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Three of Hearts
Three college friends wrestle with a complicated dynamic in a witty and romantic coming-of-age short story about first love and self-discovery by New York Times bestselling author Katie Cotugno.
Ellery, a freshman at a New England college far from her California home, feels every bit the outsider—until she meets Camp and Danny. Soon, they’re an inseparable trio. But as Ellery begins to question Camp and Danny’s relationship, she also must consider her feelings for them as they navigate friendship, first love, and what’s at risk.
Katie Cotugno’s Three of Hearts is part of The Edge of Everything, a collection of short coming-of-age stories of first love, messy choices, and self-discovery. Each story can be read or listened to in one sitting.
Ellery, a freshman at a New England college far from her California home, feels every bit the outsider—until she meets Camp and Danny. Soon, they’re an inseparable trio. But as Ellery begins to question Camp and Danny’s relationship, she also must consider her feelings for them as they navigate friendship, first love, and what’s at risk.
Katie Cotugno’s Three of Hearts is part of The Edge of Everything, a collection of short coming-of-age stories of first love, messy choices, and self-discovery. Each story can be read or listened to in one sitting.
43 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 23, 2026
About the author
Katie Cotugno
27 books2,442 followersKatie Cotugno is the New York Times bestselling author of seven messy, complicated feminist YA love stories, as well as the adult novel Birds of California (Harper Perennial, 2022). She is also the co-author, with Candace Bushnell, of Rules for Being a Girl. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than fifteen languages. Katie is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review, and Argestes, as well as many other literary magazines. She studied Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family.
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Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 1.75/5
Yeah, this wasn't my favorite. I'm sorry, but I'm super confused even after finishing a while ago.
I think this could be a good concept if it had more pages. The page length worked against the storyline in this case. More length would have allowed the story to develop a bit more in my opinion.
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this arc!
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pre-read: just going to pop this on my cr since it's short. 🤭
Yeah, this wasn't my favorite. I'm sorry, but I'm super confused even after finishing a while ago.
I think this could be a good concept if it had more pages. The page length worked against the storyline in this case. More length would have allowed the story to develop a bit more in my opinion.
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this arc!
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pre-read: just going to pop this on my cr since it's short. 🤭
July 20, 2026
2.25 stars
Meh. This one was not for me.
Meh. This one was not for me.
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 2.25 stars
Narrators: Dominique Salvacion
Narration Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Contemporary
Length:1h 13m
July 15, 2026
I received an advance listener copy of this book to listen to in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
***AUDIO BOOK VERSION***
Three of Hearts is a quick novella story about three university friends from different walks of life who connect and find themselves in a form of love triangle that ends up dividing their friendship.
This is a coming of age story and had much potential but sadly fell flat for me. The characters didn't feel fully developed and the story felt like it was missing something to give it that oomph. Don't let this put you off listening or reading it - it may just be that it is better read in physical format than audio.
***AUDIO BOOK VERSION***
Three of Hearts is a quick novella story about three university friends from different walks of life who connect and find themselves in a form of love triangle that ends up dividing their friendship.
This is a coming of age story and had much potential but sadly fell flat for me. The characters didn't feel fully developed and the story felt like it was missing something to give it that oomph. Don't let this put you off listening or reading it - it may just be that it is better read in physical format than audio.
August 8, 2026
In a nutshell: Follows three friends with a complicated dynamic.
All I'm gonna say is not all plots work as short stories, this ruined it if I'm being honest..
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All I'm gonna say is not all plots work as short stories, this ruined it if I'm being honest..
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July 3, 2026
┆ ⤿ ♦️ ⌗ started: july 2, finished: july 2
2 stars 𓂃˖ ࣪⊹
summary: ⋆˚࿔
ellery starts college feeling completely out of place, until she becomes close friends with camp and danny. the three quickly become inseparable, but as their friendship deepens, ellery begins to question the nature of camp and danny's relationship, and what her own feelings for both of them might mean. as emotions become more complicated, all three must figure out what they're willing to risk for love, friendship, and themselves.
thoughts: ⋆˚࿔
i honestly finished this feeling more confused than anything else. i kept waiting for the relationships and emotions between the characters to click, but they never really did for me. i understood what the story was trying to explore, but with such a short page count, there wasn't enough time to fully develop the dynamics between ellery, camp, and danny.
