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A review by ohyouread
May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor
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.
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.