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A review by hsinjulit
Anyone But Her by Erica Lee
3.0
Reagan Cooper has been living with her gay best friend Jamie Miller for four years. When Jamie wanted her to visit home with him and play the role of his girlfriend in front of his religious family, Reagan decided to go along. That is what best friends do for each other, right? When Reagan met Jamie's twin sister Charlie, the whole arrangement suddenly became a very bad idea.
This is a story about three gay people desperately trying to "act straight" in a homophobic household. Was that awkward enough? No? Imagine that one half of the fake couple and the other one were attracted to each other while staying in the same room for weeks on top of it all. If that did not make all hell break loose, I do not know what will.
Anyone But Her is a very fun book where Reagan and Charlie fell for each other while Reagan and Jamie were pretending to be dating. It was as messy as you could picture and hilarious at times, but you also couldn't help being extremely uncomfortable for Reagan, Jamie, and Charlie. Homophobia was real in this book despite all the lightheartedness of the plot. Lee took being closeted to a whole new level when she wrote this story, forcing three long-time out and proud gay people into an unfriendly environment. It sounded cruel but was actually a wonderful romcom and I really enjoyed it.
This is a story about three gay people desperately trying to "act straight" in a homophobic household. Was that awkward enough? No? Imagine that one half of the fake couple and the other one were attracted to each other while staying in the same room for weeks on top of it all. If that did not make all hell break loose, I do not know what will.
Anyone But Her is a very fun book where Reagan and Charlie fell for each other while Reagan and Jamie were pretending to be dating. It was as messy as you could picture and hilarious at times, but you also couldn't help being extremely uncomfortable for Reagan, Jamie, and Charlie. Homophobia was real in this book despite all the lightheartedness of the plot. Lee took being closeted to a whole new level when she wrote this story, forcing three long-time out and proud gay people into an unfriendly environment. It sounded cruel but was actually a wonderful romcom and I really enjoyed it.