Author: Debbie McGowan
Language: English
Published: 20th June, 2017
Length: 97,000 words (366 pages) approx.
ISBN: Paperback ISBN: 978-1-78645-042-5
eBook ISBN: 978-1-78645-043-2
ASIN: B071NYVSCP
Category: Fiction
Genre: Young Adult, LGBT, Humour, Romance and Relationships, Contemporary Fiction, New Adult
URL: http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/themakingofus
Blurb:
When English Lit. student Jesse Thomas meets Leigh Hunter, he has to reconsider a few assumptions he's made about himself.
Two years ago, Jesse joined Pride - the uni's LGBT+ society - to support best friend Noah, and Noah's boyfriend, Matty. As a straight, cismale ally, Jesse keeps a low profile - not difficult for someone as shy and body-conscious as he is.
Leigh Hunter is Noah and Matty's new housemate. Born with a life-threatening congenital condition, Leigh is intersex and identifies as queer - none of which alters Jesse's conviction that they are the most beautiful person in the world.
While Jesse and Leigh get to know each other, a new academic year begins in earnest, bringing with it the usual challenge of balancing work and play. Add in a week's holiday in Cornwall that Jesse and Leigh half-wish they hadn't agreed to, Jesse's unplanned involvement in the election of Pride's new officers, and some big decisions for Noah and Matty, it's going to be an interesting semester all round.
NOTE: this is a stand-alone novel, but you might wish to read the Checking Him Out series in order.
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Editor's Review:
I count myself devastatingly lucky that I get to sneak-peek these books before most people, and this is simply amazing.
It features battles that all of us fight at some point in our lives, whether we're young slips of things like Jesse and Leigh, the main characters, or whether we're much older than that and still dealing with the fallout. There are struggles with weight, for acceptance, with self-image, and ultimately learning not only to stand up for others, but for ourselves too. This book hits home hard, but it also leaves you with a smile on your face and a warm fuzzy feeling in your belly.
Because this is proper friendship, romance and love at its best.
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