ⓘ thank you to amazon original stories, katie cotugno, netgalley, for the arc in exchange for a honest review.
⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ OUT ON JUNE 23
2 stars 𓂃˖ ࣪⊹
summary: ⋆˚࿔
ellery starts college feeling completely out of place, until she becomes close friends with camp and danny. the three quickly become inseparable, but as their friendship deepens, ellery begins to question the nature of camp and danny's relationship, and what her own feelings for both of them might mean. as emotions become more complicated, all three must figure out what they're willing to risk for love, friendship, and themselves.
thoughts: ⋆˚࿔
i honestly finished this feeling more confused than anything else. i kept waiting for the relationships and emotions between the characters to click, but they never really did for me. i understood what the story was trying to explore, but with such a short page count, there wasn't enough time to fully develop the dynamics between ellery, camp, and danny.
ⓘ thank you to amazon original stories, katie cotugno, netgalley, for the arc in exchange for a honest review.
⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ OUT ON JUNE 23
June 24, 2026
3.5/5
Three of Hearts takes place over the span of an academic school year. It follows Ellery, a California native, who is attending college in the East Coast. As with any freshman away to college, she feels lonely and a bit homesick. Everything changes when Camp and Danny approach her and they form a unique, inseparable friendship. As the story progresses, we read about their friendship dynamic changes and evolves into something more.
Overall, it was a quick and entertaining read; it can be easily read in one sitting.
Thank you Amazon Original Stories for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Three of Hearts takes place over the span of an academic school year. It follows Ellery, a California native, who is attending college in the East Coast. As with any freshman away to college, she feels lonely and a bit homesick. Everything changes when Camp and Danny approach her and they form a unique, inseparable friendship. As the story progresses, we read about their friendship dynamic changes and evolves into something more.
Overall, it was a quick and entertaining read; it can be easily read in one sitting.
Thank you Amazon Original Stories for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
June 13, 2026
First and foremost….may I just say, Ellery is a beautiful name. It just fit her character so well🤌🏻🫰🏻
I don’t know how to explain it, but my heart hurt throughout this book. There was just a deepness to the story that hit into the center of my heart. I’m not even sure why, cause it wasn’t even sad😭
Overall, this was a good story. With it being a novella, it surprisingly had depth to it.
I was disappointed with the ending if I’m being honest though. It threw some unnecessary stuff in the book that could have 100% been left out. The ending definitely had me bumping some stars off.
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 —> 🌶️
𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠—> yes (minimal)
(𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐩…𝐭𝐡𝐞re 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞…𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫)
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ♡ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧s 𝘾𝙤𝙥𝙮:) 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣!
July 14, 2026
i just didn't click with this one
July 22, 2026
⋆˙⟡ — 2 stars
⌗ ┆started: july 21st ● finished: july 21st
⤿ mini spoiler-free review
thoughts ⋆˚࿔
ummm... i really struggled reading this book 🫠 in all honesty, i was pretty bored for the majority of it bc i just felt like nothing was really happening, but at the same time... stuff was happening?? 😭 i also didn't even realize that she liked both guys 😭 i was so out of the story that i genuinely thought she liked cam and that danny was just her best friend 🧍♀️
maybe if we had more time with these characters i would've enjoyed this book a little more, but unfortunately i just didn't really care abt them 😕 i never felt connected to anyone, so it made it hard for me to get invested in what was happening.
