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A review by sunbrnt
Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
5.0
This was my first novel by British author Matt Cain and I was not disappointed. Becoming Ted is the touching story of a 43 yo gay man named Ted who is navigating the path of major life changes. We get a front row seat into Ted’s life, experiencing a devastating breakup from a long time emotionally abusive parter and watching him spin the negative by exploring parts of life he was always too afraid, scared or discouraged from doing. Ted is a people pleaser trying to reframe his mind to please the most important person, himself.
While navigating his personal growth, he continues working and being groomed by his seemingly overbearing, but complex parents to take over the family business he isn’t sure he has the passion for. Ted has a fun best friend named Denise and a growing relationship with a sweet man named Oskar, both going through their own growth we get a front row seat for.
The development of our cast of characters is well detailed. I enjoyed meeting and learning about their lives and experiencing their emotions and quirks. Cain does a great job of bringing them all to life on paper and painting the scenes around them. By the middle of the book I was emotionally invested in most of the characters and couldn’t get enough of the story. The last few chapters had me in tears and it takes a bit to move me like that on paper. I didn’t want it to end. I resonated a lot with our main character making it a special read for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to provide an unbiased review.
While navigating his personal growth, he continues working and being groomed by his seemingly overbearing, but complex parents to take over the family business he isn’t sure he has the passion for. Ted has a fun best friend named Denise and a growing relationship with a sweet man named Oskar, both going through their own growth we get a front row seat for.
The development of our cast of characters is well detailed. I enjoyed meeting and learning about their lives and experiencing their emotions and quirks. Cain does a great job of bringing them all to life on paper and painting the scenes around them. By the middle of the book I was emotionally invested in most of the characters and couldn’t get enough of the story. The last few chapters had me in tears and it takes a bit to move me like that on paper. I didn’t want it to end. I resonated a lot with our main character making it a special read for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to provide an unbiased review.