The love interest
Cale Dietrich
- Reading
- If reading together, pause at a turning point in the boys’ rivalry and ask what has changed for each of them. This can help connect the suspense to their shifting relationship.
- Themes
- Competition and connection: Two trained teenage agents compete for the same girl under orders from a secret organisation; Caden develops feelings for Dylan. The premise uses the assigned rivalry and its lethal stakes to create pressure around the boys’ developing connection.
- Worth knowing
- The competition’s lethal stakes put pressure on the boys’ rivalry and their developing connection.