The Big Reveal

I got this book, "Almost Perfect," as a free Amazon book for the Kindle, and thought nothing of it after.  I downloaded the Kindle for Blackberry app and wanted to read something there. This book was first to appear on the list - alphabetically, by title, so I downloaded it onto my phone and started reading it. Well, by Golly, I got so hooked, and it was a very interesting premise. A high-school student named Logan starts out heartbroken because he just got dumped by his girlfriend.  He is depressed, and then meets the new girl in school, Sage.  They find that they have chemistry from the beginning, and it seemed like the perfect situation for him - he has found the girl of his dreams. But then there's a catch, a big reveal: Sage is really a man, a "transitional" male to female transsexual.  Just like any straight boy, the thought repulsed him. But then something odd happens. He finds that he has feelings for Sage, and then realizes that real love transcends gender and sexuality. This by no means simplify the situation. Logan questions, compromises, gets angry, sympathizes. He goes through a set of emotions he didn't know he had. The author lays out a fleshed out character that is layered, and normal. And I like the way he "explains" Sage, the transsexual character. She is unapologetic, confident, but deep inside we understand all the complexities of what she feels, and her decisions. This is mostly a story that is quite difficult to read sometimes. As you can probably imagine, these characters are brought into situations that a lot of times they cannot handle. The author mostly succeeds in giving them distinct voices. The writing could be a little more sophisticated, but then I think of the intended audience of this book, teenagers, so I can't really be too critical. I was immersed in this book, and couldn't wait to find out what happened to the characters. 

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