The mind and behavior of a teenage boy coming to grips with his sexuality is so realistic in this book that I found myself understanding myself better! Often I felt like I was reading about myself when I was a new teenager (and that was a long, long time ago!). The book leaves many questions unresolved - very realistic, very lifelike! I highly recommend this book. ( )

Left me wanting more. A little disconcerting but mainly because it is so realistic, IMO. ( )

The story covers a period of a matter of months, but in those months a great deal happens to the young thirteen going on fourteen year old Robin, a sensitive boy used to being bullied. What Robin experiences in that time is surely the beginning of the making of him, as he learns who and what he is. Not so much a coming of age story, for we leave Robin having just turned fourteen, but more a coming to realisation. Whilst in the short time span covered in the novel Robin endures much heartache, rejection as well as a major tragedy, this is not a tale of despair, but one of hope. An engaging and moving story. ( )

Beautiful, emotional, gripping. No book has ever put me back into the world of gay teenage turmoil like this book. My all-time favorite coming out book. Read it! ( )