This book was a bit difficult for me to rate, there were a lot of things that I loved, but there were also a lot of things that I find distasteful.I really enjoyed the story of Trey’s mother as an alcoholic, it was eye opening with the abuse of cough syrup. I had heard of kids drinking NyQuil, but not just drinking any cough syrup by the bottle. I also agree with Try’s standpoint on alcoholism as a disease, this will probably piss a lot of people off, but I have my reasons. I also loved Vinnie’s transition, how hard it was for him to come to terms with his sexuality, and how in doing so made him grow in other aspects in his life. I loved his family, especially his sister, and how even she wasn’t perfect.What I wasn’t so thrilled about was the age gap, I am not a huge fan. I can see why the authors did it, but even so it was a bit on the extreme side for me. I am also not a bit fan of the whole “waiting for marriage”, and “saving myself for my soul mate”. I am a firm believer in test the waters, see what you like, and don’t like. You don’t jump in and buy the first car you see, you test drive a few, and cars are not a life commitment.So, all in all, I liked the story, and it made me think with both my likes and dislikes.
