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A review by thisbookishbee
If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich, Sophie Gonzales
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me a chance to read If This Gets Out.
Ruben, Zach, Angel and Jon make up Saturday, one of the biggest boy-bands in America, but cracks are beginning to show and the boys are finding it hard to keep up the charade.
Each boy has his own archetype in the band. Something their management, Chorus, expect them to abide by.
For Jon he's the leader of the group, the best singer amongst them. In reality Ruben can hit a high note better than most. Jon also has a fear of disappointing their manager, his father, and feels an immense amount of pressure to do good.
For Angel he's the 'good boy', the pure one of the four. In reality he's battling demons like depression and drug use and is spiralling into a hole he can't climb out of. He's expected to be perfect when he's anything but.
For Zach he's the looks, the perfect boy-band model. The one all the girls want. In reality all Zach wants to do is create music and not the cheesy pop hits they're creating now.
For Ruben he's treated almost like a spare part. Cute enough for the girls, but not cute enough that he takes the attention away from the others. In reality he just wants to be himself and that means coming out to the world as gay.
When things between Zach and Ruben take an unexpected turn, each boy, Jon and Angel included, begins to realise that they're not happy anymore. They don't want to pretend to be people they aren't. They want to be seen.
Ruben, Zach, Angel and Jon make up Saturday, one of the biggest boy-bands in America, but cracks are beginning to show and the boys are finding it hard to keep up the charade.
Each boy has his own archetype in the band. Something their management, Chorus, expect them to abide by.
For Jon he's the leader of the group, the best singer amongst them. In reality Ruben can hit a high note better than most. Jon also has a fear of disappointing their manager, his father, and feels an immense amount of pressure to do good.
For Angel he's the 'good boy', the pure one of the four. In reality he's battling demons like depression and drug use and is spiralling into a hole he can't climb out of. He's expected to be perfect when he's anything but.
For Zach he's the looks, the perfect boy-band model. The one all the girls want. In reality all Zach wants to do is create music and not the cheesy pop hits they're creating now.
For Ruben he's treated almost like a spare part. Cute enough for the girls, but not cute enough that he takes the attention away from the others. In reality he just wants to be himself and that means coming out to the world as gay.
When things between Zach and Ruben take an unexpected turn, each boy, Jon and Angel included, begins to realise that they're not happy anymore. They don't want to pretend to be people they aren't. They want to be seen.