In this particular one, it’s forgivable and even easy to shrug off. This is why in many cases insta-love is detestable. Yet somehow, Christina Lauren managed to not make me want to burn this book… which just proves that it’s not about the subject, it’s about the execution. And yet, this is what Tanner feels for Sebastian and vice versa. After all, I will answer to anyone who asks that no, I in no way find insta-love realistic. Though I’m surprised I managed to enjoy-love, actually-this book. My goodness… romance stories turn me to mush. Mostly because they were so beautiful together I couldn’t shake the feeling that I should consider myself lucky to be able to witness such magic. Watching Tanner and Sebastian fall in love felt like privilege.

And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar-where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester-Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah. Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet.

Genres & Themes: Young Adult, LGBT, Religion, Writing, Friendship, Family

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