SuitabookI Can’t Believe I Don’t Have a Boyfriend
Harry Trevaldwyn
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about how comedy can coexist with insecurity. Pause after major misunderstandings to ask what each person knows, wants and has actually communicated, without requiring a judgement about the eventual pairing.
- Themes
- Romantic uncertainty and communication: Patch has feelings for Sam, while Peter and Sam are described as liking Patch; the characters have not told each other everything about their feelings. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Self-worth beneath comedy: The book addresses self-worth beneath comedy; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Expect romantic tension involving Patch, Sam and Peter, plus awkwardness and overthinking. The story also includes more vulnerable emotional moments; the ending and the extent of any physical intimacy remain unclear.