A review by sisters26
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

 “Everyone wants the world to see them as they are. The truth isn’t the problem. The problem is that the world doesn’t always make the truth safe for us to share.” 

I would be lying if I said I didn't went into this book thinking about a famous ship from a famous boys-band. But it wasn't, it was an amazing and well written.

This book just beautifully portraits a love story between two boys in a band, with the highs and the lows they have to face (together and apart).💜

This book deals with important topics such as the discovery of your sexuality (with very relatable characters), but also more heavy topics such as dealing with addiction, a toxic family member, homophobia and dealing with an abusive management. It had really heartbreaking passages but also really hopeful ones. ✨

I also loved that it was dual pov, you can really the two boys falling in love in their own different way.
good queer rep. 🏳️‍🌈
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