⌗ ┆started: july 21st ● finished: july 21st
⤿ mini spoiler-free review
thank you sm amazon original stories, katie cotugno and netgalley for the e-arc!!
thoughts ⋆˚࿔
ummm... i really struggled reading this book 🫠 in all honesty, i was pretty bored for the majority of it bc i just felt like nothing was really happening, but at the same time... stuff was happening?? 😭 i also didn't even realize that she liked both guys 😭 i was so out of the story that i genuinely thought she liked cam and that danny was just her best friend 🧍♀️
maybe if we had more time with these characters i would've enjoyed this book a little more, but unfortunately i just didn't really care abt them 😕 i never felt connected to anyone, so it made it hard for me to get invested in what was happening.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
This was my first story by Katie Cotugno and I liked it! All the elements that were brought up in the beginning of this novella really intrigued me, although most of them remained a little surface level till the end so that I couldn’t *fully* get into the story and wasn’t entirely satisfied when it ended. And I do have to admit that the ending confused me a little – don’t know if that’s just me but I’m not entirely sure how the relationship between our three characters was resolved in the end. Nevertheless, I did enjoy my time reading Three of Hearts!
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for the eArc in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for the eArc in exchange for an honest review!
June 10, 2026
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!
This was a novella that follows Ellery and her new college friends, Camp and Danny. I was actually enjoying this towards the beginning. Things were flowing quite nicely and the little found family they had was cute, until romance entered the picture. The love triangle felt very sudden to me and I just didn’t feel any chemistry between them in that aspect. Camp was the only character that I felt had any depth since we got information about his background. The writing was pretty good, but I just wasn’t a big fan of the novella itself.
This was a novella that follows Ellery and her new college friends, Camp and Danny. I was actually enjoying this towards the beginning. Things were flowing quite nicely and the little found family they had was cute, until romance entered the picture. The love triangle felt very sudden to me and I just didn’t feel any chemistry between them in that aspect. Camp was the only character that I felt had any depth since we got information about his background. The writing was pretty good, but I just wasn’t a big fan of the novella itself.
July 10, 2026
Many thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the digital review copy. This novella is out now!
This was not good. The writing and characters felt dated, like early 2010s YA, and I don't mean that as a compliment. The novella feels like something that was shelved back then and picked up again for this project, making the author's mention of Tiktok, for instance, feel jarring. Nothing about this appealed to me.
This was not good. The writing and characters felt dated, like early 2010s YA, and I don't mean that as a compliment. The novella feels like something that was shelved back then and picked up again for this project, making the author's mention of Tiktok, for instance, feel jarring. Nothing about this appealed to me.
July 20, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
I wish we were able to get more from this! Kinda reminded me of Heart The Lover but I got no resolution, I wanted more feelings and emotions and clarity. It was good, I was hooked but I was left feeling bamboozled! How could they all just stop talking to each other after all that 🥹
I wish we were able to get more from this! Kinda reminded me of Heart The Lover but I got no resolution, I wanted more feelings and emotions and clarity. It was good, I was hooked but I was left feeling bamboozled! How could they all just stop talking to each other after all that 🥹
June 27, 2026
A clever short story that shows what can happen when you open yourself to new experiences....
July 25, 2026
Where the hell was the plot in this. Nothing happened
August 3, 2026
Ngl I thought that this book was gonna go in a very different direction then it really caught me off guard when it didn't, and the ending was kinda meh
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 15, 2026
I love Katie Cotugno and this story is really cute. I read it and then the next day I read it again. I love the nuance of the characters and how so much is said with so little.
This story follows college freshmen Ellery, who is homesick her freshman year when she meets roommates Camp and Danny, who quickly become her best friends, or maybe more? And… what exactly IS Camp and Danny’s relationship?
This is a college story that speaks to complicated friendships and discovering identity. I really enjoyed it! Thanks Amazon for the ARC.
This story follows college freshmen Ellery, who is homesick her freshman year when she meets roommates Camp and Danny, who quickly become her best friends, or maybe more? And… what exactly IS Camp and Danny’s relationship?
This is a college story that speaks to complicated friendships and discovering identity. I really enjoyed it! Thanks Amazon for the ARC.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Of the stories I've read so far from The Edge of Everything collection, this was probably the one I connected with the least.
Not because the themes didn't work, but because the story felt a bit unbalanced to me.
