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Only Mostly Devastated

By: Sophie Gonzales
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
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Ollie and Will were a summer fling, now they're classmates. But only one of them is out.... Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets a modern-day, queer re-imagining of Grease.

It was the very last Wednesday of August when I realized Disney had been lying to me about Happily Ever Afters. Because, you see, I was four days into mine, and my prince was nowhere to be found.

'Please don't lose contact. I need to see you again,' he'd said. So why was I here, banging my head against a metaphorical wall, weighing up the pros and cons of sending another message? This wasn't a big deal. It was just a guy texting another guy. A guy who knew all my biggest secrets, and had Seen. Me. Naked™. A guy who'd convinced me he really, really liked me. A guy who'd better have been abducted by goddamn aliens....

When Ollie meets Will over the summer break, he thinks he's found his Happily Ever After. But once summer's ended, Will stops texting him back and Ollie finds himself short of his fairy-tale ending.

A family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country - Will's school - and Ollie finds that the sweet, affectionate and comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn't the same one attending Collinswood High. This Will is a class clown, a basketball jock and, well, a bit of a jerk.

Ollie isn't going to pine after a guy who isn't ready for a relationship. But as school life repeatedly throws them together, from music class to the lunch table, Ollie finds his resolve weakening.

With the noisy drama of their friends as the backdrop - from ambitious Juliette and frosty Lara, to big-hearted Darnell and king-jock Matt - Ollie has a decision to make.

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?

©2020 Sophie Gonzales (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Heartfelt Royalty
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if you are looking for something light and fluffy after a serious read then this fits the bill perfectly. It's definitely a high school book with very high school drama and all the tropes. This is also a grease retelling for sure. but I liked it anyway.

really light hearted and cute

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book - would recommend as a great read/listen. Well developed characters and a heartwarming romance.

A joy from start to finish

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Highly recommend this book. Nice performance. Interesting characters. Sweet storyline. I look forward to more from Sophie Gonzales.

Excellent

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I've already read the book and loved it. Mark Sanderlin is perfect as the narrator of Olli.

Loved it

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Nothing much. Very slow
Goin going. Main characteracterner never stopped complaining about things in general!

Boring story!

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