A review by renee_3011
Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

2.0

comparing any book to 'darius the great is not okay' would be unfair to any book going up against it, but considering these two were written by the same author i have to compare and sadly, this one doesn't hold up.

really just expected more depth from a book that sells itself as an exploration of being openly queer as a member of a boyband, but i felt like most of the resolutions weren't gratifying or earned? we don't really see any of the characters working through problems together. in fact, most of the time i forgot this boyband was supposed to have five members and the author seemed to as well. 

every single time our main character shared something he was struggling with another character called him selfish and went 'yeah, but what about my problems' which was so awful? sure, all of the characters had their own issues they were struggling with, but turning every single conversation into a competiton about who has it hardest isn't really constructive, especially when the side characters aren't developed further than 'i have issues too!'. 

loved the mixed media element of this and i feel like it genuinely added to the story instead of just being a gimmick.