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The Gay Best Friend by Nicolas DiDomizio
3.5
emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3.5/5 stars

General Description: If you have to chose between you two best friends getting married, could you? Doesn't that seem like a completely unfair situation? Well, unfortunately, Domenic finds himself in the middle of between his long time friend Patrick and best friend Kate. They're getting married, Domenic is the best man, and he's going to both the bachelor and bachelorette parties. However, when Domenic doesn't immediately pick between his friends, he's immediately the bad guy. On top of this, Domenic's own wedding plans fell through and now he's navigating his new single life. Will Domenic find love, friendship, and most importantly himself along the way?

The good:
- I really liked the concept. 
- I appreciated the complexity of Domenic and his own self discovery journey.
- Honestly I do live for some drama lol.

The loss of a star and a half.
- minus .5 stars for each main side character (Patrick, Kate, and Bucky). I found them all annoying and unfair to Domenic personally. I know there's a redemption attempt in the book, but I would hope Domenic would get better folks in his life. 

Overall: I think it's a cute character driven/plot mixed story and I would recommend it, especially with Pride month coming up!