DNF/5: ‘Odd One Out’ is a Young Adult, Contemporary LGBT+ Romance by Nic Stone; Courtney ‘Coop’ Cooper lives directly next door to best-friend, Jupiter ‘Jupe’ Charity-Sanchez, whom he’s in love with – the downfall, Jupe is Gay – and crushing on new girl Rae Chin, who may or may not be straight. Stone soars beyond the tired, love-triangle trope as it examines what it means to confront shifting labels of Straight, Bisexual, or Gay that teens assign themselves. The book covers topics of consent; respect; LGBT+; acceptance and friendship. Despite the fantastic, diverse representative throughout; I DNF the novel, the three contrasting perspectives grew tedious and annoying. Stone’s writing voice felt unrealistic and awkward at times; phrases were not coherent and at times, cringey through the use of overly childish phrasing. Do not take the low-rating as a distaste for Stone’s work, ‘Dear Martin’, was an outstanding piece; however, ‘Odd One Out’ did not meet expectations – Cringe!