That Feeling When by S.M. James

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Blurb

Dance Academy reject, Archie Corrigan, resents the stereotype guy ballet dancers are gay. Because he isn’t. At all. Forced to reassess his life goal at Camp Crystal Cove, it’s by sheer dumb luck he meets Landon Summers, who turns everything Archie was sure of into chaos.

Poor boy turned teen heartthrob, Landon Summers, is the name on everyone’s lips. With his unexpected leap to fame, his agent advises him to keep his bi status on the down low. Not a problem! Until Landon meets Archie.

Their unexpected friendship leads to an inevitable kiss, but their moment is caught in high definition and used as fuel for blackmail. If the truth gets out, Landon’s career could be over, and Archie will be forced to acknowledge the one thing he’s fought to deny.

But how do you go back to your average life once you’ve experienced That Feeling When ... you’re finally happy?

REVIEW
My Rating - 4 Stars!


That Feeling When is a good young adult story. 

Forced to attend a summer camp, Archie is resentful until he stumbles upon teen heartthrob Landon, who is on location filming a movie. They become friends, and the chemistry is strong between them. 

When Archie discovers that Landon is actually bisexual, he is even more confused since he, himself is straight. But those sparks. That chemistry. What does it all mean?

Both young men are dealing with some personal issues, which they hopefully can help each other with. Meanwhile, they have to deal with some blackmail, some family issues, fighting their sexual urges, and figuring out what their dreams actually are. 

This story has some fantastic lines - 

"You can follow your thinks or you can follow your feels. Only one of them will make you happy." 
"No one is one thing and not another."
"Change is good. Everything changes, and every change gets us where we're meant to be."

Each of these lines are perfect in the story, but are things we all need to remember.

Overall, That Feeling When is a great little young adult story. SM James manages to combine some great issues in this coming of age story.