Date Me, Bryson Keller: TikTok made me buy it!

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Even though I had fun reading this book, I think the writing definitely could’ve been better. It was like someone was telling me a story word by word.

Official Couple: By Friday night of the first week, Bryson and Kai cemented themselves as boyfriends, sealing it with a tender yet passionate kiss. What If It’s Us meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before inthis upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy romance that feels like a modern twist on a ’90s rom-com! We chat to Kevin van Whye, author of the laugh-out-loud, heartfelt and delightfully cute debut Date Me, Bryson Keller! We got to ask him all about his debut, favorite romcoms and his dream cast for Kai and his peers! Hi, Kevin! So glad you’re joining us! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? Ironic since this story bursting at the seams with social justice issues one of which being how queer kids never get the romcoms, HEAs and the like, instead being relegated to the funny friend or killed off. So I was surprised that not only was Date Me, Bryson Keller not funny but Kai, our protagonist, was put through the gauntlet.Where the quibbles arose for me is... probably my annoyingly erratic inability to suspend disbelief. So the location of this story which is (as far as I can deduce) about 15-20 minutes outside Los Angeles in contemporary times. They attend a prestigious private academy wherein all the students are vying for spots at places like Stanford. California is arguably one of the most liberal and open-minded states in the union and these students are the new generation so the notion that the vast majority of the student body would not only be homophobic but viciously so was a bit hard to swallow in California. Maybe Alabama or Idaho but Cali? Big city, intelligentsia Cali????

The Ace: Bryson is the captain of the academy's soccer team, an excellent actor with a keen eye for directing and as Kai discovers, whips up scrumptious diner-styled breakfasts.Bryson Keller is captain of the soccer team at Fairvale Academy and the most popular guy in the senior class. He’s never really dated anyone because he isn’t sure he believes in love, and he's afraid of hurting people. MC: Definitely. What was it that inspired you to write this story? I know in your author's note you mentioned that so much of your personal life and your personal lived experiences made their way into the story. I'm curious, how many bits and pieces made it in? Oh, and all this in the span of three days. (The whole books takes two weeks, so we don’t have a lot of time.)