, two guys-the clean-cut boy next door and the brooding bad boy-compete for a girl's affections.ĭietrich's debut is impressive, provocative, and a clever take on well-worn romantic tropes In this subversive take on the quintessential YA love triangle High stakes, well-developed characters, and an LGBTQ slant on the classic spy story make it all the more intriguing "There's a Hunger Games vibe here to be sure-a deadly teen-on-teen competition-and this is packed with similar questions of morality. If you're looking for something funny, action-packed, and romantic this summer, then this is your next read "This sci-fi young adult novel is the answer to all of our clich love triangle woes. Feelings that could kill them both.įrom debut author Cale Dietrich comes a fast-paced adventure that is full of both action and romance and subverts common tropes. What the boys don't expect are feelings that are outside of their training. They have to be - whoever the girl doesn't choose will die. They are well-trained and at the top of their games. Will she choose a Nice or the Bad?īoth Caden and Dylan are living in the outside world for the first time. The girl they are competing for is important to the organization, and each boy will pursue her.
The agents are called Love Interests because getting close to people destined for great power means getting valuable secrets.Ĭaden is a Nice: The boy next door, sculpted to physical perfection.ĭylan is a Bad: The brooding, dark-souled guy, and dangerously handsome. There is a secret organization that cultivates teenage spies. Ages 13 up.A thrilling YA debut about teen spies disguised as "love interests"-whoever gets the girl lives but the one she rejects, dies. The only downside: the ending and epilogue leave too many dangling threads and unanswered questions about what happens in between. The emotional connections among Caden, Dylan, and Juliet balance out the artificial nature of the relationships forming, while the thriller elements add tension and numerous surprises. Dietrich's debut is impressive, provocative, and a clever take on well-worn romantic tropes.
As they explore this unexpected desire, they attempt to complete their mission, knowing one of them will die when Juliet makes her choice. Caden has everything planned out until he and Dylan fall for each other. Narrator Caden is a "Nice," Dylan is a "Bad," and Juliet is a genius with a bright future ahead of her. But nothing is as it seems: the guys are actually secret agents, trained to follow a script and fulfill specific romantic roles, and whoever doesn't win his target's love will be killed by his ruthless employer. In this subversive take on the quintessential YA love triangle, two guys the clean-cut boy next door and the brooding bad boy compete for a girl's affections.
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