Like Real People Do (Breakaway #1)
E.L. Massey
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 25 ratings · 423 pages · Published: 25 Aug 2022
Eighteen-year-old vlogger Elijah Rodriguez is a freshman in college recovering from an injury that derailed his Olympic figure-skating dreams. Mixed-race, disabled, and out of the closet since he was fourteen, Eli is unapologetically himself. He has no qualms about voicing his disapproval of celebrity jocks who make homophobic jokes on Twitter and park their flashy cars in the handicapped spaces outside of ice rinks.
After an antagonistic introduction, Alex and Eli’s inexplicable friendship both baffles and charms the internet. But navigating relationships is hard enough for normal teenagers. It’s a lot harder when the world—much of it disapproving—is watching you fall in love with your best friend.
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- contemporary 4
- athlete hero 4
- friends to lovers 3
- multicultural 3
- gay romance 3
- new adult 3
- sports 3
- disabilities & scars 3
- young adult 2
- latinx mc 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- virgin hero 2
- queer romance 2
- hockey 2
- third person pov 1
- dual pov 1
- caretaking 1
- secret relationship 1
- black mc 1
- college 1
- possessive hero 1
- rich hero 1
- ice/figure skating 1
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The 'Breakaway' series
4.61 · 86 ratings
sports · hockey · contemporary · new adult · friends to lovers · behind-doors · length-medium · lgbtqia hate · queer · found-family · athletes · m-m · college · young adult · disabilities and marks
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