The characters are the most generic high school stereotypes possible, the plot the most generic, heartwarming tale of unlikely friendships blossoming that I have ever had the misfortune to read.ġ.

Pick up this book! And I'll be definitely following Tom Ryan's career from here on out. Tag Along is a must read, and the most fun book I've read in a while. I'm so glad this was a standalone, but these characters could easily live on in other books, they are that quirky and unique. Tom Ryan has a gift- and it shines in the wonderful characters that he's created. So questions or not, I was willing to put them aside because there was so much heart to this story. I stayed up late at night reading this book until the wee hours in the morning because I couldn't put that down. I loved the characters- so much, that I was either laughing out loud, harder than I have in a long time, or almost moved to tears. I also had some doubts that things would really happen so clean cut at the end of the book with all the stories tied up into a bow.īut you know what? I don't care. I was wondering about Roemi's very liberal Indian family, which was extremely surprising to me. There's Candace who is an artist, with a penchant for breaking the law by vandalism, and last but hardly least, Roemi, an adorable gay Indian guy who has more balls than most straight guys I've known.ĭon't get me wrong- I had some questions about the book. There's Paul, who is dating the hottest and most popular girl at school but has a panic attack prior to prom. There's Andrea, a good girl who always obeys the rules until now. The night of their prom, they're thrown together unexpectedly, and hilarity and a surprising depth ensue. Tag Along is a book about four very different teenagers who are almost strangers even though three of them go to the same school. I received an ARC of Tag Along by Tom Ryan from the Librarything Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review.

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