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quillpunkTitle: Izzy and the Right Answer
Author: R. Cooper
Genre: Romance
Review: I don't think I can overstate how much I love this book.
Jamie Islington—Izzy—is in love. This is a new thing for him; he's ace and it turns out demiromantic (I think is the term?) and he has no experience with romantic love. Much less being in love with two people at the same time. And sure, it hurts that neither of them wants him, but they do want each other, and he wants them to be happy. So ergo, the correct answer is obviously that Ronnie and Rocco need to get together, and this will be solved!
Except things aren’t quite turning out that way. Despite now dating, Ronnie and Rocco still hang out with Izzy and invite him with them, and drag him along on their dates. And while Izzy is still nursing his broken heart, it makes him happy to see them together—they’ve very pretty!—and he misses them when they’re not around.
But Patricio, Izzy’s best friend, seems to think that Izzy is missing something about this, and he wants Izzy to think about it more.
First off, I really vibe with Cooper’s writing style. It’s just so comfy to me, and it makes everything Cooper writes come off as more comfy for me than it might be for somebody else. I do genuinly love this story, though (I haven’t read anything by Cooper yet that I haven’t loved!)
The story is kept tight enough to Izzy’s POV that I can follow the logic of the misunderstandings and Izzy simply not realizing something pretty important, and it doesn’t trip over my suspension of disbelif. Like, I’m able to follow his train of thought and it makes perfect sense; it’s *a* answer, it’s just not the *only* answer. And yet the writing also manages to convey all the bits and blobs that Izzy misses—Izzy notices a lot, and he might not pick up on the totality of what it means, but I got the picture, and I thought that was very smoothly done.
Ronnie and Rocco are both lovely, too. They’re super in love with each other and Izzy, and it felt like they had a complete relationship of their own, and Ronnie had a complete relationship with Izzy, and Rocco had a complete relationship with Izzy. They’re different relationships but it all adds up.
Ronnie had a crush on Izzy their freshmen year, and tried to kiss Izzy and was promptly rejected, and it broke his heart. Rocco, who knew Ronnie and liked him and fell in love with him at some point, worked hard to keep Izzy at a distance when they started hanging out with the same people, but Ronnie and Izzy stayed good friends. The kind of friends who fell asleep on each other and held hands and—in hindsight, Izzy understands his feelings were romantic in nature.
There is actually a lot communication in this book! When I read the blurb I was like, okay, so this is a Misunderstandings book because nobody talks. But they talk a lot! Izzy isn’t shy; and he spills the beans about his feelings pretty quickly once he figures it out. It’s just that everybody has issues; Izzy doesn’t believe he fits with Ronnie and Rocco—not when they’re a couple. That’s not how love works in the romcoms, after all. So it takes a while for everyone to get on the same page, but honestly? Worth it. Izzy’s angst was delicious (cue evil villain laughter), and Ronnie and Rocco are both absolutely adorable, and everybody puts in so much *effort* to make this all work. They want to be together! It’s lovely!
It’s a very comfy book to me. Is it my favorite Cooper book? No, that doubtlessly desirable title is still held by *A Suitable Consort* and *Hottie Scotty and Mr. Porter* (which I just read and loved and highly recommend, too; there are so many emotions in it, just a bit of a soft gut-punch in the best way.) However, I do definitely recommend this book.
I had a really good time with this book. All the characters were lovable, and the progression of Izzy, Ronnie and Rocco’s relationship was, for lack of a better word, sublime.
I’m undoubtedly going to reread this.
Author: R. Cooper
Genre: Romance
Review: I don't think I can overstate how much I love this book.
Jamie Islington—Izzy—is in love. This is a new thing for him; he's ace and it turns out demiromantic (I think is the term?) and he has no experience with romantic love. Much less being in love with two people at the same time. And sure, it hurts that neither of them wants him, but they do want each other, and he wants them to be happy. So ergo, the correct answer is obviously that Ronnie and Rocco need to get together, and this will be solved!
Except things aren’t quite turning out that way. Despite now dating, Ronnie and Rocco still hang out with Izzy and invite him with them, and drag him along on their dates. And while Izzy is still nursing his broken heart, it makes him happy to see them together—they’ve very pretty!—and he misses them when they’re not around.
But Patricio, Izzy’s best friend, seems to think that Izzy is missing something about this, and he wants Izzy to think about it more.
First off, I really vibe with Cooper’s writing style. It’s just so comfy to me, and it makes everything Cooper writes come off as more comfy for me than it might be for somebody else. I do genuinly love this story, though (I haven’t read anything by Cooper yet that I haven’t loved!)
The story is kept tight enough to Izzy’s POV that I can follow the logic of the misunderstandings and Izzy simply not realizing something pretty important, and it doesn’t trip over my suspension of disbelif. Like, I’m able to follow his train of thought and it makes perfect sense; it’s *a* answer, it’s just not the *only* answer. And yet the writing also manages to convey all the bits and blobs that Izzy misses—Izzy notices a lot, and he might not pick up on the totality of what it means, but I got the picture, and I thought that was very smoothly done.
Ronnie and Rocco are both lovely, too. They’re super in love with each other and Izzy, and it felt like they had a complete relationship of their own, and Ronnie had a complete relationship with Izzy, and Rocco had a complete relationship with Izzy. They’re different relationships but it all adds up.
Ronnie had a crush on Izzy their freshmen year, and tried to kiss Izzy and was promptly rejected, and it broke his heart. Rocco, who knew Ronnie and liked him and fell in love with him at some point, worked hard to keep Izzy at a distance when they started hanging out with the same people, but Ronnie and Izzy stayed good friends. The kind of friends who fell asleep on each other and held hands and—in hindsight, Izzy understands his feelings were romantic in nature.
There is actually a lot communication in this book! When I read the blurb I was like, okay, so this is a Misunderstandings book because nobody talks. But they talk a lot! Izzy isn’t shy; and he spills the beans about his feelings pretty quickly once he figures it out. It’s just that everybody has issues; Izzy doesn’t believe he fits with Ronnie and Rocco—not when they’re a couple. That’s not how love works in the romcoms, after all. So it takes a while for everyone to get on the same page, but honestly? Worth it. Izzy’s angst was delicious (cue evil villain laughter), and Ronnie and Rocco are both absolutely adorable, and everybody puts in so much *effort* to make this all work. They want to be together! It’s lovely!
It’s a very comfy book to me. Is it my favorite Cooper book? No, that doubtlessly desirable title is still held by *A Suitable Consort* and *Hottie Scotty and Mr. Porter* (which I just read and loved and highly recommend, too; there are so many emotions in it, just a bit of a soft gut-punch in the best way.) However, I do definitely recommend this book.
I had a really good time with this book. All the characters were lovable, and the progression of Izzy, Ronnie and Rocco’s relationship was, for lack of a better word, sublime.
I’m undoubtedly going to reread this.
