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A review by netslummer
Tell Me It's Real by TJ Klune
4.0
I resisted reading this series for a very long time because the cover model looks like Chad Michael Mudface (Murray) and I hate him. After nearing the end of the entirety of the Klune Catalogue I figured it was finally time to get on with it.
Paul is a slightly overweight gay man about to turn 30. Of course that means he has terrible insecurity because the gay community can be vicious. He sees a hot guy at the bar, hits him with his car, and falls in love.
This book was an entire miss at the start and then a pretty solid end. Vince's entire personality started as "hot" and "kinda dumb".
Paul is terribly insecure because he's a little chubby.
I dunno. Putting aside my own upset at being personally victimized by Regina George as a 30-something chubby gay man and having Paul be a media poster child for that experience, the book was...cute.
I love all the characters (ish) which is standard of a Klune. He's really good at making fun characters. Paul and Vince are great about 80% of the time and everyone else is super fun. So maybe the rest of the books in the series will be better. I know I'm eager to see Corey/Kori again from BOATK.
Paul is a slightly overweight gay man about to turn 30. Of course that means he has terrible insecurity because the gay community can be vicious. He sees a hot guy at the bar, hits him with his car, and falls in love.
This book was an entire miss at the start and then a pretty solid end. Vince's entire personality started as "hot" and "kinda dumb".
Paul is terribly insecure because he's a little chubby.
I dunno. Putting aside my own upset at being personally victimized by Regina George as a 30-something chubby gay man and having Paul be a media poster child for that experience, the book was...cute.
I love all the characters (ish) which is standard of a Klune. He's really good at making fun characters. Paul and Vince are great about 80% of the time and everyone else is super fun. So maybe the rest of the books in the series will be better. I know I'm eager to see Corey/Kori again from BOATK.