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Only Mostly Devastated

By: Sophie Gonzales
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
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Summary

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
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Boring story!

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

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Great

I like it, so good! Painful sometimes but real life can be and yes, I definitely enjoyed. Great narrative. I don’t know what else to say but must be 15 words so here I am, repeating myself, great great great!

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I cried 😭

great tension between the two characters, the ending was a bit basic but I still cried

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really light hearted and cute

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.

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Loved it

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

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Lovely

Just wonderful. Really well performed and a nice, easy to listen story with a happy ending

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Bland story, excellently narrated

The story is a rather generic YA story about the high school romance between an out gay teen who loves music and a closeted jock who loves sports. It’s not bad, and it’s well written, but the plot is very generic and bland. The narration however is excellent, Mark Sanderlin nails all the voices and it’s a delight to listen to.

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Excellent

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

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Beautiful coming of age story.

Classic moving to the small City story and falling in love with the popular sporty guy - which I thought might be kinda dull, but I loved every second of it.

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A joy from start to finish

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

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