The first half was actually pretty promising. I enjoyed getting to know Ellery, seeing her struggle with being far from home for the first time, and learning about her interest in drawing. The whole "new college student trying to find her place in a completely new environment" aspect felt realistic and relatable.
Then Camp and Danny enter the picture.
I thought Camp was by far the most developed character of the three. By the end, I felt like I had a decent understanding of who he was, while Danny remained much more of a mystery. Because of that, some of the emotional dynamics didn't land quite as strongly for me as they probably could have.
The story explores friendship, self-discovery and that awkward period of trying to figure out who you are once you leave home. Those themes worked well overall, but the second half felt rushed compared to the setup, and I found myself wishing there had been a little more time to develop the relationships.
Overall, still an enjoyable coming-of-age story, but probably not my favorite from the collection.
⭐ 3–3.5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for the ARC.
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Not because the themes didn't work, but because the story felt a bit unbalanced to me.
The first half was actually pretty promising. I enjoyed getting to know Ellery, seeing her struggle with being far from home for the first time, and learning about her interest in drawing. The whole "new college student trying to find her place in a completely new environment" aspect felt realistic and relatable.
Then Camp and Danny enter the picture.
I thought Camp was by far the most developed character of the three. By the end, I felt like I had a decent understanding of who he was, while Danny remained much more of a mystery. Because of that, some of the emotional dynamics didn't land quite as strongly for me as they probably could have.
The story explores friendship, self-discovery and that awkward period of trying to figure out who you are once you leave home. Those themes worked well overall, but the second half felt rushed compared to the setup, and I found myself wishing there had been a little more time to develop the relationships.
Overall, still an enjoyable coming-of-age story, but probably not my favorite from the collection.
⭐ 3–3.5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for the ARC.
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July 7, 2026
Wow. This could not have gotten any worse. So she saw them, thought they were together, never even questioned it. AND THEN ONE OF THEM HAS PARENTAL ISSUES AND NOTHING GETS FIXED.
AND THEN SHE SMOOCHES BOTH OF 'EM AND RUNS AWAY???!???
girl wtf was I reading. Someone take my phone away from me. Nothing was properly wrapped up. Idk how the author thought this was complete (IK IT'S A NOVELLA BUT HOW CAN IT BE SO BAD???)
Plot makes no sense.
Romance makes no sense.
Characters are absolutely STUPID.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC. ☺️🫶
AND THEN SHE SMOOCHES BOTH OF 'EM AND RUNS AWAY???!???
girl wtf was I reading. Someone take my phone away from me. Nothing was properly wrapped up. Idk how the author thought this was complete (IK IT'S A NOVELLA BUT HOW CAN IT BE SO BAD???)
Plot makes no sense.
Romance makes no sense.
Characters are absolutely STUPID.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC. ☺️🫶
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2026
this could’ve been a more enjoyable read if they all ended up in a healthy polycule.
June 17, 2026
And the point of this was? 😵💫
I love novellas that can introduce us to characters, give us a good little plot, some depth of the characters and have it mean something. To me, this novellas had none of it.
It’s supposed to be this coming of age story but it lacked so much depth that I didn’t care about any of the characters. One minute they’re friends, she dates one of them, there a ménage à trois (???) and that’s it? She stops speaking to them?! I…I’m just so confused what the purpose of this novella even was. Thank goodness it was short or I would be throwing my kindle for wasting my time. The writing left a lot to be desired as it felt choppy and there was no fluidity between the seasons.
I’m sure someone will enjoy this novella. Unfortunately it wasn’t for me. Thank you NetGalley, Amazon Original Stories and Katie Cotugno for eARC!
I love novellas that can introduce us to characters, give us a good little plot, some depth of the characters and have it mean something. To me, this novellas had none of it.
It’s supposed to be this coming of age story but it lacked so much depth that I didn’t care about any of the characters. One minute they’re friends, she dates one of them, there a ménage à trois (???) and that’s it? She stops speaking to them?! I…I’m just so confused what the purpose of this novella even was. Thank goodness it was short or I would be throwing my kindle for wasting my time. The writing left a lot to be desired as it felt choppy and there was no fluidity between the seasons.
