Beta Testing

by Cody Burke

Colby's life is turned upside down when his best friend Ryan reveals he has a crush on someone.

At first he is worried how this new crush might affect their friendship, but Colby agrees to help his friend out anyway.

Ryan is clueless when it comes to romance. Luckily, Colby is an expert on the subject.

After helping Ryan plan the first date, Colby reluctantly agrees to beta test it with him beforehand.

The beta test was a success. No issues detected. Everything should go back to normal now, right? It's not like it was a real date or anything... Right?

Genres: Young Adult

138 pages, Hardcover

Published July 25, 2022

Reviews

[Gordon Ambos · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5*

Das war sehr cute, aber leider auch viel zu kurz. Man merkt schon irgendwie, dass es ein Debüt ist, aber der Autor hat auf jeden Fall Potenzial.

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING


Literally perfect in every way. I had so much fun reading this!! Wish we had more LGBTQ books like this as a young queer teen.

[Chiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three things in Beta Testing by Cody Burke:

1 - Gay Panic. When Colby’s best friend, Ryan, tells Colby he has a crush on someone, Colby is terrified that person is HIM. But when Ryan eventually reveals it’s one of their friends he’s crushing on, Colby realises HE is the one that likes RYAN 👀

2 - Fake Dating. Ryan comes up with a plan to “beta test” all his dates with Colby before going on them with his crush. And they go so well that Colby wishes they were real 🥺

3 - Friendship to Love. This IS a romance novella after all 😌 And friendship to love just happens to be the superior trope, do not try to convince me otherwise 😌

Also I really love that the cover is one of the dates Colby and Ryan go on together 🙌🏻

A copy of this novel was provided by the author for review!

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was absolutely adorable! i'm a sucker for friends to lovers and fake dating and this book had both!! i loved how the friendship was clearly established and it wasn't a quick jump from friends to lovers. the moment where both characters realized their feelings for one another felt super genuine which i appreciated a lot. overall, this was a super cute read and i definitely recommend to anyone who liked been here all along by sandy hall or hot dog girl by jennifer dugan!


*i was given a free copy of the book by the author

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was predictable but super cute. It can have all the stars.

[Brock Schnoke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fake dating, check. Friends to lover, check. This short endearing YA romance is the quick-gay-read you need--I devoured it in one sitting! Cody Burke nailed it in his debut.

[ayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

so cute and adorable, a good quick read - just what i felt like. also - a rlly pretty cover