There aren’t enough YA books about meaningful platonic male friendships—at least not where the friendship is prominently featured. But friendship—any friendship—in adolescence is fraught with problems that always seem to be outside of the scope of the individual. This novel makes a solid effort to uncover what happens when friendship is tested by the strains of all of life’s big challenges—what happens to the individual & what happens to the partnership. This is a solid read.

This book has me torn. I feel like it needs a follow-up, if for nothing else except to see how Pete, Bob and the gang are in their college years or something. I'm giving this book a firm 3-stars. For me, there was too much taking the Lord's name in vain, cursing doesn't bother me, but that does and on a few pages, it was almost every other word., which is not a good look. Neither was the scene with one boy calling his girlfriend "stupid" and "idiot" then telling her to shut up. Those things are disturbing and should have been addressed.

The story itself takes place over a period of about a week or so, and like so many teens, these kids spend their days falling in and out of love while discovering themselves, having crushes and pondering sex all the while wondering why Todd Woods, a former classmate, decided to end it all. If an excessive amount of cursing doesn't bother you, I would say to give this story a look.

Things start to change for Bob and Pete after the death of their classmates, Todd, even though they didn't know Todd personally. Todd was a popular, unlike Bob and Pete. Except now, Bob finds himself falling in with the popular crowd. Realistic novel about growing up and dealing with high school and all the changes that come along with it.

I’ve literally never heard of this jewel of a writer. I actually stumbled upon this book and was interested based on the cover. Inside is actually a crafty mystery for teens. Thoroughly enjoy this read until the last page.