Openly Straight

I listened to the audiobook version of this and highly recommend it!

This is the story of Rafe a teenager who has been openly Gay in his hometown for quite a while. Rage decides he's tired of being the “gay kid” in his small town and takes the chance to go to all boys boarding school across the country for his Junior year and start fresh.

While at this new school he never outwardly admits to being Gay in his mind if he no one asks he won't tell and it won't be a lie. (This actually drives me nuts because then he actually does start lying, multiple times and still stubbornly doesn't see it as a problem or the same as being in the closet. But to each their own I guess)

While at school Rafe makes friends with the jocks, kids who would have never accepted him back home, and enjoys being just “one of the guys”. That is until he starts getting close to Ben.

Ben is different. Not judgmental like the other guys, and he doesn't care what anyone else thinks of him. He's deep and thoughtful and Rafe falls for him hard. That's of course where all the trouble starts.

This book was actually really sweet. And it was hard to not fall for Ben yourself seeing him through Rafe's eyes. I really enjoyed this book, it had me laughing at times and at others crying and I can't wait to pick up the sequel.