Waiting on Wednesday comes from Breaking the Spine
Breaking Up Point by Brian McNamara
Out: September 15, 2015
Official Summary: Brendan Madden is starting his freshman year of college and, although
excited, he is sad to say good-bye to his high school boyfriend, Mark.
After a rough transition, Brendan carves out a place for himself at
school, where he has new friends and newfound independence. With the
added strain of distance, however, he now finds it hard to maintain his
relationship with Mark, especially due to the fact that Mark still must
hide the relationship from most of his friends. Brendan’s college life
allows him to be open and honest about who he is. He debates whether he
is willing to compromise this for Mark, especially since staying in the
relationship means forgoing the possibility of finding new romance at
college.
My Thoughts: Not too long to wait for this one! I love the theme of one half of a couple going to college while the other is stuck back in high school. The person in college is experiencing something very different, and it's bound to be tough to make a relationship work - even if it's not long distance. Added to this whole idea is the fact that Mark seems to be mostly in the closet and that is bound to be tough for Brendan, especially if he's out in college and meeting other people that are too! I'm definitely curious about this one!
What do you think? What are you waiting on?
2 comments:
Ooh this sounds pretty good, and you don't see too many books set in university. A lot of things definitely change in that jump from school to uni, so hoping this does a good job of portraying that! Thanks for sharing.
Oh yeah... this has an interesting premise/conflict. Like one is growing up, experiencing the world in a different way while the one left behind is... left behind. I hope it's not overly dramatic though.
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