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slaughter-books · 5 months

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Day 16: JOMPBPC: Favourite Genre

I love contemporaries and I love rainbow book stacks! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

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qbdatabase · 6 months

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Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye Nate Hargraves - stage-shy singer-songwriter - is totally stoked for his cousin's wedding in South Africa, an all-expenses-paid trip of a lifetime. Until he finds out his sleazeball ex-boyfriend is also on the guest list. Jai Patel - hot-as-hell high school rock-god - has troubles too. His band's lead singer has quit, just weeks before the gig that was meant to be their big break. When Nate saves the day by agreeing to sing with Jai's band, Jai volunteers to be Nate's plus-one to the wedding, and the stage is set for a summer of music, self-discovery, and simmering romantic tension. What could possibly go wrong . . . ?

#Nate Plus One #Kevin van Whye #bookblr #bisexual #daily book #gay #mga #mlm #queer rep #fake dating #friends to lovers #lgbtqia #male protagonist #music #queer books #romance #YA books

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haveyoureadthisqueerbook · 22 days

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#nate plus one #kevin van whye

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lgbtqreads · 2 years

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New Releases: May 10, 2022

Children’s Mighty Red Riding Hood: A Fairly Queer Tale by Wallace West In this clever twist on a traditional tale, a boy who loves his frilly, swishy riding hood turns the tables on a big, bad, bullying wolf! Better not mess with Little Red when he’s got on his favorite frilly red riding hood! It makes him feel happier than a pig in mud, more special than a birthday cake, and mighty as a…

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wahlpaper · 1 year

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Review of Nate Plus One

Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye

CW: Underage Drinking, Discussion of Sex, Non-Graphic/Undescribed Underage Sex Scene, Discussion of Child Death, Discussion of Apartheid/Systematic Racism & Oppression, Death of a Parent, Car Accident, Cheating, Ghosting, Homophobia, Homophobic Slur, Racism, Malicious Neighbor, Overworking, Betrayal, Intellectual Theft, Homophobic Parent/Boss, Classism, Hero Complex

4.5/5

Recently I found that I wasn't ready to start reading the big series I have planned for the year, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman). I was also waiting on my holds and feeling inspired by the A-Z reading challenges. I don't want to commit to an actual a-z challenge right now either, so I decided to spell my first name! Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye is the book I chose to fill the first "N" in HANNAH*. I'll admit that I only skimmed the blurb and thought I was getting a fake dating story, but this slow burn vacation book was still well worth the read. I'll be sure to read more of van Whye's books in the future!

Nate Hargraves is looking forward to starting his summer vacation with a trip to his rich cousin's wedding in South Africa, the place where his late father grew up. His mood is dampened when he finds out his mother won't be able to make it and that his ex will be in attendance. Thankfully, his best friend/secret crush, Jai Patel volunteers to go along. Jai also has a problem that Nate can help with. Jai is weeks away from a major Battle of the Bands when his lead singer leaves for another band, taking Jai's song with him. Nate may have stage fright, but he is a talented singer and is willing to step in. The first few weeks of summer won't be smooth, but they'll certainly be life changing.

I enjoyed the balance between cute fun things and serious emotional elements in Nate Plus One. On the surface, it's a sweet teen romcom taking place on the vacation of a lifetime. Having that be queer will always draw me in and warm my heart. Still, the book doesn't ignore who its main characters are or where the wedding is. Racism, class differences, homophobia, being raised by a single parent, and Apartheid are all addressed. Apartheid was surprisingly a topic that I was taught about in detail in school, but as Nate points out, it's important to learn about what you aren't taught in school. Van Whye focused on the Soweto Uprising, a horrible injustice against black African children that I can't recall ever having learned about before. He made space for all of these things and a love story in just over 250 pages. Nothing felt trivial or overpowering, impressively done.

I can still enjoy a romantic tale even if it feels illogical, underdeveloped, or left with unresolved unhealthy elements, but it always stands out to me when a fictional romance is very healthy and well written. I found the romantic, familial, and friendly love to all be very healthy in Nate Plus One. My biggest concern in a book is getting to the BIG FIGHT. It can easily be out of the blue or overdone. Instead, when Nate messes up, it's in a redeemable way, he owns up to it, Jai is not too quick to forgive him, and Nate finds the perfect way to make it up to him. We also get to see Nate interacting with family he doesn't see very often, and each interaction felt realistic. The moments he spent with his grandmother were especially touching. She helped Nate get in touch with his roots and paved the way for Nate and his mom to talk more openly about his father. Even the negative interactions with his homophobic uncle provided clarity for Nate. While I wouldn't say this book felt like a puzzle, no interactions or plot elements were wasted.

