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A review by ronniereadsbooks
Watching for Comets by Jordon Greene
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
Synopsis: Following the death of his boyfriend, Brayden, Tyler is struggling to move on. Brayden’s best friend, Aiden, is also dealing with his death and the plans he and Brayden had for college the next year. The two grieving boys (and once friends) end up reconnecting and each finds themself falling for the other.
Review: this book was the ultimate slow-burn. As it alternates between Tyler and Aiden’s POV, you see how each of them thinks and how they both fall of each other while not letting themselves believe their feelings are real. Personally, I found myself connecting with Aiden a lot. He is a gay POC who enjoys writing. He was a genuine and sweet character. Tyler, on the other hand, was an asshole who I wanted to punch in the face at several instances in the book. The closer I got to the end, I kept thinking that while I wanted both Tyler & Aiden to be happy, Aiden deserved better than Tyler with his childish antics. I get that he was grieving a lost love, but damn! A good thing standing right in front of him and he keeps pushing it away. Again, while I’m happy with the ending, Tyler definitely worked my nerves.
Themes present include: enemies to friends, religious parents, bullying, homophobia, death & grief
Quote I loved:
Review: this book was the ultimate slow-burn. As it alternates between Tyler and Aiden’s POV, you see how each of them thinks and how they both fall of each other while not letting themselves believe their feelings are real. Personally, I found myself connecting with Aiden a lot. He is a gay POC who enjoys writing. He was a genuine and sweet character. Tyler, on the other hand, was an asshole who I wanted to punch in the face at several instances in the book. The closer I got to the end, I kept thinking that while I wanted both Tyler & Aiden to be happy, Aiden deserved better than Tyler with his childish antics. I get that he was grieving a lost love, but damn! A good thing standing right in front of him and he keeps pushing it away. Again, while I’m happy with the ending, Tyler definitely worked my nerves.
Themes present include: enemies to friends, religious parents, bullying, homophobia, death & grief
Quote I loved:
“...so I take out my phone and start scrolling through Instagram. It’s all the same. Lots of super cars, bookstagrammers and their aesthetically pleasing book pictures, and of course a few cute insta boys I’ll never meet.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia
Minor: Sexism