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THIS WAS SO GOOD I'M SO HAPPY.

When you anticipate a book as much as I've been anticipating this one, it's always a little nerve-wracking. What if it can't live up to the hype? What if you've built it up too much in your head?

I built this up in my head, but it did not disappoint.

It's definitely character driven more than anything else. I kind of wished there'd been a little more fencing in it, but I loved it. There's not much going on here in terms of plot. But I loved every second of it.

I had thought we'd get a book that was surrounded around Nicholas, but I actually feel like Aiden felt like the most central character?? I didn't count how many chapters each of them had, I just felt like Aiden had the most chapters. Let me tell you, I wasn't mad about it. I was probably clutching my heart and screaming over the gay angst for like, 75% of Aiden's chapters. I thought I loved Aiden before, but it's nothing compared to how much I love him now. And Harvard! Sweet, sweet, pure, pure Harvard.

I didn't LOVE the way that ended. I feel like that trope isn't my favorite but... idk with them I love it?? I was just SCREAMING that whole chapter. I was like, "AIDEN BABY NOOOOO."

Aiden and Rosina. Again. SCREAMING. AIDEN MY ANGEL. MY SON. MY LOVE.

And then Seiji! Oh Seiji. My sweet, sweet, sweeeet angel Seiji. And Nicholas. So sweet and pure. I think I died and came back to life when Nicholas asked Seiji if they could be best friends. And then Seiji being like, "NO I DO NOT WANT TO BE BEST FRIENDS." I wish they would address that Seiji probably has Asperger's.

Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.

This literally is Seiji to a T. He straight up doesn't have any normal social interactions. But then Nicholas just being like, "Oh Seiji." The little inner monologue about how Seiji says mean things but doesn't say them to be mean, and that's worse. Ugh. Dying. I love Seiji so much. And the narrator was soooo funny. Every time Seiji had a little outburst. Amazing.

Also, am I crazy? I had assumed when I started the comics that there would ultimately be a romance between Nicholas and Seiji. There's gonna be, right? RIGHT? Tho tbh, even if there isn't, just their friendship man. Just everything about them.

Something I love about this too is that homophobia doesn't seem to exist here. None of the characters have a thing to say about Aiden or when they think he and Harvard are together. And somehow he manages to have an endless supply of guys to date. Like. Is being gay a requirement to go to Kings Row? Lol. But I love it.

I could legit write about this forever. Ugh. It was so funny and awesome, I loved it so much!

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September 30, 2020: IT'S MULTI-PERSPECTIVE. WE GET AIDEN AND HARVARD TOO. I'M SCREAMING. I LEGITIMATELY CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!

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February 18, 2020: Do you hear that? Yeah. It's the sound of me screaming.

The COVER! The SYNOPSIS!

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Updated January 1, 2020: oh my fucking god if that September release date is accurate I'm gonna DIE FROM HAPPINESS.

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OMG!

I found this book while perusing my libraries online audiobooks and this was the only book n the YA section that was available.

Boy am I thankful that I checked it out!

This was the cutest little audiobook I have ever listened too. It really got me into the mood of listening to audiobooks.

I think that the relationship between Aiden and Harvard is so cute! They were the main romance in the novel. I know the comic version mainly focuses on Nicolas and Seiji but I have not read it. I am trying to find out where to get it!

I absolutely loved this book. I listened to the entire thing in one day. I could not stop playing it. I began cleaning my house to it and than suddenly, I was laying in bed just listening.

The narrator did really well doing each person’s unique voice. The illustrations made it really easy to see the boys infront of me while they went along their tasks.

The one thing that I was not a huge fan of was the lack of fencing in the book. Sports romance books always seem to lack the sport they surround. The Foxhole Court was the same way.

I cannot wait for the second book to make it’s way too me. And I really want to check out the comics.

If you want an easy cute little read, I would definetly check this out!

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Star Rating: 4.3