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

4.0

Okay, I feel like every review for this brings up how it's basically a One Direction fanfiction, but sue me if I say I don't see it. I mean, I'm not well-versed in the One Direction lore, so I could be missing stuff, but this is a good book on its own. Take it from me that this is great by itself and doesn't need to be associated with One Direction. It was sweet, sad, and touched on difficult topics. (substance abuse, paranoia, etc.) I thought Ruben and Zach's story was nice and felt pretty realistic while talking about being queer. Zach not realizing he's bi is kind of like it was for me. I also fell in love with Angel and Jon, the side characters. So, overall, I really liked this book. Maybe it's not 5 stars, but it was a good read and made me kinda reflect.