My review: 3⭐

3 solid stars
I liked, didn’t love, this one. It was a bit slow going for me, but it was a kinda cute, slow burn story.
Wren wants to figure himself out and make sure it’s the right time for his first kiss. I didn’t think it was ever going to happen and I’m not mad about that because I don’t believe in following what one thinks is the norm.
I got YA vibes, even though the MC is 22. Maybe coming of age too, definitely not adult’s that know what’s what.

I haven’t been to a drive-in in many, many years, so it was fun reading about trying to save one.

I really enjoyed the parts with Wren interacting with his family.

Mark Sanderlin did a great job narrating.

*Thanks to NetGalley, Dreamscape Media LLC and the author for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

Book blurb: Release date ~ May 3, 2022

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush,
It’s been a few years since we were together, but I can’t stop thinking about the time we almost…

Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic on the eve of his birthday, he sends emails to all the boys he (ahem) loved before he came out. Morning brings the inevitable Oh God What Did I Do?, but he brushes that panic aside. Why stress about it? None of his could-have-beens are actually going to read the emails, much less respond. Right?

Enter Derick Haverford, Wren’s #1 pre-coming-out-crush and his drive-in theater’s new social media intern. Everyone claims he’s coasting on cinematic good looks and his father’s connections, but Wren has always known there’s much more to Derick than meets the eye. Too bad he doesn’t feel the same way about the infamous almost-kiss that once rocked Wren’s world.

Whatever. Wren’s no longer a closeted teenager; he can survive this. But as their hazy summer becomes consumed with a special project that may just save the struggling drive-in for good, Wren and Derick are drawn ever-closer…and maybe, finally, Wren’s dream of a perfect-kiss-before-the-credits is within reach.

A feel-good summer LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect for fans of Red White & Royal Blue, Boyfriend Material, and What If It’s Us.