Land On Me by Matthew R. Corr

This was an intriguing coming-of-age story and a gay awakening triggered by a mysterious bad boy. It was also a story dealing with heavy topics such as the loss of a parent, bullying and homophobia, as well as the struggle to find yourself, which was powerful and gripping. And I certainly do have a thing for bad boys with a good heart…

Landon Griffin is a star football player in a small town Texas high school, with a dad running for mayor and the perfect girlfriend. But his simple life shatters when feelings spark for a new mysterious guy, Caleb, who has been sent to do community service at the high school. Afraid to risk everything, Landon struggles to hide his new obsession while trying to figure out who this boy is and where he himself fits within the spectrum of sexuality.

There was a lot going on in this story, with Landon’s struggle and journey to self-discovery, but also the side characters’ stories now and in the past, and all the drama, lies, bullying and violence happening. My favorite character was definitely Steve and I would have loved to get even more of his story included in this book. I rooted so for Steve and how brave he was for being true to himself despite the bullying and how mean his former friends treated him, Chris especially, but also Landon for taking the cowardly way out and never standing up for Steve. I also adored Steve’s amazing queer friends from the club and would have loved for them to be a bigger part of the story. But hopefully we’ll see more of them in the next book!

Landon on the other hand was a main character that it wasn’t easy to root for at times. He wanted to do what was right, but felt so naïve and quite selfish, that he ended up doing just the opposite. He sure made a lot of bad decisions and even though I could understand his motivation, some of these decisions (like cheating) were just not acceptable.

But all in all, this was an enjoyable read that kept me entertained and interested the whole time and I can’t wait to read the sequel! I also want to give some extra love to the gorgeous cover, which drew my attention from the very first moment and which also was perfect for the story!

Thank you to Gay Book Promotion for the ARC and blog tour invitation! All opinions are my own and I am leaving my honest review voluntarily.

Rating:
​3.5 stars rounding up to 4

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Matthew R. Corr

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