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abbyl819's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I will never be able to get over how easy to read Becky Albertalli’s writing is! I flew through this book in a few hours! One of my favorite things about it was how relatable Molly is. Her constant worries about her body, how she acts, and her love life are things that every person experiences. I really liked how her life seemed so normal, and yet it was still engaging. I was not the biggest fan of Max, Will and Mina, but I did enjoy what they added to the story. I also liked that Molly has her twin Cassie, and how this books talk a lot about the twin relationship. Overall, I really liked this book and will continue to read basically anything that Becky Albertalli writes.
I will never be able to get over how easy to read Becky Albertalli’s writing is! I flew through this book in a few hours! One of my favorite things about it was how relatable Molly is. Her constant worries about her body, how she acts, and her love life are things that every person experiences. I really liked how her life seemed so normal, and yet it was still engaging. I was not the biggest fan of Max, Will and Mina, but I did enjoy what they added to the story. I also liked that Molly has her twin Cassie, and how this books talk a lot about the twin relationship. Overall, I really liked this book and will continue to read basically anything that Becky Albertalli writes.
kkoerth613's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up this book late in the night and finished it a couple hours later. Love this with my soul. Molly’s character is so much like me, it hurts. Her problems are mine. So cute.
lias_library22's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Originally I read this back in high school and this wasn't my favorite of the Simonverse trilogy, and while I don't like it more than Simon, I appreciate Molly's story. She feels behind developmentally compared to her twin, Cassie, cousin Abby, and friend Olivia, whom she feels are all more advanced than her having had crushes and sex and drank while she's had twenty-six crushes throughout her life and never acted on them. Her anxiety was well developed and young me related to parts of her story--hell I still do in some ways now. The characters read like really teenagers and not what an adult thinks a teenager acts and talks. My artsy soul loved all the talk of crafts and food and photography. And the way Molly and Cassie described Mario in brief moments had me giggling. And Reid was so adorkable. While the talk about Facebook will seem a bit dated to folks nowadays, it was easy for me to overlook. Molly's sudden change in attitude the moment she got a boyfriend though was a bit iffy--like I understand she found more confidence after confirmation someone she crushed on liked her back and she mentioned previously liking her body, I wish it was expanded on a bit more at the end. Though the line about her feeling beautiful punched my soul. Cassie's character irritated the hell out of me at times after she got with Mina--especially her treatment of Molly--and it all could have been solved with a conversation, one I wished happen a bit sooner to see more of Molly and Cassie going about balancing their relationships and sisterhood. Molly's moment at the end seeing an old crush and diving deeper into the different aspects of different relationships was a great read. Did want a little more Olivia. Was a best friend but sometimes felt in the first half-ish of the book she wasn't as prominent despite being such a close friend, though Molly did say she was closer to Abby than Olivia. Definitely character driven and might be hard to get into if you don't jive with the characters. Still is was so cute and I totally recommend to people who love a good, sweet coming-of-age story.
akookieforyou's review against another edition
4.0
“Because I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.”
I don't love this quite as much as Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, but I still found it to be quite enjoyable. The main character is insanely relatable and likable, I didn't really like her sister though. She was a bitch to everyone through most of the story, which was pretty disappointing. I would've liked more sisterly love moments. The romance was really cute, and enjoyable. Overall a pretty nice story.
I don't love this quite as much as Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, but I still found it to be quite enjoyable. The main character is insanely relatable and likable, I didn't really like her sister though. She was a bitch to everyone through most of the story, which was pretty disappointing. I would've liked more sisterly love moments. The romance was really cute, and enjoyable. Overall a pretty nice story.
deepower7's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, considering I'm a chronic overthinker, especially romantically, and that I really enjoyed Simon, I thought this would be a perfect fit. But it's plotless and it's charmless. Molly has no personality, Cassie is the worst, no one acts like a human, there's no chemistry with the love interest. Molly's sister gets a girlfriend and she acts like this is the worst thing to ever happen. And she's so uncomfortable all the time that it actually makes the reading experience unpleasant after a while. The overall message seems to be "find a boy who deigns to love you and it'll fix all your self esteem problems" and this is not a book for me.
enterprisingyoungman's review against another edition
3.0
While Becky made the effort to add a plethora of lgbt representation, by the end the plot had my rolling my eyes at the protagonist's insufferable lack of awareness.
