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The Most Popular Guy Trilogy Book One

High school can be some of the best years of life-and some of the toughest. Mark Mitchell's strategy for surviving is to emulate the mighty turtle pull back inside his protective shell and keep a low profile to avoid trouble. And it works-nobody bothers him. Of course, nobody really knows him, either, even in a town so small it seems like everybody must know everyone else.

Mark certainly knows Bill Cromwell, whom he meets officially when his father volunteers him for manual labor at the school. Bill is his polar opposite outgoing, gregarious, athletic. But when a massive snowstorm traps the two boys together for three days, Mark learns that being popular doesn't mean you can't be bullied or abused-or gay-and that bullying doesn't stop at the school doors.

Mark isn't naive. He's seen the news reports of gay teen suicides, and he's determined not to become a statistic. But it's not himself he's worried about.

Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover Robbie Michaels 9781635330045 Books

In Robbie Michaels' quick bio at the end of the book, he mentions that he grew up feeling like the only gay boy. He made it through tough times, met other gay people, and learned that life really does get better. I believe this concept was at the forefront of his mind when creating this book, the desire to convey the importance of community. This book has a clear protagonist (Mark), but the book's energy takes so much from a collective group of people (Bill, Mark's parents, Mark and Bill's classmates, etc.). Michaels wants to make the point that building a strong community is important, regardless of sexual orientation. As Mark's mom states, it's like the circle of life. You help someone, and hope that, in turn, they will help someone else. In terms of actualizing this goal, putting the story of "it gets better" into a story, I believe Michaels has succeeded.

I did have a couple problems with the book that detracted from the overall reading experience. This story also tackles domestic abuse, and the devastating effects it has. I thought this added another great dimension to the plot, as well as the characters of Bill, and Mark's mom (who has all too familiar with abuse, and makes every point to put a halt to it). It shows how the community can ban around an individual and help each other. Sometimes, the language got a little preachy. I was willing to go along with some of the speeches because I heard the passion behind the words, even when the language felt a little too much.

However, the "too much language" was more of an issue on the subject of gay bullying at school. I've been in Mark's shoes, taking the quiet approach and hoping not to attract too much attention, and would have loved someone confident like Bill to stick up for me. But while he combats some of the expected reactions from high school straight guys (afraid that a gay guy is checking them out, or will jump them in the locker room), this section came off a little preachy. While disparaging those for buying into the stereotype that gay guys are insatiable and attracted to every guy, Mark repeatedly notes how close-minded straight guys can be. And the constant insistence that it doesn't matter if a guy is straight or gay, an attractive guy is an attractive guy, although true, becomes a bit old when it's repeated so often. Bill makes a passionate speech in the auditorium, and while I'm supporting the message that he's sending, the language feels like he's rehashing various concepts. And though the situation is indeed dramatic, it seems to cross the line into melodrama at points.

Essentially, the language that Michaels uses makes a point of putting abusers and ignorant bullies in their places. I can applaud the idea that he is going for, but when the language makes it come off like a repeated series of attacks, it makes the reader think "I've already heard this." And so, even if they agree, it comes off like a bit too much, even in a very serious, emotional situation.

And while I believe Michaels intended for a happy ending to show they exist in these situations, I feel like the story lost balance in terms of drama. There was so much, and then for the last couple chapters, there wasn't really any. Good things just kept happening. Of course, after what they've been through, I'm happy that they get some happiness, but in terms of a story, I wasn't very engaged at the end, and started skimming pages without really missing that much.

All in all, I was surprised by how the story unfolded. From the summary, I expected something different, but I admire the way Michaels tackled the high school experience of a shy gay boy, domestic abuse, and bullying, all in the hope of leaving the reader with the sense that it does get better. I think that message was portrayed through the story, though I wish the language ran a bit more smoothly, and the balance of drama was a little more even.

Product details Hardcover 200 pages Publisher Harmony Ink Press (July 25, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 1635330041

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Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover Robbie Michaels 9781635330045 Books Reviews

