4 stars

Synopsis: Max has met the girl of his dream whilst gaming online and has set up a meet in real life. When he gets to the meet up place, he thinks that he has been stood up, but it turns out that Steffi is Stefan, who also thought that he was meeting a woman. Instead of running away in fright, they agree to spend time together, and when they have a great time together, a friendship is born.
Stefan is gay, and he lets Max know that fairly early on in their "getting to know each other as guys" phase. Max just enjoys spending time with Stefan, whether it is online or in person. As they do spend more time together, though, Max starts to realize that he might have feelings for Stefan, and once he acknowledges that, wants to act on it, although Stefan figures that they should go slowly, since Max has never even thought about a guy that way.

What I liked: that Max and Stefan each had their own voice. Even though they were similar in a lot of ways and had some similar interests, they had two distinct personalities. Max is quieter with basically one friend, and Stefan has his work friends and the friends he grew up with, who all dare each other to do more and more outrageous things for lost bets. None of the female characters were the shrill harpy type, which is always refreshing, as is the fact that *gasp* Stefan had straight friends, and didn't just hang out with other gay people or women exclusively. Told in alternating 3rd person POV, I didn't want this story to end.

What I didn't like: that there wasn't a lot of story after Max and Stefan got together, although the epilogue was adorable. ( )

A very good pace to make everything credible.

An acceptance process without angst or rejection from loved ones involved.

A variety of moments from awkward to tender, from to funny to revealing.

A vivid description of every location that I thoroughly enjoyed.

I loved this story with an unmistakable and truly contemporary vibe. ( )

2.5

Cute, angst-free, and very British. The writing was horrible, though. I think it would’ve been a dnf if I hadn’t desperately needed a break from my current read. ( )

3.5
Cute story. ( )

What a wonderful and cute story! :)
I laughed out loud several times and even did an "awweeeee!!!!" (or two or three) complete with googly eyes =)

4.25 stars ( )