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A review by drakoulis
If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber
4.0
Robby Weber's debut is a funny and charming holiday rom-com in a small beach town of Florida!
The book is paying tribute to famous rom-coms, with multiple references of them and uses most of the classic tropes, including the most prominent one: a love triangle.
Harry is dealing with a lot this summer: after his grades plummetted last year when his boyfriend Grant moved away without even bothering to tell him in person and left him heartbroken, his last shot for getting accepted to his dream university for screenwriting, USC, is winning a screenwriting competition this summer. Problems: a) he hasn't finished his script, b) Grant is back in town, c) he befriends charming Logan, and might be feeling things for him.
Usually, I'm not the biggest fan of love triangles, but in this case I make an exception, because it was obvious with whom Harry had the best chemistry and the healthiest relationship, thus I could read the scenes with the "other one" without rattling my teeth most of the time.
Robby portrays the insecurities and indecision of teenagers very accurately, who have to make life choices at such a young age without even knowing what exactly they want. He also captures the summer holiday vibe perfectly, with the surfing, the ocean, the beach club.
I loved the little ABBA cosplaying of the Kensington siblings (although I expected more ABBA in this book judging from the title to be honest), and the little sister Lottie was a scene stealer. I also liked Foster a lot. The best friend on the other side, Hailey, was the character I was invested the least.
All in all, this is a book that will make you smile and an exciting first novel by Robby Weber!
The book is paying tribute to famous rom-coms, with multiple references of them and uses most of the classic tropes, including the most prominent one: a love triangle.
Harry is dealing with a lot this summer: after his grades plummetted last year when his boyfriend Grant moved away without even bothering to tell him in person and left him heartbroken, his last shot for getting accepted to his dream university for screenwriting, USC, is winning a screenwriting competition this summer. Problems: a) he hasn't finished his script, b) Grant is back in town, c) he befriends charming Logan, and might be feeling things for him.
Usually, I'm not the biggest fan of love triangles, but in this case I make an exception, because it was obvious with whom Harry had the best chemistry and the healthiest relationship, thus I could read the scenes with the "other one" without rattling my teeth most of the time.
Robby portrays the insecurities and indecision of teenagers very accurately, who have to make life choices at such a young age without even knowing what exactly they want. He also captures the summer holiday vibe perfectly, with the surfing, the ocean, the beach club.
I loved the little ABBA cosplaying of the Kensington siblings (although I expected more ABBA in this book judging from the title to be honest), and the little sister Lottie was a scene stealer. I also liked Foster a lot. The best friend on the other side, Hailey, was the character I was invested the least.
All in all, this is a book that will make you smile and an exciting first novel by Robby Weber!