3 Stars
Self acceptance and valuing oneself--It's important!
This is the cute version of high school with it's rampant apathetic to viciously hostile treatment of "other". Lucas Tate is a smart guy and brilliant pianist. There's two strikes against him. Oh yeah, and he's beautiful. Not like catalogue beautiful, but beautiful... bordering on ethereal or effeminate.
Of course, this attracts attention. Usually, when some idiot's deciding to be an epic ass for performance points. Ahhh... the inane cruelty of adolescence.
Anyway, this runs the young adult gamut of decisions about voice, body ownership, bullying, friendship, misconceptions, and assumptions. Lucas is a nice guy, and honestly deserves better than he gets. Watching him struggle and negotiate high school and his family while seeking emotional connection with others is both cringe-worthy and uplifting.
I enjoyed this story. I didn't love it like Sock it to Me, Santa!which is amazing, but it's a lovely story of staying true to oneself, regardless.
Random acts of kindness--they might be the one thing that makes someone's day, week, month or year. Try them.
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