With a title like DUMB JOCK, I expected a light, silly, high school tale of love and coming out. What I expected and what I got were two different things. I haven't read many YA novels. This is maybe my second or third one. I also have not read (in our genre) that many books that touched me ...
I feel people rate this book (series) low because of a reluctance to admit reading the subject. The writing is picturesque and evocative; the subject confusing and sometimes disturbing. Did I understand all of the motivations of the characters? No. I am not a 18 year old,5'2" 110lb, gay, boy, wi...
Un libro muy lindo, una historia real y conmovedora. Cuando lo acabé me dije ¿ya está, se terminó? Eso habla de una autor que sabe enganchar al lector, llevándolo con él en el viaje que ha querido crear, adentrándose en la trama y queriendo a los personajes. Es una de las pocas veces en las que l...
I did like this book but it had so many corny/far fetched aspects it was really hard to take seriously. It involved hot athlete Brad ( and closeted gay man) and self proclaimed "dork" (very openly gay) Wesley. Brad's parents are in the midst of a divorce and he happens to move into a home practic...
Chase Alexander Devereaux. I think if there’s one thing that my mom did right, it was picking out a unique, cool-sounding name for her kid. Sometimes I really wish I was as cool looking as my name though, or that I didn’t always act like such a fag. Really it’s not deliberate. Sometimes I try rea...
The alarm clock was also screaming. It was 6:30 a.m. His entire body was sore, and the lacerations on his back were raw. He felt like he needed another shower, at least to wake himself up, but it would be just too painful, so instead he splashed water on his face and brushed his teeth. Thankfully...