The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis (Facebook, Goodreads)Published by HarperCollins on January 30th 2018
Genres: Emigration & Immigration, LGBT, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Romance, Social Themes, Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 336
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend Henry has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.
Tired, isolated, scared—Evan’s only escape is drawing in an abandoned church that feels as lonely as he is. And, yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it’s his best friend Henry who’s now proving to be irresistible. It’s Henry who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it’s Henry who makes him believe that he’s more than his mother’s harsh words and terrifying abuse. But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother’s abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by avoiding attention at all costs.
I’ve seen some early rave reviews of this one and I’m excited to give it a read!
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