In my book My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-weyr, we have met the 3 main characters. First we have Ellen, sister of Link and a Freshman in high school. She doesn't have much interest in school, you could call her the slacker of her and Link. However she's very clever and always knows what to say and what not to say. She's always hanging out with Link and James. She's had a major crush on James since middle school. James is a senior in high school, the type of senior who has a fake ID (but he never gets carded cause he looks old enough) and drinks and smokes. The kid whose parents are almost always somewhere other then home, he's typicaly home alone and has a weird love for foreign movies with english subtitles. As I have mentioned before, James is Links best friend, but it's only recently that Ellen has thought maybe they're more then friends. Link is the guy who has his parents up his in school. He's a straight A student and a wizz in math (he skipped 3rd grade because he knew how to simplify fractions and do long division in his head). He's also not the guy who talks too much, especially when it comes to his relationship with James. I feel there could be many themes to this book, but I feel like one of the more powerful ones are that one shouldn't be afraid to express who they really are. James isn't afraid, however Link on the other hand is, he's scared of what people will say and what his father with say but he doesn't want to admit that. This book is structured in a very clever way where the reader never wants to stop reading. It seems like something always happens in each chapter so there's never a dull moment. There have also been many good points made in this book about being homosexual that make you think about what kind of world we live in. I'm excited to read on and see what ends up happening with this love triangle.
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