Review: What a beautiful story!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
I love “coming of age” and I love friends falling in love!Caleb and Nico have been best friends since they were 10 years old and Nico came over for swimming lessons. They’ve been inseparable ever since. Their relationship evolves into kissing and youthful experimentation at 12. And by 18, they are madly in love. Caleb feels very protective of “his Nico” and will do anything to keep him safe. They just have to make it a few more months until they are off to college.They have to hide their relationship because Nico’s abusive dad would never understand. Caleb, on the other hand, has a wonderful family. One of my favorite moments was his dad’s reaction when Caleb finally told him about his relationship with Nico.The bullying they were subject to at school after they were discovered was eye opening. It’s been quite awhile since I was in high school (ha!), but I would have hoped that their friends and classmates would have been more open-minded and supportive. I guess I was wrong. How sad!I enjoyed watching Caleb and Nico’s relationship develop. Through flashbacks, we get to know them from the beginning and follow them as they fall in love and explore their sexuality together. A must read for everyone who enjoys YA!