I think I got myself a little too hyped for this book. And it was great! ...Though nothing terribly original, if I'm going to be honest. Don't get me wrong; it was well written and I really loved the characters (and their parents!), but it lacked plot which is something that bores me in contemporary YA. Never been a huge slice of life fan. (It's a really good plot-less story if that means anything?) The slow building romance was worth it despite all this, but I just can't give it five stars. Close, but... too many buts. Seeing a glimpse into a life so different then my own kept things interesting and it had a walking in another's shoes experience, so it earned the solid four stars. 
 Yet -for some reason- I was expecting something... bigger and louder. 
 Am I the only one who gets super frustrated at out of the closet stories, because we all know where they are going, so each time one of the characters looked at another potential date who wasn't their true love, I just wanted to throw the book and tell them to turn back and just kiss already!! D< 
 ...Maybe I'm just getting old and exhausting what's left of the GLBT YA genre. Yeah, that is probably it.