Blaine for the Win, Robbie Couch
Blaine for the Win, Robbie Couch
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Blaine for the Win

Author: Robbie Couch

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 9 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022


Synopsis

After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he can be serious, too, by running for senior class president in this “clever, fun, original” (BCCB) romp from the author of The Sky Blues.

High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all—the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend—senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey—is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas.

Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.

Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, too…unserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton.

Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joey’s new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president.

But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it?

About Robbie Couch

Robbie Couch is the New York Times bestselling author of If I See You Again Tomorrow, in addition to Just the Good Parts, Blaine for the Win, and Another First Chance. Originally from small-town Michigan, Robbie now calls Los Angeles home. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke on April 13, 2022

Robbie Couch is the king of feel-good queer YA! This relatable, funny, and sweet story feels like a safety blanket, wrapping heavier stuff like mental health. Whereas The Sky Blues was an insta love—I fell head over heels, Blaine for the Win was a slow burn. Chapter by chapter Robbie pulled me furthe......more

Goodreads review by Snjez on May 22, 2022

This is a sweet coming-of-age story with a great set of characters and a bit of romance. Just like with the first book I've read by this author, The Sky Blues, I found this story to be very positive and uplifting. I really liked Blaine. He didn't always make the best decisions, but his character fel......more

Goodreads review by Claude's on June 10, 2022

3.5 Stars It was touch and go there for a while as I deliberated whether I was going to dislike the main character, Blaine, too much to continue reading. In the end he really grew on me in all his messy glory. This ended up being quite a fun LGBTQIA+ YA romance set in the vicious world of high school......more

Goodreads review by jazmin ✿ on April 21, 2022

Thanks to Simon and Schuster Canada for providing an ARC of Blaine for the Win in exchange for an honest review. Since the book has been released, this is the full review! ⇢Description Think: Queer, Legally Blonde, and although I haven’t seen the show, someone told me it seemed like Glee without th......more