Review: Very well written, but a little more "reality" was needed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Having read all the glowing reviews I decided to download the first book in this series.  Let me start by saying that I agree with everyone that the characters, all of the quite frankly, are very well written and the back story was interwoven into the present day with excellent ease.  In general it was a great story of love lost and re-found.My only "beef" was that the story lacked a certain level of realism.  As a gay high school student Hugo never had to deal with a lot of the issues a real teen high school student would have.  Granted Kevin's father was a jerk, but for as much "hanging out" together that they did, Hugo and Kevin were never confronted.  That just doesn't seem realistic.While it was also great fortune that they found each other again it all seemed to go just a little too smoothly.  With the exception of one incident - the drunk bully - Hugo and Kevin's relationship never hits a snag.  Again, not very real-world.  People say they read to escape, with which I agree, but I also think a good storyline should have a little angst/tension to keep it real.Still, I liked the book.  I will probably download the second book as I do like the author's writing style.