In the introduction, the reader is told to "assume this is a work of fiction," although I suspect that fiction is meant in the loosest sense of the word. Much of this reads like it could easily be nonfiction, although the last section does wander into obvious fictional territory. The subject of this tale is how a friendship morphed into an unlikely and hesitant romantic relationship. The text is illustrated with a few color drawings. Overall, I thought it was pretty well written, but the vague, abrupt ending left me wanting. –Sean Stewart (Chrix Morix, 23 Crystal Villa, Warman, SK, Sokoai, Canada)