Maybe I'm a bit cheap in my rating because I liked the book, I really did, but I didn't really get the conflict. I mean I got the cultural brigde James and Rafi had to build and the sacrifice of lying to Rafi's parents even though eveyone knew what was going on but I didn't really get why Rafael got upset when James said he loved him or even why he was angry or sad or what he was when they left his parents...maybe I read too fast and missed something imporatant. As seen on Ed and Em's Reviews!2.5/5 Stars!This book was a bit confusing. There was a lot of unexplained Spanish, using it is fine, but an explanation is necessary. I took German in high school and now in college. The most I know how to say is "I want Taco Bell" and "Hello, friends." Everything else goes right over my head.Rafi, the main character's love interest, also called everyone's mom "moms." I'll admit, at first, I thought every one had two moms. It confused me a lot. And I didn't enjoy that part. I had trouble with most of what Rafi said, and his speech. He was the stereotypical Mexican. I wish he hadn't been. It annoyed me, too. I couldn't see anything in his relationship with James because they were on two different levels.James was annoyingly whiny. My advice to his character: If you don't like your life, change it. Complaining does nothing. It was obnoxious that he spent so much time complaining. He had a lot going for him, he was just too blind to see him. He didn't care to see it though, because he was broken hearted. This book definitely wasn't a classic by Shakespeare.It was a typical, cliche story. It wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't horrible.
What do You think about Non è Shakespeare (2013)?
Age gap is apparently something like 15 years with the older guy being in his 40's.
—K_Tucker113