I’m sure someone will enjoy this novella. Unfortunately it wasn’t for me. Thank you NetGalley, Amazon Original Stories and Katie Cotugno for eARC!
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June 18, 2026another short story that i binged and i enjoyed how the narration was portrayed! this one was focused on various elements such as friendship and self reflection and i enjoyed it but i think that the second part needed more time because the first part was more cohesive!
a lot of thanks to netgalley and brilliance publishing for the alc of this story in exchange for my honest opinion!
a lot of thanks to netgalley and brilliance publishing for the alc of this story in exchange for my honest opinion!
July 30, 2026
This wasn’t terrible but I felt it was so fast paced, I honestly got confused because it was jumping around so much. I do get it a novella so it is faster, but I feel like this needed to be a full length novel to get the story. And honestly I’d read it if it was a full length novel because I was invested in the plot from the beginning! It had such potential! I just needed & wanted more details & storyline. Oh well moving on…
June 15, 2026
I liked the premise of this one, but the short length made it hard for the story to reach its full potential. The friendships and changing relationships had some interesting ideas behind them, but everything moved a little too quickly for me.
A longer version would have given the characters more room to grow and made the emotional moments land better.
Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A longer version would have given the characters more room to grow and made the emotional moments land better.
Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 30, 2026
My Selling Pitch:
Cramming this much sexual tension and bi panic into a short story should be illegal, and I want the full novel now.
Pre-reading:
I’ve never heard of this author.
(obviously potential spoilers from here on)
Thick of it:
His name’s Camp?!?
Aaaand I love it actually.
I love New England pretension. I'm sorry. I do.
The book: this is a YA short story
Samantha, an intellectual: challengers throuple when?
(I was lowkey joking, but thrilled to sniff it out every single time.)
…I wish she was their pet. What an unexpected undercurrent of sin to this! I am SAT.
I would like them all to be together. I don't think that's going to happen, but I want this to lean into the salacious raunch and be a full length novel please and thank you. It reminds me of Kelly Andrew’s work and Bardugo’s and that Truant’s short story author from the dark academia collection. Maybe some M. L. Rio too. Either way a vibe and I want more.
Damn, that's a house.
Just be a throuple omfg.
Epitome of New England isn't nice but it is kind.
The way I just clapped. Throuple throuple throuple. I love sin!
I'm sorry what. What do you mean? No, they all have to be together actually. Don't do this to me
No. Fix this shit. Put them back together now.
All the negative reviews for this are like the boys kiss: 😡
And I’m like the boys kiss:🕺😈🥳
Post-reading:
So I'm actually gonna need a full book of this yesterday. Like excuse me??? You can't just write chemistry like that and abandon it. Oh, I'm pissed! In the best way because only good writing could make me this instantaneously heated that I'm deprived of more, but what the hell! More. Expeditiously. Change nothing. Expand it, make it darker. Deliver to Sam. I guess I'll be picking up this author’s other work!
Also, the cover is so misleading to this book’s tone and content. I was anticipating some To All the Boys I Loved Before shit from that cutesy graphic. That is so not this book!
Who should read this:
Kelly Andrew fans
Leigh Bardugo fans
M. L. Rio fans
Bi romance fans
Ideal reading time:
Fall
Do I want to reread this:
Yeah!
Would I buy this:
Yeah, I actually would, and that's rude because this is only 43 goddamn pages.
Similar books:
* In These Hallowed Halls by Olivie Blake, Kelly Andrew, M. L. Rio, etc.-short story collection, dark academia, social commentary, queer, romance
* Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo-dark academia, crime thriller mystery, urban fantasy, romance, social commentary
* The Gravewood-YA dystopian, thriller, romance, family drama, queer
* Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell-YA dark academia, revenge thriller, paranormal, queer, romance
* Tenderly I am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone-YA gothic, romance, family drama, queer, why choose
* The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw-dark academia, retellings, horror, queer, social commentary
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Cramming this much sexual tension and bi panic into a short story should be illegal, and I want the full novel now.
