4.5 stars

My second book for booktubeathon! I used this for one challenge: read a hyped book. Technically I could also use it for the finish a book in a day challenge, but I completed that yesterday. 😅

I finally read one of Adam's books! I finally did it!

It definitely lived up to the hype, although I did have a couple of problems. One, the narration style confused me. I liked the switch between past and present chapters, but what I didn't get was Griffin's... tone? I'm not sure what to call it. But throughout the whole book he was talking to Theo, and that threw me off a bit. Two, I was waiting the entire time for the heartbreak Adam is so well-known for... and it never came. Maybe that's just because books rarely have a deep emotional impact on me.

Otherwise I really enjoyed this! The characters (Theo was my favorite, for the most part), the story, the way Griffin's OCD and everyone's grief was handled; all of it was great. One of the things I liked about this book most was the normalization of m/m sex. I can honestly say I've never read a book with gay sex, and even if sex scenes aren't my cup of tea I appreciate that they were included.

So all in all, a good book and very much worth the hype! It wasn't as heartbreaking as I expected/hoped it would be, but it left a lasting impression on me. I'll definitely be reading Adam's other books! 😁

(This has been one of Liv's Lazy Reviews™.)