A review by bookswithmissy
Out in the Country by Alexandra Hale

5.0

Hayden and Everett have been best friends since they were teenagers. Hayden came out as a teenager and has lived his life trying to tamp down an attraction to his straight best friend, Everett. Everett is secretly gay and in love with his best friend Hayden. Everett decides a weekend away at a wedding is the perfect time to tell Hayden his true feelings.

This novella was incredible and at a little over 100 pages it is such a quick read. I loved Hayden and Everett so much. They were so sweet with each other and their friendship was such a great way to tell their love story. There were so many moments that just made me swoon, but don't let the sweetness fool you, Alexandra also brings the steam with these two! There are a couple of appearances from our favorite characters from Clementine Creek, which I also loved. There are also great group text message threads with the other boys of Clementine Creek that had me laughing.

Hayden and Everett make appearances in the other Clementine Creek novels and you could read this as a standalone but I recommend reading the whole series. I am so thankful that Alexandra gave Hayden and Everett their own story.

"I already love you Hayden. Would it be so bad to let me fall for you?" -- I mean seriously