You have probably already read this before...Well, maybe not this book, but ones very much like it. A gay coming of age story with all the boxes ticked, far too many really.Fairly good writing and okay character development, although some seemed too mature at times, just not original. A few typos, but better than most. I tried to like this story and characters, but I have read it all before. If this is your first of this sub-genre, you will probably get more from it than I did.Spoilers...All the usual suspects; The athlete, the outcast, the breakup and reconciliation, the female best friend, the exes, the team, the returned best friend (who you got drunk with the night before he left and...), the homophobic rapist, the coincidences, the violent dad, the beatings, the hospital visits, the accepting mother, the friendly cops who clean up the mess, the happy but abrupt ending.At least there were no werewolves, vampires, zombies, etc.