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A review by georginap92
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I'd been super excited to read this one for a while as I absolutely love Sophies work, and I was not disappointed. ITGO follows Boyband Saturday as they grapple with the fame and stresses of being in the public eye, constantly having every move and personality trait of theirs monitored, as well as having to hide who they truly are. I really loved all members of Saturday and they way they supported each other and protected one another, and each member had their own personality shine through the page, but I also think the authors did a fantastic job of writing just how manufactured some boy bands can come across and I love the fact that this was highlighted.
The boys relationships felt so strong throughout and the squad goals was fantastic, I love the fact that they all had banter with one another and had each others best interests at heart, whilst dealing with their own problems, I do feel that not much time was spent on the toxic characters and trying to resolve those issues, like Ruben's mum I absolutely detested her, and Geoff who saw the boys as more of a commodity than actually humans, I feel more coild have been done to challenge their behaviours. But I love that we were able to wait and watch the boys grow and find their own ways of trying to work through everything
I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending, the non committal ending bothered me and I would have preferred an epilogue of some kind, but who knows maybe there's a sequel on the horizon, I hope so at least.
4.5
The boys relationships felt so strong throughout and the squad goals was fantastic, I love the fact that they all had banter with one another and had each others best interests at heart, whilst dealing with their own problems, I do feel that not much time was spent on the toxic characters and trying to resolve those issues, like Ruben's mum I absolutely detested her, and Geoff who saw the boys as more of a commodity than actually humans, I feel more coild have been done to challenge their behaviours. But I love that we were able to wait and watch the boys grow and find their own ways of trying to work through everything
I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending, the non committal ending bothered me and I would have preferred an epilogue of some kind, but who knows maybe there's a sequel on the horizon, I hope so at least.
4.5