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Only On The Weekends by Dean Atta
Aug. 22nd, 2022 10:55 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic. He’s had a crush on Karim for what feels like forever, so he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karin seems into him too.
But when Mack’s dad gets a film directing job in Scotland, Mack moves with him, and soon discovers how painful long distance love is. Love shouldn’t only be on the weekends. It’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read.
Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set and experiences something electric.
Mack never thought he’d find love, but now two boys want him. How long until his old and new life collide?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Dean Atta’s LGBTQ+ YA novel frames a coming-of-age story within a romance to interesting effect. The economy of Atta’s verse format works really well to highlight the emotional state of the characters and the gulf between them and Atta sensitively handles the difficulties of being gay within some communities. That said, Mack’s economic privilege and the disparity between him and K never gets called on and the ending does one boy a disservice.
ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS was released in the United Kingdom on 24th May 2022. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic. He’s had a crush on Karim for what feels like forever, so he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karin seems into him too.
But when Mack’s dad gets a film directing job in Scotland, Mack moves with him, and soon discovers how painful long distance love is. Love shouldn’t only be on the weekends. It’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read.
Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set and experiences something electric.
Mack never thought he’d find love, but now two boys want him. How long until his old and new life collide?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Dean Atta’s LGBTQ+ YA novel frames a coming-of-age story within a romance to interesting effect. The economy of Atta’s verse format works really well to highlight the emotional state of the characters and the gulf between them and Atta sensitively handles the difficulties of being gay within some communities. That said, Mack’s economic privilege and the disparity between him and K never gets called on and the ending does one boy a disservice.
ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS was released in the United Kingdom on 24th May 2022. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
