Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

Hope was a dangerous, disquiet thing, but he thought perhaps he liked it.

This book is genuinely an absolute mess, but I think I loved it? I didn’t know what was happening a lot of the time, but it was also completely captivating. The plot and characters were highly confusing, yet super intriguing. This book is likely one of the few that should be read instead of listened to if possible, as I imagine it would be easier to keep track that way. The narration wasn’t that great either, but the audiobook did make it possible for me to finish it really fast.

A couple friends told me about how I would be absolutely confused and most likely think ‘wtf’, but that I wouldn’t be able to stop thinking about it by the end, and they were completely right. I can’t wait to continue with book 2.

I have nothing remotely intelligent to say about it lol. Just one of those books with characters who draw you in, in spite of sometimes dodgy writing and plot. Couldn’t put it down. If it wasn’t for the ‘warnings’ about how weird it is, I’d probably give it 3 stars, but yeah. It’s got that extra something something. By the end of the final book I’m sure I’ll give it 5 stars, lol.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Found family
(Fictional) college sports
Twin-swapping
Future romance in cast
Past trauma
Secret identity
Mafia vibes
YA vibes but not

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Death of parent (past, detailed)
Brief mentions of suicide attempt (not MCs, past, off page)
Use of homophobic slurs
Graphic violence
Injured MC
Brief mention of juvenile detention (past)
Vomiting
Brief physical altercation between MCs
Court-mandated drug use (MC)
Alcohol consumption
On-page intoxication
MC victim of past physical abuse (parent)
Extensive body scarring
References to past drug abuse (side character)
Hazing/light bullying
On-page drug use
MC drugged by side characters
Use of ableist slur
Withdrawals from medication
Death of side character (overdose, off page)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, single
Genre: YA, LGBTQIA+, sports
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: N/A (no romance)
Main characters’ age: 18 and 19
Series: Series
Kindle Unlimited: No
Pages: 269
Happy ending: N/A


“I’m not a math problem.”
“But I’ll still solve you.”



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