Pre-reading:
I’ve never heard of this author.
(obviously potential spoilers from here on)
Thick of it:
His name’s Camp?!?
Aaaand I love it actually.
I love New England pretension. I'm sorry. I do.
The book: this is a YA short story
Samantha, an intellectual: challengers throuple when?
(I was lowkey joking, but thrilled to sniff it out every single time.)
…I wish she was their pet. What an unexpected undercurrent of sin to this! I am SAT.
I would like them all to be together. I don't think that's going to happen, but I want this to lean into the salacious raunch and be a full length novel please and thank you. It reminds me of Kelly Andrew’s work and Bardugo’s and that Truant’s short story author from the dark academia collection. Maybe some M. L. Rio too. Either way a vibe and I want more.
Damn, that's a house.
Just be a throuple omfg.
Epitome of New England isn't nice but it is kind.
The way I just clapped. Throuple throuple throuple. I love sin!
I'm sorry what. What do you mean? No, they all have to be together actually. Don't do this to me
No. Fix this shit. Put them back together now.
All the negative reviews for this are like the boys kiss: 😡
And I’m like the boys kiss:🕺😈🥳
Post-reading:
So I'm actually gonna need a full book of this yesterday. Like excuse me??? You can't just write chemistry like that and abandon it. Oh, I'm pissed! In the best way because only good writing could make me this instantaneously heated that I'm deprived of more, but what the hell! More. Expeditiously. Change nothing. Expand it, make it darker. Deliver to Sam. I guess I'll be picking up this author’s other work!
Also, the cover is so misleading to this book’s tone and content. I was anticipating some To All the Boys I Loved Before shit from that cutesy graphic. That is so not this book!
Who should read this:
Kelly Andrew fans
Leigh Bardugo fans
M. L. Rio fans
Bi romance fans
Ideal reading time:
Fall
Do I want to reread this:
Yeah!
Would I buy this:
Yeah, I actually would, and that's rude because this is only 43 goddamn pages.
Similar books:
* In These Hallowed Halls by Olivie Blake, Kelly Andrew, M. L. Rio, etc.-short story collection, dark academia, social commentary, queer, romance
* Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo-dark academia, crime thriller mystery, urban fantasy, romance, social commentary
* The Gravewood-YA dystopian, thriller, romance, family drama, queer
* Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell-YA dark academia, revenge thriller, paranormal, queer, romance
* Tenderly I am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone-YA gothic, romance, family drama, queer, why choose
* The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw-dark academia, retellings, horror, queer, social commentary
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
June 17, 2026
I did not connect with this story much and I was a little confused throughout, but at the end it started to make more sense. I think this story just needed to be longer to fully get the idea across. I loved the characters name and I did enjoy the concept, but I think it just fell a little flat for me.
Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing, and Katie Cotungo for letting me listen to the audio of this book!
Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing, and Katie Cotungo for letting me listen to the audio of this book!
July 10, 2026
Novella 5 in the Edge of Everything series. I liked the first probably 75% of it and thought they were doing a nice job developing the characters as they navigated their freshman year of college. The last 25% felt rushed and took the story in a different direction than I thought, so it took me out of it.
June 8, 2026
Cute read.
Well written, the story flowed nicely. It did feel a bit unbalanced at times in terms of pacing and focus, but was an easy to read and surprisingly heartwarming story.
I received an ARC of this book (thanks!) and these are my own opinions.
Well written, the story flowed nicely. It did feel a bit unbalanced at times in terms of pacing and focus, but was an easy to read and surprisingly heartwarming story.
I received an ARC of this book (thanks!) and these are my own opinions.
July 7, 2026
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc.
I, unfortunately, am dumb and don't get this story. I liked the characters, and I liked the setting. I just did not understand their dynamics. The ending made no sense, too. It felt like reading the first three chapters and then jumping to the epilogue of a book.
I, unfortunately, am dumb and don't get this story. I liked the characters, and I liked the setting. I just did not understand their dynamics. The ending made no sense, too. It felt like reading the first three chapters and then jumping to the epilogue of a book.
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