Only on the Weekends, Dean Atta
Only on the Weekends, Dean Atta
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Only on the Weekends

Author: Dean Atta

Narrator: Theo Solomon

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

From the Stonewall Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo comes a romantic coming-of-age novel in verse about pursuing the love we know we deserve. The ideal next read for fans of Kacen Callender, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Becky Albertalli.Mack is a hopeless romantic—likely a hazard of growing up on film sets thanks to his father’s job. He has had a crush on Karim for as long as he can remember, and he can’t believe it when gorgeous, popular Karim seems into him too.But when Mack’s father takes on a new directing project in Scotland, Mack has to move away, and he soon discovers how painful long-distance relationships can be. It’s awful to be so far away from Karim, and it’s made worse by the fact that Karim can be so hard to read.Then Mack meets actor Finlay on set, and the world turns upside down again. Fin seems fearless, and his confidence could just be infectious.Award-winning author Dean Atta crafts a beautifully nuanced and revelatory story in verse about the exquisite highs and lows of first love and self-discovery.

About Dean Atta

Dean Atta’s poems deal with themes of race, gender, and identity. He regularly performs across the UK and internationally, and his work has been shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and has appeared on MTV and BET. The Black Flamingo, his debut YA novel, won the Stonewall Award. He is also the author of Only on the Weekends. You can find him online at deanatta.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin (Irish Reader) on July 01, 2022

Full review on my thoughts on this book on my YouTube channel! Link: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on May 23, 2022

Sometimes I adored the writing, and sometimes I didn’t fancy the lyricism. Sometimes I had all the emotions, and sometimes I didn’t feel a thing. Sometimes I wanted to rate this five gorgeous stars, and sometimes my rating was spiraling down. How can I be so conflicted about a book? Mack has mixed feel......more

Goodreads review by AsToldByKenya on December 08, 2022

ouu this booked pissed me off. justice for K......more

Goodreads review by Helena (helenareadsxx) on July 18, 2022

I really enjoyed this book. Personally, I do prefer The Black Flamingo but I think Only on the Weekends also deals with important topics such as race, gender, sex, friendships, love, family dynamics and more, and I think they were handled really well.......more

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on October 24, 2022

I still have no idea why this book was 520 pages long for such a basic story, when Black Flamingo, which I loved, told a much more complex and emotional story in much less pages. I did go into this expecting something to the level of Black Flamingo and sadly I was extremely disappointed. This story f......more