When You Get the Chance

2,5* Das war ganz süß, aber leider konnte ich mit den Protagonisten keine richtige Verbindung aufbauen und vorallem Mark hat mich tierisch aufgeregt.

[The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.] What I liked: • The cover is really cute (and queer)! • I loved that the story was about family and friendships, and not so much about romance. • The characters were so diverse – there were queer characters of color, trans and nonbinary characters, older queer characters, polyam characters… That was great! • I also liked that the story was set in Canada. • The side characters were all really great and interesting! Paige was very funny, and I loved Shirley and Derek. What I didn’t like: • I wish asexuality and aromanticism had at least been mentioned… In such a diverse story it would not have been difficult to include an a-spec character. • I really didn’t like the main characters. Mark was just an asshole, especially at the beginning. He’s a selfish, privileged white allo cis gay guy, and he literally tells Talia: “You don’t seem happy unless you have some social justice warrior shit to keep you busy.” because she educates him about some queer topics. And the worst thing is: he never apologizes for it, and at the end, Talia even seems to agree with him! • The plot was kind of boring… There was no real common thread, little to no character development and the ending seemed a little forced.

It was okay. I never really got into it because Mark and Talia don’t interest me, but Paige is great.