Length: Novel
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Blurb: Eighteen-year-old Jess Bonner is casting off pretense—and, with it, some friends from his past who aren’t particularly trustworthy. In just a few months he’ll be starting college, and it’s time for him to admit the truth: he’s gay, not bi, and only one of his old friends holds any kind of real interest for him. When Dylan Finch, aka Mig, follows his lead and puts some distance between himself and the old crowd, he and Jess give in to a mutual attraction that’s been building for years.
But navigating a fledgling relationship isn’t easy for beginners, and forces they can’t seem to control keep tripping them up: sexual appetite, personal insecurities, fear of discovery, and more. They need clarity. They need courage. Just as they’re on the verge of finding both, a vindictive act of jealousy sends one of them to jail. All their hard-won victories are in danger of falling to dust. And the only way to save what they have is to recognize it for what it is… and fight for its integrity.
Reviewed by Stacey: As always, KZ Snow can be depended on to deliver a story packed with emotion, drama, and plot twists that keep you reading through to the end. This is a coming of age story featuring Jess Bonner and Dylan Finch (aka Mig), both eighteen. They've been friends for a very long time but only recently began to see each other as so much more.
They grew up as a part of a small group of friends, a club, who saw themselves as being different from the rest. But as Jess and Dylan decide that they want to break away, others don't like that fact, and like even less the fact that Jess and Mig have found each other in the process. Jess and Mig wade through the uncertainty of young "first" love, dealing with the possibility of coming out in a town that would be less than accepting, and the sheer magnitude of just learning to accept oneself for who they truly are -- being gay. The plot thickens when one of them is sent to jail because of the jealousy of another. But the love and support of the other was so sweet.
The supporting characters really added depth and richness to the story. Everyone could hope to have a little brother like Jared, aka Red. And their parents couldn't have been more opposites. The concept of the knots were explained and really went a long way to describe in a simple, yet subtly complex way that relationships work. The ending was a very sweet HEA. This one wasn't too long and could be read nearly in one sitting. It was definitely well worth the time.
A+
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