Tell Me More, Tell Me More

by Sophie Gonzales

Das eine Mal, als mir die potenzielle Liebe meines Lebens am Wasserspender auflauerte

Der 17-jährige Ollie Di Fiore verbringt die Sommerferien mit seinen Eltern in North Carolina, um seiner kranken Tante unter die Arme zu greifen. Doch schon sein erster Einsatz als Babysitter für seinen kleinen Cousin und seine Cousine droht in einer Katastrophe zu enden. Rettung naht in Form von Will Tavares – gutaussehend, charmant und ein wahres Wunder im Umgang mit kleinen Kindern. Ollie ist sofort hin und weg … Aber geht es Will genauso?

Genres: Queer, Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBT, Summer, Gay

91 pages, ebook

First published April 2, 2021

About the author

Sophie Gonzales writes young adult queer contemporary fiction with memorable characters, biting wit and endless heart.

She is the author of THE LAW OF INERTIA, ONLY MOSTLY DEVASTATED and PERFECT ON PAPER. IF THIS GETS (co-written with Cale Dietrich) is forthcoming in Fall 2021 from Wednesday Books / Macmillan.

When she isn’t writing, Sophie can be found ice skating, performing in musical theatre, and practicing the piano. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia where she works as a psychologist.

She is represented by Jessica Mileo of Inkwell Management.

Reviews

[jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it.
But I'm still mad that it was only available for UK/US/AUS peeps when the novella was literally sent via email. Makes no sense. Please think of international readers. I'm lucky a kind soul offered to send it to me.

[Iris · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the preorder incentive for Sophie Gonzales' recent book, Perfect on Paper

hello this was genuinely?? so good?? like I mean I have absolute faith in Sophie Gonzales to always write amazing things, but preorder incentive short stories/novellas are often just fluffy and substanceless because that's the nature of them, and this was like . . . next level. the thing is I think I could have read this with no prior context of Only Mostly Devastated and still been just as invested, and it genuinely had its own satisfying arc. even knowing what happens (since this is a prequel novella), I was on the edge of my seat rooting for Ollie and Will and like . . . that takes some skills

anyways this was also very painful so I'm gonna go cry now and be sad I don't own a copy of OMD to reread lmao

[anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

rep: gay mc, bi Venezuelan li, gay side character

i would die for ollie di fiore, thanks

[Drakoulis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finally got to read the prequel story to Only Mostly Devastated and it's as adorable as you imagine!

Swoony, sweet, another chapter of Ollie and Will's love story!

PS. Goodreads, why do I see the blurb in German?

[alaska · Rating 5 out of 5]

now why can't i stop crying

[Margot · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was such a great short story! It was so nice to read more about Ollie and Will, and to see how it all really started! Now I really want to re-read OMD.

[Sophie Gonzales]

Don’t mind me, I’m writing a review to test if I still have the ability to write reviews because it appears to have been taken from me.

[PErvOL Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25⭐️

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novella was a bonus offer when you pre-ordered Sophie Gonzalez's new book, Perfect on Paper . It is a prequel of sorts featuring characters from her book Only Mostly Devastated , telling the story of the summer they met.

I enjoyed this so much. It felt like it wasn't just fan service -- it actually added to our understanding of the characters and their relationship. And while it was basically a 90-page love story, it still carried some of the major themes from OMD that made that story so raw and real (death, illness, being in the closet, etc.).

Also like OMD, it was hilarious. I missed these characters. Thank you, Sophie, for giving us more time to be with them.

[Ryan Kovatch · Rating 5 out of 5]

UHM, BEST PRE-ORDER BONUS EVER. I missed Ollie and Will so much, and this made me want to read Only Mostly Devastated all over again. If there's one thing Sophie Gonzales is good at, it's making incredible chemistry between her characters.

Perfect on Paper has shot way far up on my TBR. Now that it's finally here, I can't wait to start reading it!! :')

[Mariana ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novella was super adorable!! Ollie remains one of the funniest narrators, and him and Will are super adorable! Now I wanna reread Only Mostly Devastated ahdsjnvbfdjhnk <3

[☆ Iga ☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fajnie było przeczytać o tym, co działo się przed fabułą "Only Mostly Devastated". Czytałxm to długo, bo jakoś nie mogłxm się zebrać, ale jak przysiadłxm, to przypomniałxm sobie, jak kocham tych bohaterów 💚

