Darkhearts, James L. Sutter
Darkhearts, James L. Sutter
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Darkhearts
A Novel

Author: James L. Sutter

Narrator: Ramon de Ocampo

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/06/2023

Synopsis

This program features original music written and performed by the author.

Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Red, White, & Royal Blue, Darkhearts is a hilarious, heartfelt, enemies-to-lovers romance about love, celebrity, and what happens when the two collide.

When David quit his band, he missed his shot at fame, trapped in an ordinary high school life while his ex–best friend, Chance, became the hottest teen pop star in America.

Then tragedy throws David and Chance back into contact. As old wounds break open, the boys find themselves trading frenemy status for a confusing, secret romance—one that could be David’s ticket back into the band and the spotlight.

As the mixture of business and pleasure becomes a powder keg, David will have to choose: Is this his second chance at glory? Or his second chance at Chance?

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

About James L. Sutter

James L. Sutter is a co-creator of the best-selling Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. He’s the author of the young adult romance novel Darkhearts, as well as the fantasy novels Death's Heretic and The Redemption Engine. His short stories have appeared in Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, the #1 Amazon best-seller Machine of Death, and more. James lives in Seattle, where he's performed with bands ranging from metalcore to musical theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James

As strange as it feels to review my own book, I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about why I wrote it. When I was fifteen, I started a punk band. Unlike Darkhearts, we never got famous, but we played a lot of shows, and even got on the radio. Yet I can still vividly remember being eighteen, lo......more

Goodreads review by Marieke

Actual rating 4.5 stars. I’m in love. In love. In love. In love. In love. A glorious cover. A swoony love story. Darker moments. Hilarious texting. I didn’t know that I needed this book so much! I’ve said it before, I hate boy bands, but I have a soft spot for books about boy bands like If This Gets Ou......more

Goodreads review by ౨ৎ

2.5 ⭐️'s : as you can tell, i did not get the boybands, gays or childhood friends to enemies to lovers I wanted 😒 (view spoiler)[if i was the mc i would stay pissed at the ex-friend turned lover who refuses to let me join a band i was originally part of and id stay petty, sorry. (hide spoiler)] im a sucker for boybands, gays, and......more

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads

4.5⭐️. Former band member David has faced ordinary teenage life while his bandmates, Eli and Chance, have become the hottest thing in America. Following the sudden death of Eli, Chance and David are reunited, and as they begin to grown close once again, a kiss between frenemies suddenly has the chan......more

Goodreads review by micah ➳ canonicallychaotic

every memory of this book i have will quickly leave my brain soon and im glad for that......more

Quotes

Book Riot, "Spring 2023 YA Books You’ll Want to TBR ASAP"

LGBTQReads, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance of 2023"

SheReads, "Best YA Romances of Summer 2023"

The Nerd Daily, "Must-Have Queer Book Releases 2023"

"Tenderly written and exceptionally sweet... A funny romp with a lot of heart." - Kirkus Reviews

"Sutter's breezy, warm-hearted prose feels almost like a trick: blink and you'll catch yourself surprised by the more emotional moments in the book. A fantastic, slow-burn romance both sweet and poignant, hilarious and brilliant." —Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth

"Laugh-out-loud and tearful at the same time, Sutter's Darkhearts combines real characters, smart prose, and an emotional journey into one fantastically relatable read." - Charlie N. Holmberg, bestselling author of The Paper Magician series and You're My I.T.

"A messy, joyful story about what happens when rockstars meet reality, and about finding the part of yourself that makes you whole. These boys and their love story filled up my heart—I couldn't stop reading, and I didn't want to." - New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman

"Darkhearts is a delightful, boy-centric YA that doesn't shy away from Romance with a capital R. Chance is a soulful, ethereal mystery to the reader, and David a down-to-earth, weighty mystery to himself, but wherever your tastes lie, you'll find it in Darkhearts. Sutter has created a world that will feel starkly familiar to teens, layered with exploration and an unflinchingly real glimpse into the sometimes elusive world of the teen boy. Top everything off with an insta-fave quirky best friend, and a setting steeped with musicians' culture—Sutter is an author to watch." - Aprilynne Pike, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Wings series

"Characters so well-drawn you feel like you know them—and so compelling you wish that you did. Darkhearts is rad as hell." - Dan Wells, bestselling author of Partials and I Am Not A Serial Killer

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