4/5 ⭐️
I’m struggling to figure out what to say about this book because my emotions were extreme while reading it. But I really enjoyed this book. First off, it made me feel nostalgic, bringing me back to like early high school when teen pregnancies were strangely the big thing to make movies and tv shows and reality shows about. But I liked that this had a more modern twist of it being told in the baby daddy’s pov and not only that, but he’s gay. It also took a different angle I think than any of those other movies & shows did. It showed what you might be giving up if you choose to become a parent, and how tough this decision is. It showed how as high schoolers, you are sitting at a fork in the road that lead to wildly different paths. Neither one is the wrong choice, but it’s not an easy one to make.
I understand how some other reviewers weren’t a fan of the main character, because of how stubbornly he wanted to keep the baby and raise it himself. But I understood what was motivating him and liked seeing how he was blind to the reality of this choice. In part, I think it is because as the dude, he doesn’t really experience this change as the girl does. It’s still abstract to him. But thankfully we saw some pretty great people in his life who helped him navigate his final decision. I personally loved Gio and Roger the most. Like the emotional intelligence Gio had was impressive and appreciated.
Overall, this story was great. I definitely would recommend this to anyone, but especially teens. And as I was reading it, I just kept imagining it would make a great teen movie on Netflix. So yeah, I definitely recommend checking this book out.
Thank you to Wednesday Publishing & NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy of this book for my honest review.