Save Steve

Save Steve is a hilarious take on the cancer romance trope. It deals well with toxic masculinity while keeping its sense of humor. Also Cardi B is in it, so what else do you need?

This book is fantastic. Loved every page. Couldn\’t put it down!

Fun and poignant treatment of an unusual cast of characters

2 stars I really liked _Unpregnant_ and so was excited to read this next installment, but WOW did I have problems with this novel. The first 90% of the novel is nearly intolerable. Cam is very connected to what\’s right and wrong in the world but cannot manage to keep himself out of the most ridiculous series of calamities with Steve and Kaia. He gets fooled over and over again by the same person and somehow can never think of a way to avoid this scenario, even when he has clear outs. Character growth? It\’s not for him. I found it impossible to root for him at any point. As a side note but one that I keep coming back to, Cam also uses the term \”prostitute\” at some point (as in he\’ll \”save the prostitutes\” in a video game), and I found it wild that a character who is obsessed with his own #wokelyfe would use this outdated and offensive word. Of all of the odd incidents, choices, twists, etc., this was one that really demonstrated inconsistency for me. Kaia also seems weirdly oblivious to the people around her, even though she is admittedly more concerned with everyone else\’s happiness than her own. The most likable character is Steve – the villain – and he is like a 3 out of 10 at his best. There\’s so much gross-out humor that is…not funny. From having taught Stephen King\’s _The Body_ many times, I know how sensitive some folks are to vomit. There is vomit. It\’s not the only offender of this childish kind. The antics read way too young overall. By the end, the characters do evidence some development, but it feels quite minimal in relation to their experiences and ages. It bums me out to say this is a disappointing novel in general but especially in light of how much I liked the predecessor.

Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to review an early copy of Save Steve by Jenni Hendricks and Ted Caplan before it\’s September 1st release date! This book was SO fun and full of antics, making me love every second of it! First off, I loved how Steve loved Cardi B and she was in so many scenes in this book because I love her and she\’s my Queen. Secondly, I loved reading about the pranks that Steve would make Cam do to raise money and how Cam did it, no matter how embarrassing, and from that, we see Steve and Cam\’s friendship grow and the two really began to open up to one another. There were so many scenes of banter between Cam and Steve that had me laughing to myself like a lunatic. Steve had such a crazy, free-spirit whereas Cam was more reserved and politically correct. Despite their differences, I felt like Steve and Cam really learned a lot from one another. It was a nice change to have a male character narrate the story as opposed to the typical female. Steve was really unlikable at first and kind of an ass, but I felt like he was really opening up to Cam and redeeming himself towards the end of the book. Kaia felt kind of like a useless character to me, and she didn\’t really add much to the story besides being a big plot point. The writing is so laid-back and easy to follow. It flows and it feels natural. There is sarcasm in the writing that gives the story a lot of depth and makes the experience that much more enjoyable. The writing made you want to not put the book down and know what would happen next. There were a lot of themes present in this book as well, which I always enjoy when a book has multi-layers and is able to pull it off well.

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