I am a teenager who reads a lot. I read real books but I also read chick-lit and other trashy stuff but this book frustrated me immensely. The voice was good; the characters were entertaining if stereotypical but the whole thing is so patronizing to teenagers. I hate books that try so hard to address "teenage issues". They frustrate me the same way that historical novels that have no plot because they're so busy shoving facts down your throat do. Write a novel about a gay teenager falling in love fine but make it readable to someone who isn't a depressed teenager with unhappy parents. Plot was predictable somewhat unbelievable. The ending was very a cheap shot which the author didn't even follow through. I would be interested to see what this author is made of if he comes out with some adult books. He has decent flow but this book is a such an obvious ploy to make us all "identify" that it frustrated me.

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