This was quick read and decent enough, though it wasn't something earth-shattering or new. 
 It is a little...disheartening? I guess? that so many LBGT YA novels revolve around some sort of tragedy or pain. I get that for a lot of LBGT people, that parental disdain is there and does lead to dire actions with even more dire results. But there's also a lot of LBGT people who have the love and care of their family and friends. Plus, sometimes, you just get overwhelmed by the overwhelming negativity and want a novel with LGBT characters that's not soaked in misery. 
 "It Looks Like This" was fine. At first, the lack of real punctuation and short sentence structure drove me crazy, but as it went on, it worked for the character. Mike and Sean's relationships is just the sort of thing you'd imagine for two closeted young men. The families' reactions are a little stereotypical, and the ease with which the moms do an about face, I found, is a little unrealistic. 
 Still, the novel is basically fine.