Overview
A thrilling YA debut about teen spies disguised as "love interests"āwhoever gets the girl lives; but the one she rejects, dies.
There is a secret organization that cultivates teenage spies. The agents are called Love Interests because getting close to people destined for great power means getting valuable secrets.
Caden is a Nice: The boy next door, sculpted to physical perfection.
Dylan is a Bad: The brooding, dark-souled guy, and dangerously handsome.
The girl they are competing for is important to the organization, and each boy will pursue her. Will she choose a Nice or the Bad?
Both Caden and Dylan are living in the outside world for the first time. They are well-trained and at the top of their games. They have to be ā whoever the girl doesnāt choose will die.
What the boys donāt expect are feelings that are outside of their training. Feelings that could kill them both.
From debut author Cale Dietrich comes a fast-paced adventure that is full of both action and romance and subverts common tropes.
Praise for The Love Interest:
"This sci-fi young adult novel is the answer to all of our clichĆ© love triangle woes. . . . If youāre looking for something funny, action-packed, and romantic this summer, then this is your next read." āPBS Newshour
"Thereās a Hunger Games vibe here to be sureāa deadly teen-on-teen competitionāand this is packed with similar questions of morality. High stakes, well-developed characters, and an LGBTQ slant on the classic spy story make it all the more intriguing. Stock upāthis one has something for everyone." āBooklist, starred review
"In this subversive take on the quintessential YA love triangle, two guysāthe clean-cut boy next door and the brooding bad boyācompete for a girlās affections. . . . Dietrichās debut is impressive, provocative, and a clever take on well-worn romantic tropes. . . . while the thriller elements add tension and numerous surprises." āPublishers Weekly
"Caden is a spy. . . . His competition is Dylan, a dark-souled Bad whoās the dreamiest boy Cadenās ever seen. . . . Caden doesnāt intend to loseābut no one prepared him for the way Dyl makes him feel. . . . fans of spy fiction and LGBTQ titles will find the novel worth reading." āSchool Library Journal
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