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Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan
Nov. 26th, 2023 11:45 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
”I want what the straight kids have. Even just for a couple of days …”
Seventeen-year-old Max might be out and proud but he’s usually too busy checking his nail polish to check his privilege.
So when he says he wishes he could have the ‘easy’ life straight kids enjoy, Max gets more than he bargained for. He wakes up to find his wish has come true - not only have his feelings for boys vanished, so has his lifelong best friend, Dean.
With his world turned upside down and relationships in tatters, can Max find his way back to the life he took for granted, and maybe even win the heart of the guy he thought could never be his …?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Callum McSwiggan’s speculative YA LGBTQ+ romance is an okay read filled with out and proud characters but Max’s confrontation of his privilege and belief that the straights have things easier is unconvincing as Max is always fairly self-obsessed character while his friendship with Dean is more tell than show. That said, the romance is sweet, I liked Dean and Alicia as side characters and the plot has a lot of pace and energy to it.
STRAIGHT EXPECTATIONS was released in the United Kingdom on 4th May 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Seventeen-year-old Max might be out and proud but he’s usually too busy checking his nail polish to check his privilege.
So when he says he wishes he could have the ‘easy’ life straight kids enjoy, Max gets more than he bargained for. He wakes up to find his wish has come true - not only have his feelings for boys vanished, so has his lifelong best friend, Dean.
With his world turned upside down and relationships in tatters, can Max find his way back to the life he took for granted, and maybe even win the heart of the guy he thought could never be his …?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Callum McSwiggan’s speculative YA LGBTQ+ romance is an okay read filled with out and proud characters but Max’s confrontation of his privilege and belief that the straights have things easier is unconvincing as Max is always fairly self-obsessed character while his friendship with Dean is more tell than show. That said, the romance is sweet, I liked Dean and Alicia as side characters and the plot has a lot of pace and energy to it.
STRAIGHT EXPECTATIONS was released in the United Kingdom on 4th May 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
