Be Dazzled

Be Dazzled

Ryan La Sala

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Raffy has a passion for bedazzling. Not just bedazzling, but sewing, stitching, draping, pattern making—for creation. He's always chosen his art over everything—and everyone—else and is determined to make his mark at this year's biggest cosplay competition. If he can wow there, it could lead to sponsorship, then art school, and finally earning real respect for his work. There's only one small problem... Raffy's ex-boyfriend, Luca, is his main competition. Raffy tried to make it work with Luca. They almost made the perfect team last year after serendipitously meeting in the rhinestone aisle at the local craft store—or at least Raffy thought they did. But Luca's insecurities and Raffy's insistence on crafting perfection caused their relationship to crash and burn. Now, Raffy is after the perfect comeback, one that Luca can't ruin. But when Raffy is forced to partner with Luca on his most ambitious build yet, he'll have to juggle unresolved feelings for the boy who broke his heart, and his own intense self-doubt, to get everything he's ever wanted: choosing his art, his way.


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    Project Runway comes to Comic-Con, with a healthy dose of romantic angst, in this fabulously fun second novel from Ryan La Sala. It's a fast-moving and funny read, with a clever, quirky narrative voice, but never skimps on the emotional investment in favor of the jokes. Raffy and all his complicated emotions carry the story well, but I do wish the resolutions to the three major conflicts (Raffy and Luca's relationship, and the relationship of each to their respective families) hadn't resolved so abruptly and easily. These are big, earned, real problems, and deserved harder-won resolutions. Still, it's a highly enjoyable story, and one I have no doubt will dazzle plenty of readers!

    Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the advance review copy!

    CW: Drug use (not POV character), homophobia, parental neglect/near emotional abuse.

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