The Broposal by Sonora Reyes
Alejandro (Han) has bother letting individuals in. He’s by no means had a severe relationship. As quickly as issues get too deep with women, he cuts them free. Possibly it’s due to his personal strained relationship together with his mom, who lives out of the country and is fighting drug habit. Possibly it’s as a result of he’s undocumented and residing in a rustic that may by no means settle for him as he’s and the place he won’t ever be capable to fulfill his goals of going to varsity. Or possibly it’s as a result of he’s afraid of exploring his personal difficult emotions about his sexuality—is he even straight? The true reply: it’s all the above.
The one one that has ever made Han really feel really snug in his personal pores and skin is his roommate and greatest good friend Kenny. However Kenny has problems with his personal. Kenny’s girlfriend, Jackie, is controlling and abusive, and whereas Kenny is aware of this relationship isn’t good for him, he’s additionally afraid of being alone. When Jackie places her foot down and tells Kenny he has to decide on between Han and her, Kenny lastly sees the sunshine and dumps her.
Now that Kenny is single and searching for one thing new, he feels he has the right resolution to resolve his loneliness and Han’s undocumented standing: a proposal. As a way to give Han authorized standing in the USA, Kenny asks Han to marry him. Han says sure. A wedding of comfort between two buddies who take care of one another. Needs to be a cheerful ending, proper? However it seems Han and Kenny’s emotions for one another are far more difficult than both of them realized. Jackie’s refusal to make their lives simple threatens their entire plan.
This guide has a lot happening between Han’s struggles together with his household, his authorized standing, and his sexuality. Then there’s Kenny’s poisonous relationship and his struggles to face up for himself. However Reyes weaves all the storylines collectively in a means that may preserve you studying and considering. On prime of that, I don’t usually learn romance tales from the angle of characters nonetheless determining their sexuality, and that was so fantastic to see. I’m excited to see this writer be launched to new readers who haven’t picked up their YA books earlier than. These of you who’re already followers of Reyes’s work will love this one, too.