4.75 
 THIS WAS SO GOOD. 
 There is so much about this book that I love. It plays with the old trope of beauty is what's on the inside but goes further. It is a story of friendship and fighting for friendship and realizing yourself and what and who you truly are. It's about girls being more than damsels in distress and boys being more than just vain. It's about how people who are systematically discriminated against will think less of themselves because of it and that their pain can lead to anger and violence. I'm gonna put the next bit into spoiler territory even though it may not be a spoiler. 
 (view spoiler)[ So even though this books does all the great things mentioned above, it also, to me, does a bit of queer baiting. Or if not fully queer baiting queer alluding. I can't say for certain about one of them, but definitely our leading man says things that have me going "gaaaaayyyy you gay bro!!" And like waiting for him to realize that but have it never happen and then have straight things happen was a bit frustrating and sad. The other one could happen idk but I'm doubtful because of our man above. I really hope in book two, all the gay comes out and I can be a happy butterfly. (hide spoiler)]