Patrick or Patch as he now prefers,  has a plan for the coming year. Prom is in the plan, and his creative side has him as head of the decoration committee.

His new name is part of reinventing himself, from the uncool, nobody knows who he even is at school, to something cooler. He believes that ‘Patch’ is so much cooler then Patrick.

The main goal of the year ahead is to find a boyfriend. 16 and never been kissed applies to Patch, and he is desperate to change that.

He has had boyfriends before, but even he must admit that Fred from Scooby Doo and others he has imagined kissing don’t really count. But this year is going to be different. Along with his best best friend Jean, and her advice from her own relationship (albeit only 5 weeks long) he is going to finally be in a real relationship.

He can’t believe his luck when two new boys attend the first meetings of Drama Club. Choosing between them is hard, and even harder when things go terribly wrong.

Suddenly without even Jean by his side, Patch has to switch from looking from a boyfriend to looking at himself. Maybe his way of doing things isn’t the right way at all.

In the fallout of friendships, confidence and apologies, Patch’s life is suddenly looking way better than he’s even dreamed.

This book is HILARIOUS. I laughed out loud so many times, as I got to know Patch in his day to day dramas and life. And Patch really knows how to make everything into a DRAMA!

He overthinks everything, from what to say, how to enter a room, what to wear and what to do in just about every situation he is thrown into.

His only ‘safe place’ is his rock and bestie, Jean. But when she isn’t at his side, he is lost – adding even more drama.

Well worth a read if you love to laugh.

Author – Harry Trevaldwyn

Age – 13+

(2025, First Ink, Pan Macmillan UK, Humour, Funny, High School, Aged 16, Friendships, Relationships, Family, Sibling squabbles, Drama Club, Overthinking, Expressive, Creative, LGBTQ+, Gay, Bi, Boyfriend, Romance, Romcom)