First, I would like to apologize to Trip. I really should not have finished this book, so I did not feel compelled to review it; however, I did finish it, so I am reviewing it. My problem starts with the shelving of this book. I’m not sure if this is Trip’s fault, the publisher’s fault, or Barnes & Noble’s fault, but I found this book on the adult shelf, which is the whole reason I picked it up. I am always looking for the small smattering of gay romantasy available from major publishers. I quickly realized this was squarely a YA title, which I was okay with because I’m always looking for more books to put on my classroom shelf; however, there was just enough insinuation that I do not feel comfortable putting it on a shelf for 12 year olds. Then there is the writing itself, which just was not good. The writing is largely repetitive, the plot feels like it happens fast yet happens over a ridiculously large amount of time, and the book is full of happenings that are simultaneously too convenient and also at times too convoluted to understand.