Reviews

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

hsecen's review against another edition

4.0

I went back and forth with my feelings on this book. There was certainly some frustrations between Ruben and Zach and it really stemmed from a lot of miscommunication - which no matter where, makes me want to pull my hair out. But also these two were young characters and had a lot going on in their lives so I tried to be more understanding. I did love watching these two characters fall in love though. It was a really well written book that I enjoyed reading.

wndy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.75

evanjames's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

books4thewin7's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

samhayward98's review against another edition

4.5

Cute as boots

sis_2512's review against another edition

2.5

The middle was hard to get through. I liked their relationship. It was a teenybopper read I thought. Fun and light read but not very much substance. 

cosima_123's review against another edition

4.0

Es ist ein bisschen so wie fanfiction, die man an einem abend verschlingt und manchmal braucht man das halt. Ich fand die story eigentlich ziemlich gut konstruiert und die charaktere waren auch eigentlich alle liebenswert (insbesondere angel), ich finde es auch gut dass das buch bestimmte dinge thematisiert (drogenkonsum, eltern die abusive sind, …)

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There were lots of things i loved about this book. i liked the focus on mental health, identity, and the role of celebrity and paradoxical relationships. i liked that both leads had problems to overcome individually and together. the supporting characters were also handled well. sometimes the narrative could delve into too black and white, but still had enough contemplation to keep me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual content, Racism, and Suicide attempt

qludwig's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A fun sweet read!

I enjoyed this book and I really liked the relationship between the two leads. I also liked their friendship with their band mates. It had lots of funny, sweet moments, and emotional moments. 

It wasn’t a very challenging reading and I wasn’t expecting that going in. But at times it felt like it wanted to have something to say about fame and media but I never really felt it did.

I think for me their management team felt a bit too cartoonishly evil and all powerful yet very easily over come in the end. Everything felt like it was solved so easily at the end despite how much focus it got throughout the book. I would have preferred if their management team had been fine with them coming out and it was more about how to build a lasting relationship in the public eye. It also felt a little bit overly similar to the rumours about one direction and their management which I didn’t love.

It could perhaps start some good conversations for teen readers about the constructed nature of celebrity. However, as an adult reader I think it felt to unrealistic for the point it was trying to make at times. 

Still though a fun read would recommend for teen readers looking for a queer romance. 

jennkei's review against another edition

4.0

It's actually pretty cute. The romance is a bit eh but the boy band bit is cute.