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Charlie Nelson, a year 10 student, returns from winter break to find that all the students in his all-boy British school have been assigned vertical homerooms, meaning it's a mix of all years. He's assigned a seat next to Nick Nelson, a year 11 rugby player. Charlie's popular enough, but not in Nick's league. He has been secretly hooking up with Ben, who is not out and treats Charlie rather poorly. Plus, Charlie is sure Nick is straight. Nick seems interested in Charlie and the two strike up a friendship. Nick finds himself thinking more and more about Charlie in a romantic way, which confuses the heck out of him since he has always assumed he was straight.
My my, this was just a delightful breath of fresh air! Just the right amount of angst with a healthy dose of young love with all its unbridled joy, longing, preoccupation and confusion. Nick and Charlie are instantly likable - clean cut and earnest. The art is clean and spare but still filled with cool little details and adorable expressions. I absolutely can't wait for volumes two and three. I also want to read the author's debut prose YA novel, Solitaire, which centers around Charlie's sister, Tori; but both boys are in the novel.
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