3.75 ( )

Caleb might be a little obsessed with his new roommate Whit. He just can't seem to figure the guy out. But when he gets sick, he soon has the chance to find out.

I adored this book. Caleb was a total sweetheart. He was outgoing and bold and nice. Well, he could be a little mean, but he was mostly just nice and I loved it. His relationship with his cousins, Sem and Luke and his friendships with Mal and later, Magnus were fantastic. I loved how supportive they all were of one another. I also loved that it didn't get bogged down in angst about coming out. I liked that once Caleb decided what he wanted, he was all in.

There's not a huge amount of depth to the plot but what there is works well. There's a bit of discussion about death of a loved one, mental illness and homophobia but it's not dwelled on or examined too deeply. The transitions between Whit and Caleb's point of view came at the perfect points. They weren't evenly balanced - but Caleb's point of view was much better suited to playing narrator.

It's well written with lots of steam and fluffiness. It's probably not quite as good as my rating, but honestly I just loved it so much - it was very much right book, right time and so - 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. ( )