The Gay Best Friend
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
He’s always been the token gay best friend. Now, stuck between a warring bride and groom hurtling toward their one perfect day, he’s finally ready to focus on something new: himself.
Domenic Marino has become an expert at code-switching between the hypermasculine and ultrafeminine worlds of his two soon-to-be-wed best friends. But this summer—reeling from his own failed engagement and tasked with attending their bachelor and bachelorette parties—he’s anxious over having to play both sides.
The pressure is on. The bride wants Dom to keep things clean. The groom wants Dom to “let loose” with the guys. And Dom just wants to get out of this whole mess with his friendships intact.
But once the rowdy groomsmen show up at the beach house—including a surprise visit from the groom’s old frat brother, handsome and charming PGA star Bucky Graham—chaos (and unexpected romance) quickly ensues. By the time Dom returns for the bachelorette party, he’s accumulated a laundry list of secrets that threaten to destroy everything—from the wedding, to Bucky’s career, to the one thing Dom hasn’t been paying nearly enough attention to lately: his own life.
THE GAY BEST FRIEND IS:
"Filled with charm, hilarity, sweetness and swoon, The Gay Best Friend is an absolute MUST-READ." —Lynn Painter, bestselling author
"Outrageously witty and incisive! The Gay Best Friend captures all the kinetic energy of a 90s Julia Roberts film and queers it. A perfect summer read that reminds us: putting yourself first should never be a second thought." —Timothy Janovsky, author of Never Been Kissed
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This breezy but underwhelming gay romance from Didomizio (Burn It All Down) does little to freshen up the stale trope from which it takes its title. Domenic Marino has just broken up with his fiancé, making it a difficult time for him to be roped into the wedding parties of both bride and groom in the end-of-summer wedding between two of his best friends. Being gay, Domenic feels he must code-switch with each of them, a problem exacerbated by an abundance of alcohol at the bachelor and bachelorette weekends, where long-kept secrets and resentments are stirred up—not to mention an affair between Domenic and another groomsman, pro golfer Bucky Graham. There are few surprises along the way—outside of how much golf is involved in the love story—and, despite centering the eponymous gay best friend, there's no real subversion of the way this archetype typically plays out in straight people's stories. The romance itself offers some entertainment, but Dominic proves egotistical and whiny, making it difficult to enjoy his company. Readers can skip this one.
Customer Reviews
Love love loved it!
This book shows the development of a newly single gay male as he figures out who he really is and how to go on with life even though others around him are living the life he dreamed of. His two best friends are intending on getting married in August and we get the see the events, emotions and growth that happens leading up to the wedding day. Dominic’s character is the epitome of a gay person who is very much proud of who they are but is still trying to figure out themselves and I love that about him. Bucky is also another key character that can be very relatable to when it comes to those who are afraid of coming out of the closet because they are scared of the opinions of other, his character is truly inspiring in the end. To be honest did not think I would ever finish this book because I started reading the paperback version but ended up switching over to the digital version and finished it in 24 hours. I was so invested in this book 10/10 recommend!