There are many thoughts on this book. There is a part of me that would have loved for them to focus on the romance more but I also love how they brought about how people were treated during these times. The realistic tomes of how his father reacted when he came out was devastating. I also love Brandon including other issues that are occurring at the time with Webs life and Stella's activism. There is not many authors who would think that adding these issues are too much and that people wouldn't care. He did a good job about evening out the romance and the social issues.