History Literature / SomethingLikeWinter

''Something Like Winter'' is a 2012 novel by Jay Bell. It retells some of the events from ''Something Like Summer'' from Tim Wyman's perspective and is the second novel in the ''Something Like...'' series.

->"''There are two sides to every story. When you're Tim Wyman, sometimes there are three.''"

-->-- from the book's back cover

* CallBack: The novel's first words "''This is a coming-out story,''" which are from a gay magazine Tim is is reading in a convenience store, are a callback to the beginning of SomethingLikeSummer, which begins with Ben typing out on a computer, "''This is not a coming-out story.''" Additionally, being a POVSequel, many of the events in the book are call-backs to ''Something Like Summer''

* IncompatibleOrientation: Between Tim and Travis, the frat boy that Tim sleeps with while at college. Tim believes it's karma getting back at him for what he put Ben through

* RomancingTheWidow: The gay version of this. After Jace passes away, Tim conspires to bring Ben back into his life and convinces Allison to get him to come to Tim's art gallery unveiling. [[spoiler:They reunite there and become a couple again]]

Something like Winter is a 2012 novel by Jay Bell. It retells some of the events from Something Like Summer from Tim Wyman's perspective and is the second novel in the Something Like... series.

* TemporaryLoveInterest: In the gap between leaving Ben during high school and meeting him again in adulthood, Tim has string of these, namely Travis and Ryan.

* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted with Eric and Marcello.

* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted with Eric and Marcello

* ArmouredClosetGay: The novel builds on Tim's characterization as this from ''Something Like Summer''

* RomancingTheWidow: After Jace passes away, Tim conspires to bring Ben back into his life and convinces Allison to get him to come to Tim's art gallery unveiling. [[spoiler:They reunite there and become a couple again]]

* MasochismTango: Tim's relationship with Ryan is revealed to be this.

* RomancingTheWidower: After Jace passes away, Tim conspires to bring Ben back into his life and convinces Allison to get him to come to Tim's art gallery unveiling. [[spoiler:They reunite there and become a couple again]]

* POVSequel: ''Something Like Winter'' is essentially ''Something Like Summer'' but from Tim's perspective, with the events from the previous book retold in his point of view, along with the story of what happens to Tim during the points he wasn't present for. [[spoiler: It does, however, expand past where ''Something Like Summer'' ends and tells of the trip he and Ben take to Mexico City.]]

* ArmoredClosetGay: The novel builds on Tim's characterization as this from ''Something Like Summer''

* ArmouredClosetGay: The novel builds on Tim's characterization as this from ''Something Like Summer''

* CallBack: The novel's first words "''This is a coming-out story,''" which are from a gay magazine Tim is is reading in a convenience store, are a callback to the beginning of SomethingLikeSummer, which begins with Ben typing out on a computer, "''This is not a coming-out story''"

* CallBack: The novel's first words "''This is a coming-out story,''" which are from a gay magazine Tim is is reading in a convenience store, are a callback to the beginning of SomethingLikeSummer, which begins with Ben typing out on a computer, "''This is not a coming-out story''"

* CallBack: The novel's first words "''This is a coming story,''" which are from a gay magazine Tim is is reading in a convenience store, are a callback to the beginning of SomethingLikeSummer, which begins with Ben typing out on a computer, "''This is not a coming story''"

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