This book really brought me back down to a high school mentality-- I genuinely forgot how difficult everything seemed to me back then.
This book really brought me back down to a high school mentality-- I genuinely forgot how difficult everything seemed to me back then.
sam_hartwig's review
3.0
Super cute! Although, it has dated because of the mention of Pinterest and Facebook being the main social media for teenagers. Clearly these days that's not what the cool kids are using
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
☆ 3.5/5 ☆
Ce nouveau roman young adult de Becky Albertalli est porté par la voix de Molly, une ado de 17 ans. Elle partage avec nous son quotidien, sa famille, sa relation mouvementée avec sa sœur jumelle, ses amitiés, mais aussi et surtout son grand questionnement autour de l'amour.
J'avais eu un tel coup de cœur pour le précédent roman de Becky Albertalli que j'étais vraiment impatiente d'en lire un autre et, du coup, mes attentes étaient peut-être trop élevées. Contrairement à Simon ..., je n'ai pas ressenti cette petite étincelle, cette vibration qui fait qu'un livre nous emballe pour de bon, qu'il sort clairement du lot.
Il s'agit certes d'une lecture agréable, portée par une plume fluide, se déroulant dans un univers plutôt atypique dans la mesure où Molly et sa fratrie ont deux mamans, mais au final on a là un roman assez classique sur l'adolescence. Cette période de la vie synonyme de doutes, de complexes, de premières fois, de moments parfois gênants, des petites mesquineries et embrouilles avec les copines ou la sœur.
Cependant, j'ai trouvé du charme à certains passages, notamment ceux tournant de Reid, espèce de anti-héros, le genre de garçon sur qui on ne miserait pas un kopeck au départ, mais qui dégage une espèce de charme pataud auquel je n'ai pas résisté.
Ce nouveau roman young adult de Becky Albertalli est porté par la voix de Molly, une ado de 17 ans. Elle partage avec nous son quotidien, sa famille, sa relation mouvementée avec sa sœur jumelle, ses amitiés, mais aussi et surtout son grand questionnement autour de l'amour.
J'avais eu un tel coup de cœur pour le précédent roman de Becky Albertalli que j'étais vraiment impatiente d'en lire un autre et, du coup, mes attentes étaient peut-être trop élevées. Contrairement à Simon ..., je n'ai pas ressenti cette petite étincelle, cette vibration qui fait qu'un livre nous emballe pour de bon, qu'il sort clairement du lot.
Il s'agit certes d'une lecture agréable, portée par une plume fluide, se déroulant dans un univers plutôt atypique dans la mesure où Molly et sa fratrie ont deux mamans, mais au final on a là un roman assez classique sur l'adolescence. Cette période de la vie synonyme de doutes, de complexes, de premières fois, de moments parfois gênants, des petites mesquineries et embrouilles avec les copines ou la sœur.
Cependant, j'ai trouvé du charme à certains passages, notamment ceux tournant de Reid, espèce de anti-héros, le genre de garçon sur qui on ne miserait pas un kopeck au départ, mais qui dégage une espèce de charme pataud auquel je n'ai pas résisté.
adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
3.0
Je to sladký. Kolikrát až příšerně sladký. Ale po celou dobu mi přišlo, že to všechno byly jen rozepsané scény, které autorka prostě utnula. Dialogy i určité situace se teprve rozjely, když hned skončily, a fakt mě štvalo, že se to nijak nerozvinulo. Plno věcí mi kvůli tomu přišlo děsně nereálných. Ale má to spoustu krásných myšlenek, hlavní pointa je skvělá a smála jsem se. Pořád to v sobě má tu pravou Albertalli.
jfemke's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0