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akookieforyou's review against another edition
2.0
Lalathon 2018
I have very mixed feelings about this book. I love Becky Albertalli's writing, but something about this book just felt... off. The characters weren't the same, the felt a little hollow, like a piece of them was missing. And Leah just isn't my favorite character, she gets on my nerves a lot. So much of the crap she pulled just made me want to shake her.
There were, however, some good things. For instance, even though I liked Abby and Nick together in Simon, and Unrequited, I thought Leah and her were really cute together. I also liked seeing where Simon and Bram's relationship was, and how they were doing (they're still the cutest couple in ever!).
But overall this book was pretty meh. I far prefer Becky's other two stories in this universe, and probably always will.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. I love Becky Albertalli's writing, but something about this book just felt... off. The characters weren't the same, the felt a little hollow, like a piece of them was missing. And Leah just isn't my favorite character, she gets on my nerves a lot. So much of the crap she pulled just made me want to shake her.
There were, however, some good things. For instance, even though I liked Abby and Nick together in Simon, and Unrequited, I thought Leah and her were really cute together. I also liked seeing where Simon and Bram's relationship was, and how they were doing (they're still the cutest couple in ever!).
But overall this book was pretty meh. I far prefer Becky's other two stories in this universe, and probably always will.
deepower7's review against another edition
2.0
So, I'm never a fan of sequels that require the author to literally rewrite the first book and ruin all the characters to make it work. But honestly, the bigger problem with this is that there's no plot, and I really didn't believe in the love story. I think maybe Simon was a lightning strike, and it won't be happening again.
ac1517's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
smolherbivore's review against another edition
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
3.5
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
Après l'énorme coup de cœur que j'avais eu pour Moi, Simon, 16 ans, Homo-Sapiens, j'étais curieuse et ravie de retrouver toute la petite bande. Bon je dois dire qu'au début j'étais plutôt paumée car une bonne partie des personnages m'étaient complètement sorti de la tête, du coup, j'ai eu du mal à rentrer dans le roman.
Ce young-adult est raconté à la première personne, du point de vue de Leah, la meilleure amie de Simon. Pour elle comme pour ses amis, c'est la fin d'une époque, puisqu'il ne leur reste que quelques semaines avant la fin du lycée, son traditionnel bal de fin d'année, et les départ pour la fac, avec les chemins qui se séparent. C'est donc un moment un peu suspendu, avec parfois des pointes de nostalgie, mais aussi de l'excitation face à la vie d'adulte qui se profile à l'horizon. Ajoutons à cela les émois amoureux, les disputes entre amies, les couples qui se font et se défont ... bref, la vie des ados dans toute sa splendeur !
Le capital swoonesque de Simon et Bram est toujours au top, j'adorerais retrouver ces deux amoureux dans un autre roman !
Leah est un personnage auquel je me suis peu attachée. Ses doutes et ses questionnements sont tout à fait compréhensibles, bien traités, pourtant, elle ne m'a pas vraiment touchée. Il m'a manqué quelque chose avec elle, mais j'ai bien du mal à pouvoir dire quoi exactement ...
Du coup, je ressors de cette lecture avec une impression mitigée :/
Ce young-adult est raconté à la première personne, du point de vue de Leah, la meilleure amie de Simon. Pour elle comme pour ses amis, c'est la fin d'une époque, puisqu'il ne leur reste que quelques semaines avant la fin du lycée, son traditionnel bal de fin d'année, et les départ pour la fac, avec les chemins qui se séparent. C'est donc un moment un peu suspendu, avec parfois des pointes de nostalgie, mais aussi de l'excitation face à la vie d'adulte qui se profile à l'horizon. Ajoutons à cela les émois amoureux, les disputes entre amies, les couples qui se font et se défont ... bref, la vie des ados dans toute sa splendeur !
Le capital swoonesque de Simon et Bram est toujours au top, j'adorerais retrouver ces deux amoureux dans un autre roman !
Leah est un personnage auquel je me suis peu attachée. Ses doutes et ses questionnements sont tout à fait compréhensibles, bien traités, pourtant, elle ne m'a pas vraiment touchée. Il m'a manqué quelque chose avec elle, mais j'ai bien du mal à pouvoir dire quoi exactement ...
Du coup, je ressors de cette lecture avec une impression mitigée :/
meggie82461's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, no, it wasn’t as good as Simon vs. But really, that is a TALL order. I went into this acknowledging that fact, which I think helped immensely. And, I mean, we got more Simon! So this was an all-around win for me. That being said, I get why reviews aren’t as good for this one. Leah was a pain in the ass. All teenagers are assholes, but usually the author makes the narrator easier to stomach. That... didn’t really happen here. Don’t get me wrong; I respected Leah. I sympathized with Leah. Leah is a great friend. But despite all those things, I’m just not sure I LIKED Leah. Unlike others, though, that isn’t a requirement for me to enjoy a book. Can it improve one? Absolutely. Becky Albertalli is great enough of a writer that it doesn’t matter, though. I mean, I much preferred Simon- the person and the book- but I still can’t ever imagine rating this one lower than a 4. I laughed, I smiled, and I was very interested in what would happen. The conflicts were not easily resolved. The best part about this author, though? The gayness!! Seriously, there are baby queers everywhere, finding themselves and falling in love. It’s fantastic. These are stories for the misfits, not just in sexual orientation but also shape and color. We all talk a good game about diversity, but this author is out there walking the walk, and I love her & all her books for it.
kishma_'s review against another edition
1.0
This was probably my most anticipated read of the year and it just fell so so flat for me. Maybe it's because it had to live up to the love I have for Simon Vs, but regardless this was so disappointing. And the end-game relationship felt so forced...
I was hoping this book would make me like Leah more than I did in Simon Vs, but nope! It made me dislike her even more.
I'm seriously so sad about this outcome to this day.
I was hoping this book would make me like Leah more than I did in Simon Vs, but nope! It made me dislike her even more.
I'm seriously so sad about this outcome to this day.
katiey's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed this book! It was relatively straightforward but still approached important topics of queerness and friendship and growing up.