If This Gets Out: A Novel

Written by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich

Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich's “If This Gets Out is an absolute showstopper! Equal parts edgy and adorable, this bright, joyful book has everything I look for in a queer YA romance.” —Phil Stamper, bestselling author of The Gravity of Us

You’re in the most popular boy band in America…and all you want is the boy singing next to you.

Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartthrobs in front of the cameras and best friends backstage.

But privately, the pressure to stay in the closet has Ruben confiding in Zach.

On a whirlwind tour through Europe with an unrelenting schedule and minimal supervision, the two come to rely on each other more and more, and their already close friendship evolves into a romance. But when they decide they’re ready to tell their fans and live freely, Zach and Ruben realize they will never truly have the support they need.

How can they hold tight to each other when their whole world is coming apart?

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781250822048

Sophie Gonzales

SOPHIE GONZALES is a young adult contemporary author. She graduated from the University of Adelaide and lives in Adelaide, Australia, where she can be found ice skating, painting, and practicing the piano. She is also the author of Perfect on Paper, Only Mostly Devastated, and The Law of Inertia, and If This Gets Out with Cale Dietrich.

Reviews for If This Gets Out

[Rachael Harrell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is adorable! A good friends to lovers trope with just enough of a slow burn. A happy ending for two queers and their ally friends.

[Thea Karan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was okay, not my favorite narrator, he gave Angel a very douchey voice. That said he did also capture how whiney Zack and Ruben were so great on that.

The book itself... Kinda sucked. It took me so long to figure out who the characters were supposed to be and by then they were faux-breaking up and i just didn't care in the slightest. Let's just say I understand why the fans ship Anjon -they had far more engaging personalities and more clear dynamic.

[keighley · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was a solid 3.5. It was cute and sweet. I liked it. Its funny a predictable but bice.

[Andrea Author · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Zach and Ruben are best friends and members of a boy band on a whirlwind tour through Europe. With their management company keeping them under tight control, Ruben can't publicly acknowledge his orientation. But when Zack realizes that he's attracted to men, and to Ruben specifically, things start to get complicated. How long can they keep their relationship under wraps? And what will happen when their fans learn the truth?

This book is absolutely brilliant. The audiobook is an immersive experience, the kind it takes a while to recover from once it's over. Zach and Ruben are adorable, while the strong subplots keep the tension high.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the audio ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.