Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out: The uplifting, feel-good read of 2023

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The feel-good read of 2023. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O'Leary and Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he's gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he's finally ready to come out. there are still plenty of people out there who will think who you love is a good enough reason to hate you. They shout loudest to make themselves heard.' The ending was extremely rushed, and Teddy’s romance was so cheesy and predictable that I actually found it off-putting rather than romantic. Alongside this depth there’s a lightness of touch too as Ryan Love has his characters create memories through simple moments and pleasures, as well as through the larger events, making the narrative feel familiar and real. In Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out we learn that life is made of these quiet, ordinary moments just as much as the dramatic occasions. Ryan Love exemplifies how bravery and contentment are possible for everyone, but that we might just need to make the effort to find happiness for ourselves. An] absolute delight of a novel. Life-affirming, warm and so full of love.' Chloe Timms, author of The Seawomen

The setup is the best part of the book. This is a debut novel that definitely feels like a debut novel.Some of the plotting is a little clumsy with inconsistencies and plot holes For me the character of teddy doesn't make sense.,He's a very flawed 22 yr old person who is trying to figure out his life but there are areas in which he has blinders and has a bit of privilege that he's kind of coasting on and there are ways in which he doesn't make sense that the book isn't helping reconcile them.. The feel-good read of 2023. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O'Leary and Alice Oseman's Heartstopper. Teddy is a privileged, self-absorbed, incredibly unreflected ass who spends most of his time complaining about the fancy journalism traineeship is very established (and terrible) mother 'forced' upon him - you're 21, asshole, if you don't want the job leave it to someone who does A joyful, big-hearted story about family, friendship and finding your place in the world’ Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance LibraryArthur and Teddy Are Coming Out is a wonderful and uplifting read that gave me all the warm fuzzy feelings. Arthur and Teddy have always been close, and now they must navigate first loves, heartbreak, and finding their place in their community. But can they - and their family - learn to accept who they truly are?

The multiple relationship threads running through the story come together beautifully at the end and the book is a joy to read from start to finish!'This is a book firmly in the 'feel-good modern novel about someone finding themselves with a side of romance' genre, with the intergenerational element that many of these books have thrown in as well. Each chapter alternates between Arthur and Teddy's perspectives, which works well, and you get the expected range of side characters who mostly all turn out to be good people as this is meant to be a happy book (the somewhat of a villain character was very obvious from the start, as you might expect). The bond between Arthur and Teddy is something that stands out in the book, making their stories well-connected rather than two different elements. CW: Suicide, threat of murder, homophobia, gaslighting, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, death of a parent, physical abuse, cancer, addiction, grief, abandonment of a child, abandonment of an elder.