the night. So of course he finds a hookup on-line. And in true Hitchcockian fashion, Aiden wakes up to the man dead, a strange phone call and straight up confusion. The rest of the book is Aiden trying to figure out what the hell is happening, why people are stalking him and on top of that, he’s got a crush on someone he can’t trust.
I really loved Aiden as our protagonist. He’s logical, yet isn’t afraid of emotion. He’s smart, funny and tries hard to see people for who they are in more than their facade. He’s where he is for a reason, but realizes, in a beautiful way that his worldview, his experiences, don’t define him perfectly, that he’s so much more than that. Plus, again, he’s funny, especially in hairy situations. And his friends were great.
Testament to the writing: I learned a few new things about LGBTQ history (without it being preachy), I had an internal debate on the fine line between forcing homophobic people to pay, with laws they hate (equal protection) and violence, obviously violence isn’t the answer. But, the bad guy makes such a compelling argument half the time. Luckily, Aiden for the win.
It was gripping the whole time. Good impulse buy for sure.
Sent to a doctor to see about his heart, in Manhattan, 17 year old Aiden, is alone and in a hotel for the night. So of course he finds a hookup on-line. And in true Hitchcockian fashion, Aiden wakes up to the man dead, a strange phone call and straight up confusion. The rest of the book is Aiden trying to figure out what the hell is happening, why people are stalking him and on top of that, he’s got a crush on someone he can’t trust.
I really loved Aiden as our protagonist. He’s logical, yet isn’t afraid of emotion. He’s smart, funny and tries hard to see people for who they are in more than their facade. He’s where he is for a reason, but realizes, in a beautiful way that his worldview, his experiences, don’t define him perfectly, that he’s so much more than that. Plus, again, he’s funny, especially in hairy situations. And his friends were great.
Testament to the writing: I learned a few new things about LGBTQ history (without it being preachy), I had an internal debate on the fine line between forcing homophobic people to pay, with laws they hate (equal protection) and violence, obviously violence isn’t the answer. But, the bad guy makes such a compelling argument half the time. Luckily, Aiden for the win.
It was gripping the whole time. Good impulse buy for sure.