Kevin van Whye's Nate Plus One is a sweet, cute book that is likely to leave you wanting more. And if you were taken aback by the open ended ending like me, you'll be happy to hear that Jai's band, Infinite Sorrow, will be making a cameo in van Whye's next book. Whether you're looking for queer content or to learn more about South Africa from a unique perspective, this book will be a good read for you.

*Be on the lookout for a post about my challenge once it's complete!

#nate plus one #kevin van whye #bookblogger #book blog #queer books #queer characters #black characters #teen romance #summer vacation #friends to lovers #slow burn #south africa #soweto #book starts with n #book review

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26lettersandmanyjourneys · 2 years

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01.06.2022

I really enjoyed "Date me, Bryson Keller", so of course I had to buy this too

#26lettersandmanyjourneys #books #reading update #pic #kevin van whye #nate plus one

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guide-to-galaxy · 1 year

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Top 5 (books with numbers in the title) Tuesday

Literally all I can think of is “what are numbers 😂. Scrolling through my read pile (before my tbr) and focusing on EVERY title just to make sure it doesn’t include a number. But even though I was struggling to remember what numbers were, I managed to get some titles together! 1, 2, a million thanks to Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads for this prompt today 💜 💜 📚 🚀 📚 Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb…

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#blogging #books #Joan He #Kevin van Whye #Lillie Lainoff #M.K. Lobb #Nate Plus One #One for All #Seven Faceless Saints #Sophie Sullivan #The Ones We&039;re Meant to Find #top 5 tuesday #Top Ten Rules for Faking It

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tendersky · 2 years

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Nate Plus One

Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye 256 pages published May 10th, 2022 Boy plus boy. Two weeks in Johannesburg. A summer of music, adventure, self-discovery . . . and definitely not love. What could go wrong? Nate needs a date to his cousin’s wedding. Jai is Nate’s best friend and secret crush. Could Jai be Nate’s plus-one—and only? Nate Hargraves is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy. That’s why he…

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#gay #latitude&039;s library #nate plus one

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publishedtoday · 2 years

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Nate Plus One - Kevin van Whye

Boy plus boy. Two weeks in Johannesburg. A summer of music, adventure, self-discovery . . . and definitely not love. What could go wrong? Nate needs a date to his cousin's wedding. Jai is Nate's best friend and secret crush. Could Jai be Nate's plus-one--and only?

tw: homophobic relative

#nate plus one #kevin van whye #may 10 2022 #random house BFYR #lgbtq #poc

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mr-independent · 11 months

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you know, its not brought up in fics often but ted is extremely well read. he doesnt brag about it, but hes read everything from f scott fitzgerald's b sides to ayn rand's doorstoppers to the sixteen book Ender series, etc etc etc. Ted reads about as much as we see Beard reading (which. in my head is a trait that was passed on, a new focus to sharpen the mind and keep him out of trouble and his mind off drugs, something Ted offered up as a coping mechanism for when his own dad died, a way to have fun and adventure and escape without ending up in jail like Ted himself had a handful of times before, scaring the bejeezus out of his ma.)

this turned into a mini fic and i lost my train of thought but point is, Ted reads So Much and more people need to pick up on this in fics please and thank you.

#ted lasso #hes got an artistic soul!#but also anyone whos fav book is the fountainhead must be both well read and stubborn as a bull #its a slog and thats coming from someone whos read both infinite jest and les mis #im getting through it slowly but surely. mostly to stretch my story endurance before jumping into atlas shrugged #also. yes i know we have no evidence that he read all 16 ender books #but having had read them myself i know in my heart of hearts that ted absolutely finished every one of them with gusto #probably on the bus to and from games with his team back in the US #no wait hold on. he was a backup punter right? that means LOTS of time sitting on the sidelines waiting for a whole bunch of nothing #lots of time was spent watching the plays and the team and formulating im sure (which is also probably why he trusts nate so much in the #beginning. bc that used to be him sitting on the sidelines taking it all in) but also theres long stretches of no play in american football #during which he probably read like a demon to keep his grades up and keep his scholarship #so that this ma never had to worry about him away at school. He wasnt going to get into trouble anymore not like he did in high school #he had to be the man of the house and gosh darn it was he going to do it with gusto #which meant good grades and learning about life and people and spending all that free time the right way #therefore: books. an easy habit that keeps him out of trouble and keeps his mama proud. plus itd be easy to hide from coaches under his pad #if they ever had a problem with it (which im sure they would at first but once he proved he was paying attention and wormed his way in #with the team even as a reserve well. they were less eagle-eyed after that concerning the paperback-shaped lumps under his jersey)#anyway have another mini fic i guess lol #im feeling a tad verbose today

