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A review by blurrypetals
Come What May by A.M. Arthur
3.0
I got this in an Audible 2-for-1 deal with In the Middle of Somewhere and, since I tried reading a fantasy last night and immediately NOPE'd out of that, I decided to read a few more romances for the time being and, since I just got this, here we are.
I didn't like this nearly as much as In the Middle of Somewhere or really even its inferior sequels, but it was pretty cute. I thought it was interesting, comparing the two of them, seeing as they're both gay romance stories I bought at the same time and read nearly one right after the other, but also because they both were published around the same time--it's interesting because they hit a few of the exact same story beats. WHAT. I mean, yeah, you're going to run into a bit of that, what with the idea of coming out to your parents, being safe in a country that still doesn't 1000% support your sexuality, but there were a couple of uncannily similar things I couldn't help but notice, like...
- Tate works with less fortunate LGBTQ+ kids, just like Raphael did in Out of Nowhere
- It turns out Jonas has a learning disability that's inhibiting his ability to work conventional jobs, just like Rex with his dyslexia in In the Middle of Somewhere
- Both sequels to the first books in their series feature a Latino man who was in the first book but is now a main character
- The third books in both series feature a guy named Will, who was a character also featured in the first books
- The first books feature a city boy moving to a smaller, quieter place and finding his real home there through the people that live there
I'm sure if I read the sequels to this book and thought about it some more, I could find some more, but I thought it was just an interesting coincidence (and I do genuinely believe it's a coincidence).
Anyway this was fun junk food as per usual but it wasn't anything special like In the Middle of Somewhere felt like to me so I don't think I'll be reading the sequels, but who knows maybe I'll come back to them one rainy day to treat myself to a little bit of smut and cute fluff.
P.S. I think it's pretty hilarious the book is actually named after the song from Moulin Rouge because every time I looked at the title, the song would pop into my head so when they actually watched the movie in the book (twice) and literally ended the book talking about the movie, I just about lost my shit laughing about it.
I didn't like this nearly as much as In the Middle of Somewhere or really even its inferior sequels, but it was pretty cute. I thought it was interesting, comparing the two of them, seeing as they're both gay romance stories I bought at the same time and read nearly one right after the other, but also because they both were published around the same time--it's interesting because they hit a few of the exact same story beats. WHAT. I mean, yeah, you're going to run into a bit of that, what with the idea of coming out to your parents, being safe in a country that still doesn't 1000% support your sexuality, but there were a couple of uncannily similar things I couldn't help but notice, like...
- Tate works with less fortunate LGBTQ+ kids, just like Raphael did in Out of Nowhere
- It turns out Jonas has a learning disability that's inhibiting his ability to work conventional jobs, just like Rex with his dyslexia in In the Middle of Somewhere
- Both sequels to the first books in their series feature a Latino man who was in the first book but is now a main character
- The third books in both series feature a guy named Will, who was a character also featured in the first books
- The first books feature a city boy moving to a smaller, quieter place and finding his real home there through the people that live there
I'm sure if I read the sequels to this book and thought about it some more, I could find some more, but I thought it was just an interesting coincidence (and I do genuinely believe it's a coincidence).
Anyway this was fun junk food as per usual but it wasn't anything special like In the Middle of Somewhere felt like to me so I don't think I'll be reading the sequels, but who knows maybe I'll come back to them one rainy day to treat myself to a little bit of smut and cute fluff.
P.S. I think it's pretty hilarious the book is actually named after the song from Moulin Rouge because every time I looked at the title, the song would pop into my head so when they actually watched the movie in the book (twice) and literally ended the book talking about the movie, I just about lost my shit laughing about it.