THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KING

Author Harry Trevaldwyn's perfectly pitched, slightly sibilant, and very funny narration puts listeners up close and personal with British teenager Patch. Patch begins the school year with the goals of getting his new nickname to catch on (his name is Patrick) and getting his first boyfriend. Trevaldwyn's Patch is haplessly, sometimes disastrously overconfident, and he's both exhausting and endearing in equal measure. Much of the action takes place during rehearsals for the school drama club's production of SWEENEY TODD. As Patch, along with best friend Jean, hatches his boyfriend plots, gets to know castmates Sam and Peter, and scours his mom's self-help books, he does, eventually, have some welcome emotional growth, and the audiobook's conclusion is a sweet and satisfying one. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]