Reviews

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

coryry's review against another edition

the main character is unlikable and the entire thing feels forced and weird 

renxfear_28's review against another edition

3.0

Entretenido aunque al principio todos toman decisiones muy estupidas y cuestionables.

tinybaconcake's review against another edition

lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

breyjoyous's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jacobshere's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

cellism's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this YA queer enemies to lovers - I don’t think I’ve ever seen my challenges of growing up and navigating my gender, my sexuality and my mental health so searingly depicted. I thought this was going to be cute and fluffy and instead it was harrowing and I still loved it.

girlwiththebook's review against another edition

2.0

I absolutely despised this book. I found most of the characters to be insufferable and poor representations of the LGBTQ+ community. I expected to see confusion and questioning of their own feelings but only saw what I felt were stereotypical and slightly insulting actions. The number of characters with terrible personalities was astounding. I wanted to love this book and was hoping for a cute love story full of support. The idea was good possibly even amazing but the execution was terrible in my own opinion.

ohyouread's review against another edition

3.0

Okay... So, Listen! I wanted to LOVE this book. It has exactly what I’m looking for in a Queer YA Romance. There was a Trans MC, a Questioning Autistic MC, a gaggle of other Queer characters, an annoying HS jock Antagonist, all set in a High School during the preparation for their Homecoming Dance.

Why I didn’t connect as fully... I know that I was not a big fan of the irredeemable qualities of Jeremy, the trans MC. I know that while going through transition and taking hormones can sometimes make your moods fluctuate, but he was just an asshole. He said a lot of BS to make excuses, hurt his friends, threw a milkshake in his exes face while breaking up with him on the day of his brother’s funeral... and by the end, he had sort of tried to set the wrongs he did, right, but I’m still angry at him for all the past BS.

I did love Lukas. He was Autistic, but didn’t want anyone to know, because he didn’t want special treatment. He was going through a lot from the death of his Brother, so his trauma was apparent. The way that the author wrote him, I felt truly sorry for him. I excused the wrongs he did, because he was so obviously in love with Jeremy the whole time.

Overall, I liked it, but didn’t love it.

slut4oatmilk's review against another edition

dnf'd this before, retried it and still had the same problems with really hating how the mmc acted towards his "friends" and ex

simonisafangirlie's review against another edition

3.0

The characters weren't very likable but I enjoyed the ending and the diversity.