Theoretically Perfect

Theoretically Straight, Book 2

De: Amy Bailey, Alexander C. Eberhart

Narrado por: Mark Sanderlin, Jacob Bell

Theo Briggs just wants to be perfect. The perfect son. The perfect friend. The perfect boyfriend.

But the harder he tries to keep up appearances, the more difficult juggling all of those expectations becomes. Where Theo usually turns to his faith for comfort, he now finds confusion and apathy.

Caleb Raynard finally has the boyfriend of his dreams. His and Theo's relationship may have gotten off to a rocky start, but now that they're settling into the realities of dating, surely things must be looking up? But something haunts Theo, driving an invisible wedge between them, and Caleb is desperate to figure out what it is.

When tensions flare during a tour of a haunted hotel, Theo must decide if he's ready to let down the walls he's constructed his entire life and allow Caleb to view the imperfection behind. And if he does peel away those layers, will Caleb still be able to love the boy underneath it all?

Theo and Caleb steer their relationship through doubts of faith, tested friendships, and self-discovery in this continuation of Theoretically Straight.

©2024 Amy Bailey & Alexander C. Eberhart (P)2025 Podium Audio

Strength

Such a perfect ending for this love story. To have the strenght to be true to yourself is hard, but fulfilling.

Theoretically Amazing!

Honestly- the book was so amazing, the Voice Actors really did a wonderful job embodying the characters! I really love how the book captures raw emotions, the awkwardness of sex when freshly out, and how religion and being yourself play into identity! Such a great book! I hope there’s more in the future!!

fav lgbtq series

i LOVED this, stranger things references made me smile every time. i loved it, however, i liked the first book more! might just be my opinion thoo

A sequel I didn't know I needed.

I usually get nervous about sequels, but this is SO good. It feels like a continuation of the first book which is what a good sequel should feel like. Listening to them one after another is highly recommended. The story gets so good when the father finally starts getting push back for his pushing religious beliefs over his own family. Again something I sort of relate too. Another 10/10

Loved It

I have been waiting for Book 2 of Theoretically Straight since I finished it and this book didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed it so much. I honestly hope there is a third book

Great follow up

These sequels can sometimes be a boring mess. This was happily not one of those. Great follow up :)

actors were great, writing is beautiful

the performance by both VAs are so centered and full of character- their distinct embodiments play so well, and the writing itself of each POV is so wonderfully different. i admire the emotion these books have brought to the surface for me, as these stories mirror my experience and that of a lot of queer kids raised in christian families. listening(binged is a better term) to these books the last week have really helped me close some loops on traumatic experiences i had as a kid, and take such an honest look at lived bullshit. i am greatful the story has such fun and interesting supporting characters, they make me so happy from the fun and varied interests and personalities that are shown, and they remind me to be thankful for the support my friends gave me in my life as a queer teen. a wonderful continuation of a romance that doesn't just end because they got together- the roads between anguish and elation are felt deeply during the moments of tension and levity, and it really shows without telling how kids are forced to endure when a parent is unaccepting as they rely on their parents for so much because they simply are not allowed to be self sustaining. great story, fabulous characters, wonderful performances. i hate sienna forever and ever, and also michael. may they both stop being pieces of shit someday.

They’re unshattering love for each other through hardship

To be honest, this story wasn’t quite what I expected. I don’t know what I expected to be real, but I had a good time listening to this, and I was imagining things like I do when I listen to any other story because I can’t read stories on paper because it just drains my eyes and I get bored but when I can hear stories, especially when they are recorded by actual people, not just artificial intelligence voices it really gets me into the story. Also, the two actors who portrayed the characters did a very good job, portraying every character, including female characters. I’m quite impressed and like I said, imagining things when I listen to any other story like when imagining the car that Theo drives the home, he lives in the town what it looks like any other places, it leaves much positive imagination and may check y’all out sometime for any more stories. Also not gonna lie I thought it was funny when they talked about being in Atlanta when they went to the kindling hotel when one of the employees or tour guides talked about furry convention down at whatever hotel, the Marriott what’s funny is I’m a furry and I know what convention they were talking about FWA furry weekend Atlanta and I know that that’s not what the stories about but I appreciated it being mentioned anyway just overall this is a very good story and I just want to think everyone involved in the creation of the story thank you.

Better than the first!

It took me a while to make it through Theoretically Straight, but I did end up enjoying the story and made a connection to the characters. Theoretically Perfect did not have that issue. It was amazing from beginning to end and these characters grew exponentially throughout the book. I would love another story with all of them. I cannot recommend this book enough, it’s sweet, sad, exciting, heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time

Love This!

Love the continuation of Theoretically Perfect. I love LGBTQ YA, but I love that these characters feel real. Its not just a full happy ending but realistic. Theo and Caleb make a great couple and hope to get more of these two as they grow.