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A review by eponine20
Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt.
The story follows Wren Martins, an asexual main character who is scared of dating because of his sexuality and who just became president of the student council. His first order of business ? Cancel the Valentine Day's Dance. His excuse ? It's too expensive (the real problem? It's too focused on relationship and romance). That's when vice-president and arch nemesis Leo Reyes suggests collaborating with Buddy (an app that anonymously pairs you with other people with same interest). It is settled, the Valentine Day's Dance will now be about all kind of love, to the displeasure of Wren. He then decides to download the app and see for himself. That's when Buddy Boy comes into his life. Wren will have to learn how to understand dating while asexual and he'll have to choose between his IRL crush and his Buddy crush.....
I would rate this book 4.25 or 4.5. It took me a little while to get into this book but once I was immersed in the story, I could not put it down. I know Wren does not always make sense, but I thought his character was really well written. I think some secondary characters could have been more developed but I liked Wren's best friend, Ryan's side story.
It such a pleasure to have a happy ending with an asexual character, without having the asexuality being a problem. It was mentioned multiple times in the story but it was never the main focus which was a blessing.
My only problem with the book was with the credibility of the story. There were some moments where I could not believe that the characters could not see more clearly. It was right in front of their eyes and they still were too oblivious.
I would highly recommend this book to people !
The story follows Wren Martins, an asexual main character who is scared of dating because of his sexuality and who just became president of the student council. His first order of business ? Cancel the Valentine Day's Dance. His excuse ? It's too expensive (the real problem? It's too focused on relationship and romance). That's when vice-president and arch nemesis Leo Reyes suggests collaborating with Buddy (an app that anonymously pairs you with other people with same interest). It is settled, the Valentine Day's Dance will now be about all kind of love, to the displeasure of Wren. He then decides to download the app and see for himself. That's when Buddy Boy comes into his life. Wren will have to learn how to understand dating while asexual and he'll have to choose between his IRL crush and his Buddy crush.....
I would rate this book 4.25 or 4.5. It took me a little while to get into this book but once I was immersed in the story, I could not put it down. I know Wren does not always make sense, but I thought his character was really well written. I think some secondary characters could have been more developed but I liked Wren's best friend, Ryan's side story.
It such a pleasure to have a happy ending with an asexual character, without having the asexuality being a problem. It was mentioned multiple times in the story but it was never the main focus which was a blessing.
My only problem with the book was with the credibility of the story. There were some moments where I could not believe that the characters could not see more clearly. It was right in front of their eyes and they still were too oblivious.
I would highly recommend this book to people !