Cramming at Randy's by Alex Silver

My review

Ray moves to Boston to learn to be their true authentic self without the pressure of family to hold them back. At university, they meet Jordie, an openly beautiful gender queer student who guides them and eventually falls for. These two have a sweet innocent to them in ways while being hot when not in public. Yes, Ray is learning their identity still as a demiboy but not their sexuality as bisexual. I think that is what helps Jordie, who has been burned in the past, be more open with the idea of a relationship. Their is an underlying angst throughout the story, but to be honest, it makes the story feel more real for me. Yes, they are sweet, but you feel the tension of understanding ones true self to be open and free. The meeting of the families on both sides is beautiful and hilarious in different ways, just showing how much of a support system they have.

Book overview

These study buddies are getting randy.

When Ray transfers to university in Boston, he has every intention of using his new start in a new city to step out of the closet. His family knows he’s bi, but he hasn’t quite figured out how to tell them he isn’t the daughter they always thought of him as. His first new friend, Jordie, is the one who gives him the courage to follow through on living as himself. Ray has Jordie pegged as the one he wants to take from study buddy to steady date—he just needs to figure out how to get Jordie to see him as partner material.

With graduation in their sights, Jordie isn’t looking to mentor another baby queer. Let alone get tangled up in a messy crush after he imprints on them. But there’s something intoxicating about helping Ray embrace his gender euphoria. Is it really such a wild idea to turn their study dates at Randy’s into a love connection?

Love beyond the binary: serving up low angst trans romance at Randy’s Diner.

Cramming at Randy’s is an X/X friends to lovers standalone romance between a newly out demiboy transfer student and an openly genderqueer older student who helps him find the confidence to be himself

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