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4⭐️ this was such a cute and touching book!! | tropes: trans mmc, forced proximity, second chance | digital

Overall Thoughts 💭:
Charlie is an awkward anxious academic which I related to. I felt bad about all the pressure he was under from his scholarship and having to fit into a new school. Jasper is a lot in the best and worst way. He was so overwhelmingly friendly to Charlie which I liked because I thought this would be a rivalry situation

(it made sense later why he was so nice)

and I enjoyed his character. I did struggle at times because as an introvert I felt bad for Charlie as he was very irritated with Jasper's behavior at times but as someone who is seen as too much at times I related to him as well. I loved seeing Charlie and Jasper grow closer and begin to understand each other as they dealt with the hijinks and ups and downs of their secret club (albeit unwillingly on Charlie's end). The side characters shined in this book, and I also grew to love them. Especially Blaze! There was a twist that I didn't see coming at all! I liked that the conflict happened sooner than I thought it would. 
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