[Ann Zhao · Rating 5 out of 5]

very cute but also: anything to increase my goodreads reading count LMAO

[nacho ★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sophie Gonzales is so incredibly talented when it comes to writing Young Adult Romance. I can't point out specifically what is it that makes her writing feel so genuine, but it completely is.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Endlich mal eine Vorgeschichte, die man sowohl vor als auch nach dem eigentlichen Buch lesen kann, ohne dass Verständnisprobleme auftauchen.
Schon »Nur fast am Boden zerstört« hat mir extrem gut gefallen, weshalb ich auch unbedingt »Mein fast perfekter Sommer« lesen musste, um ein paar mehr Seiten Will und Ollie zu bekommen.
Der Humor ist mal wieder auf den Punkt gebracht, es gab viele Szenen, in denen ich schmunzeln musste. Zudem wirkten die Dialoge und alles drum herum zutiefst authentisch und gar nicht überspitzt.
Das einzige, was ich zu bemängeln habe, ist, dass sich die meisten Szenen doppeln, da es auch in »Nur fast am Boden zerstört« Rückblicke gibt. Ein paar mehr exklusive Einsichten in den Sommer von Will und Ollie hätten nicht geschadet, insbesondere zum Ende hin, wo dann aber doch recht viel übersprungen wurde.

Fazit
Zusammenfassend lohnt es sich aber auf jeden Fall, die Vorgeschichte zu lesen, egal ob vor oder nach »Nur fast am Boden zerstört«!

[coriolis]

This took me so long to read but it was so cute. If you're looking to read Only Mostly Devastated, 10/10 recommend reading this first. My chief complain about OMD was that we didn't see enough of their early romance, and this is the early romance I wanted!

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OH MY GOD IT'S FINALLY AVAILABLE. I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN WAITING YEEEEEEEARS FOR THIS!!!!

People, you can read it here!!!!!

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Tell me why this is free on Amazon in GERMAN, but there is STILL NO WAY FOR ME TO PURCHASE THIS IN ENGLISH!!!

Pls, just let me buy it. I wanna read it. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Thea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kurze Geschichte - kurze Rezension. ^^

Es ist eine nette kleine Vorgeschichte, die auch genau das tut, was sie tun soll: Neugierig auf das Buch selbst machen.
Es war ganz niedlich, viel awkward conversation (ich mag awkward conversation!), der Protagonist ist sehr sympathisch... Ich freue mich sehr auf das Buch selbst!

[stéphani ☼ · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Wait, did he just imply he felt like he was drowning without me?”

will tavares você SEMPRE será famoso!!!!! que saudade dos meus filhotes, amei ler sobre como foi o verão deles :(

leitura: ebook
idioma: inglês

[neles_bookworld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unglaubliche Liebe für die Geschichte ❤
Bin richtig gespannt auf Nur fast am Boden zerstört und kann kaum warten zu erfahren, wie es mit Ollie und Will weitergeht😍

[Juliane Seidel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toller Einstieg in den YA Roman "Nur fast am Boden zerstört" - unbedingt reinschauen!

[Katie • forevermorepages · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn...I finally got around to readig this (the prequel to Only Mostly Devastated) and now I really want to reread Only Mostly Devastated...but my library has neither book as ebooks so I have to wait until I'm back home...

But anyway. This was cute, sweet, and honestly a really great prequel to the events that happen in Only Mostly Devastated. Dare I say...this might be what the book was missing? I loved seeing what transpired that summer and feel even more for Ollie, going to school and not understanding how Will could ignore him.

[Lucy Wickham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't believe this was free?? I wish all pre-order incentives were this great tbh.

I loved Only Mostly Devastated, and when it was announced the pre-order incentive for Perfect On Paper was a prequel story for Will and Ollie I was so excited!

This definitely lived up to the hype, it felt like reading headcanon fanfiction, but it's actual canon cause the author wrote it lol.

Anyway, 10/10 loved it. Everyone go read Only Mostly Devastated please.

[Andromeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievably beautiful.
I rarely like prequels but this one is just amazing, the writing felt more mature and the characters and their relationships were so good it hurt right where I wanted to.
This is a must read for fans of Only Mostly Devastated, and I kind of have to say that I sometimes liked it more than the novel itself (sorry!).

[Callie Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so stinkin' cute. Honestly one of the best preorder incentives ever. It was so well written, and I think I'd of been just as invested in it even if I hadn't read OMD before. I'm off to go re-read OMD now

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute. This prequel novella fulfilled the details I felt were missing in the original novel. Full of love and makes me want to reread “Only Mostly Devastated”. A fun quick read for those who have read the original!

[rylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this made me want to read OMD for a third time...

[Kristel (hungryandhappy) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My heart is so happy after reading this.
Yes, there was pain but we know how it continues so we're sort of okay-ish!!

ADORABLE!!!

[Kati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely wonderful! It makes me want to reread OMD more than ever and reminded me just how much I love Will & Ollie

[Clint Read-Brittian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was super cute! I loved reading how Will and Ollie met! Just sooo cute!

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course after reading the novel, I absolutely loved this book.

5 stars