Wren just graduated with a film studies degree and is going to manage the drive in theater he worked at all through childhood. Enter childhood bestie/secret crush Derick, who is the social media manager for the same theater. Wren has never had a first kiss and at one point wanted it to be Derick. Wren is very immature but funny, and I think discusses being part of the ace spectrum in some way, pretty well. Quick read, cute, no major issues with it
“Love is the all-mighty inspiration…”
- Alice, Chapter 30, Page 270
“With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn‘t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home.”
- Wren, Chapter 21, Page 207
🥹🥹🥹!!!! 🥰🥰🥰!!!!!!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Chosen family or found family? I‘m not sure, maybe both, but either way I‘m happy to have them always.”
- Chapter 18
my favorite part of this book is indeed the friendships. mainly between the 3 bee gees, but also the whole friends-to-lovers plot as well as the friendships made between wren and alice, a retired and hermit movie director from the 70s. it‘s all so wonderful to see the vast range of support systems, all full of so much love!
“What if the world were a place where being queer didn‘t necessitate a crisis of conscience, as he put it, but rather was just accepted as part of the norm?”
- Wren, Chapter 11, Page 105
pickThis story follows Wren, a recent film studies graduate, manager of a failing movie drive in, and has never been kissed. Enter previous love interest, Derick, new social media manager for aforementioned drive in. Cute gay rom com, some topics (family acceptance namely) was not handled the best IMO, but had many cute moments and an exciting ending.
pickThis book was so much more than I expected! I thought it would be a silly love story about a boy who's never been kissed and his longtime crush, forced to work together again. It kinda was. But it really was an examination of queer identity, finding your place in your family (biological and found), figuring out your passion and fighting for it. There was decent communication between the characters and a lovely backdrop of a retro drive-in.
Sunday morning with my reading buddies. You know they're comfy when Ben melts into the blanket and Cam cinnamon-rolls up 😻
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I've decided to jump in on the #roll100 challenge! I made three separate lists for each roll - one with physical books, one with ebooks, and one with audiobooks (yes, my TBR is that long 😅) Here are my books for August! I'm excited! Thanks for creating this fun challenge @PuddleJumper
bailedI tried this both on #audio and in book form, and just not feeling it. Got it as part of a subscription service and New Adult is just a hard genre for me to get into. For the right person, this could be a pick, just not for me.
Yay!!!! First time clearing my #BookSpinBingo board this year! @TheAromaofBooks
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#bookspinbingo Pride Month Edition 🌈🌈🌈 18, 19, 20 are wild cards for books I find throughout the month!! @TheAromaofBooks
The only reason I've kept my goodreads account was so I could enter giveaways. But I've never actually won any before! 🤯 Super excited right now
A sweet romance i think will appeal to fans of The Charm Offensive about a 22-year old movie buff with a film degree who's never been kissed. I loved the dawning realization and acceptance of his demi-sexuality and how he and Derrick figure out their relationship dynamics. Also the drive in and exhumation of a lost, local horror flick! Great, fun read.
pickThis was so cute! Wren and Derick's journey felt realistic and well-developed, but also romcom-perfect. And I loved Wren's discovery of his demisexuality! #romcom #contemporaryromance #whiteknightoftightshirts
pickFinding yourself, queer identity, and falling in love are all themes in this book. Love the setting and the side plot of the drive-in along with the wonderfully fleshed out Alice. It gave me a bit of “To All the Boys I Loved Before” feels with the accidentally sent emails, however it was an enjoyable rom com mixed with the trials and tribulations of expectations after you graduate from college, the “what now” we all face.
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