3.5

May the Best Man Win

Z.R Ellor
Book
November
2021

Review:

I expected so much of this book, and I don’t think it delivered. I was not in love with either of the characters, and they passed the line where it would have been a rivalry. It just seemed too much of the enemy's thing. There is a point where it becomes abusive, and that was what happened. I liked the side characters better than the main ones, especially Sol and Naomi. Even the football and cheerleader things were not done well. I liked that the main character was trans and the other was autistic, but they were both jerks to everyone. They deserved together for what they did. Even though that was not the point, Phillip (the bully) seemed like the most developed character with the most backstory. This book felt wrong on so many levels, which is disappointing because I was looking forward to it.

Trigger Warnings:
Ableism/Ableist language, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death of a sibling, Dysphoria, Misgendering, Racism (mentioned), and Transphobia

Synopsis From Book:

Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and an outdated school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise—and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend Lukas for the title of Homecoming King? Lukas Rivers, football star and head of the Homecoming Committee, is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother’s funeral and the loss of his long-term girlfriend—who turned out to be a boy. But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown, Lukas kickstarts a plot to sabotage Jeremy’s campaign. When both boys take their rivalry too far, the dance is on the verge of being canceled. To save Homecoming, they’ll have to face the hurt they’re both hiding—and the lingering butterflies they can’t deny.
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