A review by carasbuecher
Watching for Comets by Jordon Greene
5.0
Jordon asked me if I wanted to read his new book - of course I wanted to!
Watching for comets will be on the market in December & you should definitely remember the book.
It's not just a LGBTQ book, it's also a book about growing up in general. About problems with the family, about feelings of guilt and about love.
Our protagonists are Tyler and Aiden.
Their common friend Bryden died in an accident.
Tyler lost his boyfriend.
Aiden his best friend.
Both have to struggle with their emotions and they have to process their experiences over and over again. And although they can't talk to each other at the beginning, a band is forming between them, but how strong it is, they have to find out first.
My opinion:
Wow. Wow. And again, wow! I loved the book! Aiden and Tyler are incredibly close characters in which you can see how much love and time the author has put into the world of thoughts and feelings of his young protagonists. Watching for comets is not just like any other romantic novel, as you might expect at the first moment. He addresses many problems, such as acceptance in the family, conversion therapies, or even fetishization of gay young men. As readers, we always experience the perspective of Aiden or Tyler and always look forward to the next chapter like in a good series. Because of the changing perspectives, you can immerse yourself incredibly well in the protagonists. You share their excitement and you want to drive them forward in their relationship with each other. At the same time, you understand well why they don't always move forward. Why they hesitate and why they doubt. You can experience how they grow emotionally beyond themselves, but also get caught up in their thoughts. Both boys are going through a difficult time. The book doesn't rush anything and raises many inner problems of the two protagonists. As a result, the story is very comprehensible and realistic.
An incredibly beautiful, but at times also tragic love story that is worth reading and leaves you with a good feeling.
A book that I intend to back up as a print edition again, because I would like to highlight some passages.
Watching for comets will be on the market in December & you should definitely remember the book.
It's not just a LGBTQ book, it's also a book about growing up in general. About problems with the family, about feelings of guilt and about love.
Our protagonists are Tyler and Aiden.
Their common friend Bryden died in an accident.
Tyler lost his boyfriend.
Aiden his best friend.
Both have to struggle with their emotions and they have to process their experiences over and over again. And although they can't talk to each other at the beginning, a band is forming between them, but how strong it is, they have to find out first.
My opinion:
Wow. Wow. And again, wow! I loved the book! Aiden and Tyler are incredibly close characters in which you can see how much love and time the author has put into the world of thoughts and feelings of his young protagonists. Watching for comets is not just like any other romantic novel, as you might expect at the first moment. He addresses many problems, such as acceptance in the family, conversion therapies, or even fetishization of gay young men. As readers, we always experience the perspective of Aiden or Tyler and always look forward to the next chapter like in a good series. Because of the changing perspectives, you can immerse yourself incredibly well in the protagonists. You share their excitement and you want to drive them forward in their relationship with each other. At the same time, you understand well why they don't always move forward. Why they hesitate and why they doubt. You can experience how they grow emotionally beyond themselves, but also get caught up in their thoughts. Both boys are going through a difficult time. The book doesn't rush anything and raises many inner problems of the two protagonists. As a result, the story is very comprehensible and realistic.
An incredibly beautiful, but at times also tragic love story that is worth reading and leaves you with a good feeling.
A book that I intend to back up as a print edition again, because I would like to highlight some passages.