Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales--Starting June 17th, 2021

[Dr. Andy]

SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets CLUELESS in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease

Summer love...gone so fast.

Will Tavares is the dream summer fling―he's fun, affectionate, kind―but just when Ollie thinks he's found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairy tale ending, and to complicate the fairy tale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country. Which he minds a little less when he realizes it's the same school Will goes to...except Ollie finds that the sweet, comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn't the same one attending Collinswood High. This Will is a class clown, closeted―and, to be honest, a bit of a jerk.

Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn't ready for a relationship, especially since this new, bro-y jock version of Will seems to go from hot to cold every other week. But then Will starts "coincidentally" popping up in every area of Ollie's life, from music class to the lunch table, and Ollie finds his resolve weakening.

The last time he gave Will his heart, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again.

Right? Right.

[Melanie]

14% (view spoiler)[ "I fled like a bigot from the concept of equality." (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

33% (view spoiler)[ I'm not absolutely as in love with this as I was the first time I read this...maybe just because when I read this the first time I was brand new into my queer contemp phase and hadn't read that many yet. It's still good, just doesn't feel perfect like it did before.
That one girl (was it Lara?) is such a b****. She's got like major internalized homophobia but is also fatphobic :(((((((((( (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

ill read this thursday

[Melanie]

45% (view spoiler)[ nooooooooo Linda. Scary. Also...yeah I love this. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

66% (view spoiler)[ poor Ollie 😫😪😪😪😪 (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

76%(view spoiler)[ One of the things I like the most about this book is that Ollie doesn't pressure Will to come out. Not even a little. I love that. So many times with these types of books one character is pressuring the other. I am glad Ollie is totally cool with Will not being out, he just wants him not to be a d******* (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

84% (view spoiler)[ Will's dad casually mentioning that Will needs to keep the door open with Ollie is my favorite. I like that light part of the book especially after the sadness of Aunt Linda. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Finished! (view spoiler)[ Dang I love this book. Okay I remember why I loved it so much the first time. it's so wholesome!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

ch. 8 (view spoiler)[ Dang That closet convo was sad :( I really hope Ollie and Will can make something work. Also I have big vibes that Lara is queer. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Andy wrote: "ch. 8 [spoilers removed]"

👀

[Dr. Andy]

Melanie wrote: "Andy wrote: "ch. 8 [spoilers removed]"

👀"

lmaoooo

[Dr. Andy]

ch. 15 (view spoiler)[ I loved seeing Will & Oliver together at Will's for Thanksgiving. I'm really glad Lara and Ollie are doing this sort of queer solidarity. I wish Will and his friends would stop being shitty. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Melanie wrote: "33% [spoilers removed]..."

(view spoiler)[ I really want to like Lara but sometimes she just crosses lines. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

79% (view spoiler)[ Okay Lara and Matt verbally smacking down Charlotte was epic. Like fuck her and her homophobic ass. Also I really wish Will would be nice to Ollie, Ollie's whole speech was so right on and I am sad. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Melanie wrote: "76%[spoilers removed]"

YES