EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU

A charming romance plays out between two teen boys during a summer in Paris.

Eighteen-year-old Milo Hawthorne from Florida and 19-year-old Rhodes Hamilton from London have been chosen by French fashion house Maison Dauphine for a prestigious summer apprenticeship—but at the end, only one of them will get a job offer. Both boys are go-getters, but Milo feels that Rhodes has an unfair advantage because his mother is a former supermodel, and his father and twin brother are famous footballers. Milo wonders if he has a real chance of being chosen. This conflict forms the heart of the engaging plot: The relationship between Milo and Rhodes is at first shaped by competition, jealousy, and one-upmanship but eventually transforms into a swoony workplace romance, albeit one that’s threatened by missteps and a breakdown in trust. The courtship allows Weber to take readers on an enchanting tour of Parisian landmarks (a smattering of French adds color to the prose). Refreshingly, both teens are out and proud, and the biggest struggles in their lives are unconnected to sexual orientation. The skillful worldbuilding offers rich insights into the fashion world, and the characterization empathetically explores the impact of Milo’s anxiety disorder and depression and shows Rhodes to be more than just a selfish, entitled rich boy. The happy, feel-good ending feels straight out of the movies.

A sweet celebration of queer joy.