Has a good plot, fake boyfriend to real boyfriend trope. Good character development, they developed individually and together. Building a relationship together but also building there own personal relationships. Luc’s friends get tossed to the side a lot, only being part of the story when he needs something from them. There is a lot of casual homophobia that they brush over. He will mention it in small call outs but doesn’t really stand up for himself or others. Let’s it happen and makes a small comment and moves on. Not comfortable as a queer person reading. The friends are mostly queer but it feels like a token queer friend stretched into a queer friend group that of course a gay guy would have. Also a weird toss in at the end about Oliver maybe having an eating disorder. Wouldn’t be as bad if more time had been taken to talk about this or if mental health was an overall theme but it seemed like a weird toss in of buzzwords. So overall a good plot but a lot of small issues with writing. Feels like a straight woman writing a straight story and changing the characters last minute. Good read, just not perfect.
Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Addiction
Minor: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness