Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Review Blitz and Giveaway: The Feeling When by S.M. James

Title: That Feeling When
Genre: YA LGBT Romance
Cover Designer: Story Styling
Publisher: May Books
Editor: Amy Duli
Publication Date: September 16th, 2018
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Dance Academy reject, Archie Corrigan, resents the stereotype guy ballet dancers are gay. Because he isn’t. At all. Forced to reassess his life goal at Camp Crystal Cove, it’s by sheer dumb luck he meets Landon Summers, who turns everything Archie was sure of into chaos.

Poor boy turned teen heartthrob, Landon Summers, is the name on everyone’s lips. With his unexpected leap to fame, his agent advises him to keep his bi status on the down low. Not a problem! Until Landon meets Archie.

Their unexpected friendship leads to an inevitable kiss, but their moment is caught in high definition and used as fuel for blackmail. If the truth gets out, Landon’s career could be over, and Archie will be forced to acknowledge the one thing he’s fought to deny.

But how do you go back to your average life once you’ve experienced That Feeling When ... you’re finally happy?
Cute. Sweet. Enduring. Head-spinning. I could use all of these words and more to describe That Feeling When. I really liked the book, but if you are looking for something full of steam, this isn't it. I like reading something that's kind of low key sometimes and this was it. It was sweet and romantic, and at the same time, there were parts that had you shaking your head and rolling your eyes. 

Landon and Archie have some things to figure out. Will they do that together or apart? More than once, I wanted to slap Archie alongside the head. He was irritating and couldn't seem to see what was right there in front of him. I get that though, however, there were several times that I found him annoying. Landon was the complete opposite for me and I loved him. The story was good, but lost me a few times. I'm going to give this book a 3.5 and recommend that you one click this book today!
SM James writes books for teens about squishy sweet characters.

While not writing, SM is a readaholic and netflix addict who regularly lives on a sustainable diet of chocolate and coffee.

Member of SCBWI.

Unapologetically dishing out HEAs for LGBT+ characters.
"I’m staring at Landon, whose face has taken on this hard edge.

I want to go smooth out his brow, massage his tense jawline, tell him I’m sorry for the other day, and for now, and for everything I’m going to do in the future.

Because I’m not into guys.

But even as I’m looking at him, I’m finding it harder and harder to look away."
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