I have to admit I have some mixed feelings after finishing this one. There were some things that I just loved, but there were other bits that fell a little short for me. To start with the good. I loved the way how natural and unnoticed it was that the main character was gay and dated another boy. I loved everything about the Marine institute and everyone there. I loved Beckett and Meyers and their threesome friendship with Zack. I didn’t love Zack. I wanted to, he wasn’t a bad guy and he clearly wanted to be better, but I didn’t like him much and I didn’t think his growth trajectory through the book was as good as it could have been. I didn’t love the conflict in Zack and Chip (I also didn’t love that name)’s romance. I didn’t love Ryan and the whole prank that Zack took the blame for (and really where was the logic? It would ruin Ryan’s college career but not Zack’s?). I found I liked the second half of the book a lot more than the first half. Overall I gave this one 3.5 stars but I rounded up for excellent queer representation and a great second half.