J, the main character, knows he's really a boy at heart. Unfortunately, no one else seems to see him that way- his parents still call him Jenifer, the other kids at school treat him as something other than human, and even his friend Melissa, the one person he's closest to, doesn't truly understand him.
J's fight to show his parents and Melissa who he truly is on the inside (not the lesbian his mother thinks she can deal with, not a gay teenage boy- there's a difference between gay and trans!) is chronicled in a unique third-person point of view, detailing the internal and external conflict J has with himself and the people around him.
I like this author's writing style- it's different from Astrid's snarky and sarcastic comments in Ask the Passengers, but still has that witty sense of humor I enjoy.
"I feel like I'm taking beefcake shots for a calendar."I also like watching how J changes throughout the course of the book, from the introvert carefully concealing his change from a rather overprotective mom to a bolder person coming out (eesh, unintentional) and confronting said mother about his sexuality.
I would recommend this book to anyone exploring LGBTQ themes.
