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Feb 10, 2022 atlas ♡ rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-arcs, achillean, audiobooks

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In this queer young adult novel, we follow the dual povs of Zach and Ruben. These two are in the boy band, Saturday, along with Angel and Jon. Whilst on tour through Europe, Zack and Ruben's friendship develops into something much more than friendship.

A little side note is that while I thought this book was fabulous, I hate shipping real people so all the people comparing this to a certain ship did make me wary of reading it. I'm glad I did end up reading it anyway though!

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In this queer young adult novel, we follow the dual povs of Zach and Ruben. These two are in the boy band, Saturday, along with Angel and Jon. Whilst on tour through Europe, Zack and Ruben's friendship develops into something much more than friendship.

A little side note is that while I thought this book was fabulous, I hate shipping real people so all the people comparing this to a certain ship did make me wary of reading it. I'm glad I did end up reading it anyway though!

Throughout this story, we see the struggles of the four main characters working for this industry and how this affects their lives. This faucet of the book is honestly heart-wrenching. It was interesting to read about but it seems like such a toll on your mental health and the experiences detailed throughout it reflect that.

The characters and their development were a highlight of this story. I enjoyed seeing these teens finding themselves despite all the pressure the industry had put on them. They were fun to read and very engaging. They are such raw characters that you might find yourself relating to them. Zach's arc was my favorite, all of the character arcs were incredibly well done though.

The friendship between the main four was so realistic and well done which I enjoyed a lot. They weren't always happy with each other but they all love each other and it's very clear. They had their highs and lows and supported each other along the way either way.

I wasn't quite expecting all the serious topics that are covered. This novel is much more complex than I thought it would be and just a completely different vibe than I had assumed. I liked it either way of course but it caught me slightly off guard.

Despite everything else previously mentioned, the romance is very prominent and overall takes center stage. Friends to lovers and secret relationships are both some of my favorite tropes and these are didn't disappoint. I adored reading about these two and seeing their relationship develop.

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Jan 04, 2023 Carmen rated it really liked it

I personally felt like this book was incredibly well-done. The characters were fairly enjoyable to read about and the relationships were so cute. I felt like the way the characters stresses were explained were one of the best things about this book. I do wish it would have dived further into the relationships with the parents but for the length of this book it still did great on dealing w/ family issues. Highly recommend if you’d like a cute and sorta angsty read! <3

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