This book was very well-written. The structure of the story was mostly chronological. There were no chapters; the narration switched between Kale and Julian, labeled with italicized time stamps, which was helpful as it compared what each one was thinking at almost the same time.

I thought that the characters were well-developed. Kale, for one, was the definition of a high schooler:  trying to figure out where you fit in. He tried to walk in so many different spheres but not really based on what he wanted personally. When he saw Julian being himself, regardless of the bullying he has to withstand, Kale woke up to the fact that he was being a fake and that he just needed to be...Kale. Julian was a really good parallel to Kale, as again, he saw what he wanted to be and was striding straight toward it.

I loved the relationship he had with his mom: she was not angry or offended with Julian's decision and only wanted him to be happy and to be proud of him. She did worry because any medical solution for a gender change can have some bumps along the way, but she'd stick with him through thick and thin. Julian was not arrogant with his mom. He loved her and did have a modicum of guilt for making her pay for all of the medical procedures, which means he's an empathetic person. The whole storyline was also good because it didn't focus directly on their conflicts, which I thought was a smart move. Through one of the main conflicts, they were brought together and figured out how they felt towards each other. One thing Ms. Kerick did really well was making the mean characters. They were perfectly mean and horrible and are exactly what people out there really are to others who seem different.

I would recommend this book to any person who is just trying to figure out what they want in life.; it's not just a book for the LGBTQ community. It's a good book to teach a life lesson that the only opinions that matter are from the people who care about you.