When Harry Met Matty [9781250491343]

Overview

History is All You Left Me meets Dear Wendy in this m/m romance about two friends navigating falling in love, asexuality, OCD, and their whirlwind first year of college.

For as long as he can remember, Harry has been everything to Matty: best friend, swimming rival, maybe even future Olympic partner. Now that they’re starting college together, Matty hopes he can add “boyfriend” to that list. But for that, he needs to tell Harry how he feels—if he can finally bring himself to do it (sue him, romantic speeches are not his forte).

Harry suspects Matty might have feelings for him, but he can't let him confess. Even though he feels the same, there's something Harry hasn't told anyone yet: he's asexual. He worries what that could mean for a potential relationship since everyone around him places so much value on sex, and Harry would rather lose the love of his life than his best friend.

Little does Harry know, Matty has a secret, too. He’s struggling with OCD, and it's affecting his swimming career as well as their friendship. How can Matty be a good partner when he’s not even sure he’s a good person?

Things only get more complicated when a misunderstanding puts Harry as dorm roommates with their former nemesis—and Harry's first kiss he never told Matty about. But as the distance between them grows wider, can they be together without losing one another?

Set in a roller coaster first year of college, L.V. Peñalba’s When Harry Met Matty is a story of falling in love and embracing yourself, all with a little help from the friends you never expected.