Yes, with Casey being asexual there is not a lot of physical love in the book. He’s a scruffy looking surfer dude that sounds very yummy and very sexy!īoth these guys are relatable and the attraction is both sweet and sexy. It doesn’t take Casey long to realise that Gus is a bit of an oddball (which we learn more about through some of Casey’s POV sections). Then there is Casey – the asexual stoner hipster who turns up in town to work for his aunt, the owner of Gus’s local cafe.

He also has some interesting acquaintances, including a cafe owner obsessed with alliteration and three lesbians who may or may not be sisters that are the sole members of the town’s vespa gang. In the small town he calls home, Gus has a very settled life with a set routine. Gus struggles with his social skills and before the death of his father his father was also one of his only friends and his link to the rest of the world. The story is mostly told from the POV of Gustavo Tiberius – aka Gus. Like all of TJ Klune’s books this is a quirky but thoroughly relatable look at how two guys who are poles apart in personality can get together and fall in love. Like other books by the author, this is full of hilarious descriptions of other characters/situations, a lot of laugh out loud conversations and enough feelings to send the reader on an emotional roller coaster. For the sake of all our sanities, I am not going to gush further about how awesome all of TJ Klune’s books are. I have now decided that I have a personal definitive rating of TJ’s books and this one falls second, behind Bear, Otter and the Kid (series).

I am going to be totally frank from the outset: I am ever so slightly a massive fan of TJ Klune’s novels. Suddenly wanting to be that someone, Gus steps out of his comfort zone and plans to become the most normal person ever.ĥ Hearts for both ebook & Audio Reviewed by Prime for both. And maybe Gus is starting to think the same thing about Casey, even if Casey is obsessive about Instagramming his food.īut Gus isn’t normal and Casey deserves someone who can be. For some reason, Casey thinks Gus is the greatest thing ever. Until Casey, an asexual stoner hipster and the newest employee at Lottie’s Lattes, enters his life. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair and a trio of elderly Vespa riders known as the We Three Queens. He owns a video rental store that no one goes to. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this.

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