Goal Lines & First Times

Eden Finley, Saxon James — 2021

COHEN It turns out making out with my best friend in high school could be considered gay. Who knew? Apparently, everyone but me.Now that it's been pointed out, I can't help reliving it in my head. Repeatedly. Goodbye Denial Town, hello Confusionville.When my path leads me down the gay dating app route, I don't expect to meet anyone I like, but then I meet him.He can't be more opposite than me. He's smart, he hates hockey, and he identifies as demi-something I've never heard of.Yet I can't deny something's there. Something I want to explore in person. If only I could get him to agree. SETH All my life, I've felt broken.Sick of being asked if I could be gay by ex-girlfriends, friends, and even my parents, I join a gay dating app to prove a point.I don't expect to find what's always been missing. A real connection.The problem is, I'm too scared to meet him in person. He's a hockey player, and I fear when he finds out my twin plays for the NHL, I'll be overshadowed by my overachieving brother. Again.Worse yet, what happens if we meet and that connection isn't the same?When I tell him I'm not ready, he's disappointed but supportive. Fate, on the other hand, isn't as accepting.I had no idea the person I've been falling for is someone I already know.

Reviews

sam@sammiev

Oct 21, 2024

love the representation of aromanticism and asexuality especially demisexual under the ace umbrella and bi spectrum in this book. i don't see much representation with this and i appreciate how this representation opens up the conversation towards that

seth and cohen were cute in this one! this book really shows that cohen isn't just a himbo! the way he was so considerate and patient with seth and his journey of discovering himself as demi

"needy" by ariana grande

trixie@celestialtrios

Jan 10, 2024

this is just richie and eddie in a different font but i’m not complaining

Aishling@nilghias

Jan 28, 2023

2nd read: Still love Seth and Cohen so much. I feel like their book has more of an emotional edge to it which I loved. But compared to book two I felt like this had a lot more scenes like book one where a lot of their intimate moments are just said in passing rather than actually seeing it. It’s a minor pet peeve of mine that I’ve recently discovered 😂 but I feel like I can’t judge the book too hard on that. 1st read: I think this is my favourite out of the series so far! Cohen and Seth were so cute together, and some of Seth’s worry’s really hit home with me and made me sympathise with him so much. I’m really looking for to the next book with Asher and seeing how things go for him.