I found this book in the sales bin of my local bookshop and since I'd heard a lot of positive things about it I decided to finally read it. I had no idea what it was all about: I thought it was a YA fantasy sci-fi novel, with magic and monsters...that was the vibe the cover image and the title were giving me!
Imagine my surprise when I discovered it was a BL novel about a couple of teens growing up in Texas in 1987.
Well, I ended up reading it all in one evening and, halfway through I was getting really bored. I know I am not the target audience for this book. This is definitely a book for the 21st century kids, who are growing up stuck to screens and with ever diminishing attention span: the chapters and the phrases are short. On the other hand, I think that the author managed perfectly well to write the first person account in the language of a 15 yr old. I did not like the ending though: I wish that Ari came to conclusion all by himself.
I would have preferred this book to be less superficial but since it was told from the point of view of a teen I guess I should not expect more!
And I think I found there is a word missing in one sentence. Right?