Boy Friends

LoveReading Says

With a charming small-town seaside setting providing the radiant stage for a YA romance that glows with love and longing, Kai Spellmeier’s Boy Friends is a beautiful book to escape into, with deeper themes of grief and family conflict coming into play alongside the book’s biggest question: will Luca and Simo become bona fide boyfriends, and delete that tantalising space between “boy” and “friends”?

While Luca has long loved Simo in every sense of the word (as his best friend, and in a romantic, fancy-the-pants-off-him fashion), he’s set on keeping that to himself, fearing revealing the truth will damage their friendship. But when a huge notice board in their town declares that “Simo and Luca are in love”, it turns out that neither boy can ignore their true feelings for long.

Along their journey of discovery, Simo and Luca face additional challenges. In Simo’s case, he comes to open up about traumatic loss, while Luca discovers shocking family secrets.

Written in an authentic and charmingly earnest style, with tonnes of super-cute moments, thrilling points of tension, and poetic reflection, Boy Friends is ideal for teen and young adult readers who relish friends-to-lovers, will-they-won’t they? romances. Recommended for fans of Simon James Green, Phil Stamper’s Golden Boys series, Alice Oseman, and Rainbow Rowell - the punch-packing ending sets things up fabulously for what promises to be an electrifying sequel.

Reviewed by Joanne Owen
Joanne Owen’s lifelong love of reading and writing began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, and very much wished that witches (and Mrs Pepperpot) were real.
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About Boy Friends

How do you delete the space between boy friends? Cosy, seaside romance perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Rainbow Rowell, Sophie Gonzales and Gilmore Girls.

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