One of my favorite books of this year. This story was incredibly touching and thought provoking. I absolutely adored all of the characters and I really loved all of the parental relationships presented in this book. Our main character--Ari--reminded me a lot of Charlie from The Perks of Bring a Wallflower, but while there are certainly similarties this story is entirely it's own. I picked this up in audio book because I knew that Lin Manuel Miranda was the narrator and that was pretty much all I needed to know to convince me it was going to be amazing. Lin's narration is perfection (again, no surprises there) and the combination of his voice and the writing style is beautiful. 
 This is a coming of age story, and it is very much character based. It was throughly diverse, centering around two Mexican American families and discovering your sexuality while coming of age. I fell in love with every single character in the story. If you enjoy character based stories and very lyrical writing I would recommend this book in a heartbeat.