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A review by 1quillb
Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
3.3/5
Ooh, I dunno guys. I liked the concept, and I liked the writing style (Jason June is an awesome writer), but I don’t know how much I actually enjoyed the book. Most of the time I was reading jt, I was just yelling at Jay to not be an idiot (it didn’t work, he was an idiot anyways).
People who date more than one person at a time confuse me. Obviously if you’re honest with all the people involved it’s absolutely fine, but Jay was not honest with Tony or Albert at all, which I thought was really wrong. The book wasn’t endorsing cheating, or dishonesty, but it was still painful to read. Max also really annoyed me, just because I don’t like people who don’t think before they speak, and he also betrayed Jays trust a lot. Jay also got on my nerves, as did his “gay agenda” and how he thought it was okay to hook up with one person while he was dating another.
I really loved how this book was written, though, and all the representation it had (and Lu and Albert were wonderful characters!!). It was a nice read, but I just didn’t like the main character or his actions so that kinda ruined it for me.
I’d recommend this to fans of books like Boyfriend Material or Perfect on Paper, or just anyone who likes gay books (especially sex-positive ones!!).
Trigger warnings for this book include cheating (because in my opinion it was cheating) and vague sexual content (it’s more obvious than in most ya books so it might be weird for some people to read idk)
Ooh, I dunno guys. I liked the concept, and I liked the writing style (Jason June is an awesome writer), but I don’t know how much I actually enjoyed the book. Most of the time I was reading jt, I was just yelling at Jay to not be an idiot (it didn’t work, he was an idiot anyways).
People who date more than one person at a time confuse me. Obviously if you’re honest with all the people involved it’s absolutely fine, but Jay was not honest with Tony or Albert at all, which I thought was really wrong. The book wasn’t endorsing cheating, or dishonesty, but it was still painful to read. Max also really annoyed me, just because I don’t like people who don’t think before they speak, and he also betrayed Jays trust a lot. Jay also got on my nerves, as did his “gay agenda” and how he thought it was okay to hook up with one person while he was dating another.
I really loved how this book was written, though, and all the representation it had (and Lu and Albert were wonderful characters!!). It was a nice read, but I just didn’t like the main character or his actions so that kinda ruined it for me.
I’d recommend this to fans of books like Boyfriend Material or Perfect on Paper, or just anyone who likes gay books (especially sex-positive ones!!).
Trigger warnings for this book include cheating (because in my opinion it was cheating) and vague sexual content (it’s more obvious than in most ya books so it might be weird for some people to read idk)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content