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slaughter-books · 7 months

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Day 23: JOMPBPC: Autumn Spring Colours

It's Spring here in Australia, so I took a photo of some beautiful Spring coloured books! 💚

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #autumn colours #spring colours #nate plus one #kevin van whye #leah on the offbeat #becky albertalli #landline #rainbow rowell #the prom #saundra mitchell #beautiful books #amazing authors #lgbt+#pretty flowers #i love books

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mattodore · 1 year

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was offline for like two days bc i was playing in the oc save on one day and the next day started putting together new character pages for the ocs and setting up proper playlists and finally (!!!) started getting the ocs pinterest board together so i can unprivate sometime in the future for the people who've asked... mattodore plagued by ocs bio has never been more true and real

#MEANT to post this when i logged in but i ended up going through simblr posts for um. quite a few hours... lmao #i like it here what can i say i always end up getting so distracted going through blogs and checking up on what everyone's doing kjdfnkdjn #river dipping #also i was offline bc i was avoiding spoilers for succession lmao #actually not entirely true bc i have seen a few spoilers and was unable to stop myself from reading them...#i'm WEAK-MINDED in the face of tomshiv failmarriage kendall nate interaction roman 'can i grab him for a second' what can i say #i'm gonna watch the new ep tomorrow i think bc i just haven't shifted into succession mode today yk how it is #plus stewy reportedly wasn't in the ep so i'm like okay this one can wait 😌#......anyway #i'm still working on the character pages bc um. fourteen is a lot jknfgkj #i'm actually writing out bios this time but i'm gonna keep the snapshots too bc <3 i like them

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antihibikase-archive · 1 year

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Cheren Slater, the divorced 16 year old teacher of Unova, who is in custody of three children.

#Pokemon #Pokemon Black and White #Pokemon Black and White 2 #Gym Leader Cheren #My Art #((First time drawing him and. He looks like Radish HSJKAHSJKA))#((I WAS FIGURING WHICH STYLE TO GO FOR HIM AND. WELL))#((THE RADISH STYLE LOOKS OKAY ON HIM))#((Plus some lineless work that I learned from drawing Rick))#((Radish's distant cousin))#((Anyways he has many polos the one he's wearing here is a gift from Nate's mom))#((She got it from a Uniqlo or smth. Idk))#((His watchband is bright red! Matches with Hilbert's :) ))#((What's he looking at? Nate about to commit several twitter atrocities ofc))

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wahlpaper · 1 year

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First Name Challenge! - Hannah

Books Used:

H - Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

A - Always Only You by Chloe Liese

N - Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye

N - Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

A - Asunder (Dragon Age) by David Gaider

H - How To Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell

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thornilee013 · 6 months

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I haaaaate to Needle you for an update butttttttttttttt (ha)

Could I get some of that sweet Needle AU? - @jtl-fics

prev | Needle AU

CW: mention/implied flashbacks of CSA

Riko smirked and Jean felt his blood pressure spike. That wasn't what made Jean lose his control, though. Instead, it was what Riko said next.

"What, didn't fuck them well enough?"

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#sorry for the short one #small amount of time #plus nate looking forward to this exact upcoming moment for so long #get a quick transition moment #mwah #THANK YOU ASH #jtl-fics #needle au #lee's writing shenanigans #ww013 8.11.2023 #wip wednesday #jean moreau #aftg #all for the game #aftg jean #riko moriyama #aftg riko #cw: csa

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guide-to-galaxy · 2 years

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BLOG TOUR: Nate Plus by Kevin van Whye (BOOK REVIEW) || Lekker, my bru!

I thought about which South African slang to use in the title 😄 Lekker, my bru means ‘cool, my dude’. Plus I couldn’t think of something else 😄 Thank you so much TBR Beyond and Tours and Beyond Tours for having me on the Blog Tour! Disclaimer: I received this book from the blog tour company (TBR and Beyond Tours) and the publisher in return for a free and honest review. The tour banner and…

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#4-stars #blogging #book review #books #contemporary #Kevin van Whye #lgbtq+#m/m #music #Nate Plus One #romance #Set in South Africa #ya #young adult

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