I really liked this book. It is a coming out / finding love story, and I love those whether in person or in print. But the story has a lot more than that, and those extras are what moved this book onto a different level so far as I am concerned. The story revolves around Mark, a quiet, nerdy kind of guy who works really hard to avoid being noticed, and Bill, the most popular guy in the high school they both attend in a small town in rural upstate NY. Events conspire to push them together, allowing them to slowly come out to each other and fall in love. Fine. And that alone would make a nice story. But other issues that can make high school such a trying time are also woven into the story, including bullying in school and out, the burden that a dysfunctional family can present, and the strengths that a supportive family can provide. The story also shows how those strengths from family and friends can provide unexpected courage to confront problems that seem overwhelming.
I found the book very engaging, at times moving me near tears, at other times inspiring with the intensity of new found love and newly discovered freedom from closets of more than one type. Not least it made palpable the extent to which just one other person can change one's life from the isolation of the closet to the joy of shared open love.
This story is complete and readable on its own, but is apparently also the first in a trilogy. I can't wait to read the next installment of Mark and Bill's life together! Highly recommended !
I ordered this book and read it in a day. While I am a gay man and survived the bullying at school this book has an added element that you don't often see, the abuse at home at the hands of a parent. I too survived that from a tyrannical father who thought he could "beat the gay out of me". This author is very talented and I loved the way he made you grow to love and care about his characters. The very day I was halfway through reading this book I ordered books 2 and 3 and can't wait to receive them. Give this book a read, share it with a young gay person in your life, share it with someone who is older and survived the high school bullying, share it with anybody that faces bullying in school, I have to say I absolutely loved Bill's take on anyone that doesn't speak out against or go to the aid of the party getting bullied is just as much to blame as the bully themselves. Read this book, you won't be sorry.
A high school romance between a nerd and a jock is typical in teenage coming out romance story. However the way it is told here is a breath of fresh air. Mark's narration is simply addictive. A bit self deprecating (he is classified as a nerd), sometimes funny but totally honest and all heart, it is wonderful to be in Mark's head from the day he helped out the most popular jock in school. Even as I wish to be in Bill's head sometimes, I do not think I will trade it for the way the story is told. I like that Bill is not the typical jock character depicted in most similar stories and the nerd is not the one in need of help here. Bill is the victim and his rescue is the best part of the story. As secondary characters, Mark's parents stand out especially his mother. Maybe some parts are a tad convenient but maybe I am just being skeptical. If this is the writer's first release, he has my support as an auto-buy. His writing style is engaging and just draws you right in. Glad there are two more books on Mark and Bill.
I read this book straight through last night. It really breaks the formula. The sarcastic humor is funny. The drama is about real problems in all society. The drama is both hopeful and profoundly disturbing. People are not black and white, except for the cheerleader and school board chair. Even the jocks are capable of change. The sex is not page after page of over the top passion, which many authors feel will sell a mediocre book. In fact it is rather mild and full of love. I have become jaded about reviews and don't write many anymore, but feel the need to write this one.
In Robbie Michaels' quick bio at the end of the book, he mentions that he grew up feeling like the only gay boy. He made it through tough times, met other gay people, and learned that life really does get better. I believe this concept was at the forefront of his mind when creating this book, the desire to convey the importance of community. This book has a clear protagonist (Mark), but the book's energy takes so much from a collective group of people (Bill, Mark's parents, Mark and Bill's classmates, etc.). Michaels wants to make the point that building a strong community is important, regardless of sexual orientation. As Mark's mom states, it's like the circle of life. You help someone, and hope that, in turn, they will help someone else. In terms of actualizing this goal, putting the story of "it gets better" into a story, I believe Michaels has succeeded.

I did have a couple problems with the book that detracted from the overall reading experience. This story also tackles domestic abuse, and the devastating effects it has. I thought this added another great dimension to the plot, as well as the characters of Bill, and Mark's mom (who has all too familiar with abuse, and makes every point to put a halt to it). It shows how the community can ban around an individual and help each other. Sometimes, the language got a little preachy. I was willing to go along with some of the speeches because I heard the passion behind the words, even when the language felt a little too much.

However, the "too much language" was more of an issue on the subject of gay bullying at school. I've been in Mark's shoes, taking the quiet approach and hoping not to attract too much attention, and would have loved someone confident like Bill to stick up for me. But while he combats some of the expected reactions from high school straight guys (afraid that a gay guy is checking them out, or will jump them in the locker room), this section came off a little preachy. While disparaging those for buying into the stereotype that gay guys are insatiable and attracted to every guy, Mark repeatedly notes how close-minded straight guys can be. And the constant insistence that it doesn't matter if a guy is straight or gay, an attractive guy is an attractive guy, although true, becomes a bit old when it's repeated so often. Bill makes a passionate speech in the auditorium, and while I'm supporting the message that he's sending, the language feels like he's rehashing various concepts. And though the situation is indeed dramatic, it seems to cross the line into melodrama at points.

Essentially, the language that Michaels uses makes a point of putting abusers and ignorant bullies in their places. I can applaud the idea that he is going for, but when the language makes it come off like a repeated series of attacks, it makes the reader think "I've already heard this." And so, even if they agree, it comes off like a bit too much, even in a very serious, emotional situation.

And while I believe Michaels intended for a happy ending to show they exist in these situations, I feel like the story lost balance in terms of drama. There was so much, and then for the last couple chapters, there wasn't really any. Good things just kept happening. Of course, after what they've been through, I'm happy that they get some happiness, but in terms of a story, I wasn't very engaged at the end, and started skimming pages without really missing that much.

All in all, I was surprised by how the story unfolded. From the summary, I expected something different, but I admire the way Michaels tackled the high school experience of a shy gay boy, domestic abuse, and bullying, all in the hope of leaving the reader with the sense that it does get better. I think that message was portrayed through the story, though I wish the language ran a bit more smoothly, and the balance of drama was a little more even.