He *informs* his multitude of followers about what is going on about various issues first from Brooklyn and then from Houston when for various reasons he is given a chance to do a detailed reporting on many issues which surround NASA mission. At least the blurb tells us that Cal is a successful social media journalist, so I can say that I very much appreciated that the narrative dealt with the positive use of the social media in such exuberant way. I am also a little irritated because the blurb hides the main conflict of the NASA storyline and I would have liked to talk at least a little bit about it. I don’t think the book suffered for it at all. Beware though that the story mostly deals with preparing for the Mars missions, the story takes place fully on Earth if you were hoping that missions would be shown on the pages of the book. At the end of the book, the author talks about doing a lot of research about space exploration and preparation for space exploration and it felt that way. Overall I thought it was lovely, I thought that the NASA stuff was great and it seemed that the author knew what he was talking about. I was curious how author would deal with a NASA mission to Mars and gay romance in the mix. I suppose I picked this one up because the blurb intrigued me. I am also an occasional reader of YA fiction. I am a reader of gay romance books, but I am fond of any books that include a gay romance storyline even if the romance is on the background.

But when secrets about the program are uncovered, Cal must find a way to reveal the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.

As the frenzy around the mission grows, so does their connection. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to Houston and are thrust into a media circus.Īmidst the chaos, Cal meets sensitive and mysterious Leon, another “Astrokid,” and finds himself falling head over heels-fast. Sirius B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews astronaut / Reality-TV / YA gay romance 4 CommentsĪs a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. MaREVIEW: The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

The gravity of us by phil stamper