Description
With over 23 million views on Webtoon, comes the first stunning and heartmelting volume of Encore. Perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Red, White & Royal Blue and Bloom.
Former childhood best friends Clayton Noguchi and Aron Santos are forced to partner up in their senior year theatre class. Where once they were thick as thieves, now the two sit on opposite ends of the high school social spectrum, as a theatre nerd and the popular jock.
But despite all that has changed around and between them, they still can't help but gravitate towards one another, and soon enough the boys are tentatively rekindling their friendship with improv, movie nights, late facetime conversations… and their growing feelings for one another.
Warm your heart this summer with a fun and gentle story about breaking up and making up, coming out, and what it means to be true to yourself.
Review
Clay is enjoying his senior year with his friends Hana and Alex. Or he was, until hisex-friend Aron joins the theatre class, and they end up being partnered together for the whole unit!
Aron is popular and sports loving, while Clay loves theatre and role play games. They have nothing in common any more, but somehow they still seem to have a lot to talk about. As they both use their school work as an excuse to spend time together, can they really hide their feelings for one another? And what about Aron’s girlfriend?
This is a story of friends and romance, growing up, coming out, and learning what is the most important to you. Clay is a complicated character who feels safe with his friends, but still fears their rejection if he hangs out with Aron. Aron is a sports jock and finds dealing with his feelings for Clay is scary. It’s well-written, with fantastic artwork that really develops the story. It will be loved by those who enjoy a good romance with diverse characters, best suited to those aged 15 and up.
