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n_asyikin_'s review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moving from a small town to a big city, Jay saw his move as being a great opportunity for him to explore his queerness & seek romances.
Utterly funny & enjoyable, Jay's Gay Agenda is a great coming-of-age story that explored trying to find yourself while balancing being there for others like your friends & family. It also depicted how stereotypes can be harmful, leading to anxiety & maladaptive responses like pushing your support system away, or suppressing your emotions. In the end, it emphasized the importance of social support whether it came from your family or your friends.
If you're interested in a charming story with swoon-worthy characters with maximum sassiness, Jay's Gay Agenda will be great for you.
Utterly funny & enjoyable, Jay's Gay Agenda is a great coming-of-age story that explored trying to find yourself while balancing being there for others like your friends & family. It also depicted how stereotypes can be harmful, leading to anxiety & maladaptive responses like pushing your support system away, or suppressing your emotions. In the end, it emphasized the importance of social support whether it came from your family or your friends.
If you're interested in a charming story with swoon-worthy characters with maximum sassiness, Jay's Gay Agenda will be great for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
tgi's review
**Disclaimer: I only didn't finish this because of time constraints. I will be trying to finish this eventually, but I had to return it to the library due to popular demand.**
I would like to address some of the other reviews on this book saying there's too much "cheating and lying". Question to those reviewers, with all due respect, were you ever a stupid 18-something year old?
...That is all.
I would like to address some of the other reviews on this book saying there's too much "cheating and lying". Question to those reviewers, with all due respect, were you ever a stupid 18-something year old?
...That is all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
sierranorgan's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Okay so I had a LOT of issues with this book.
Jay was insanely unlivable to me. I completely understand growing up in a place where there isn’t anyone like you and wanting those experiences- but he really used that excuse to explain every terrible thing he did and said in this book.
I loved the idea of Jay’s lists, and that he was the type of person who was able to process things and feelings through lists, but I felt like the lists were repeated EVERY PAGE. I swear I could recite the list from memory at this point.
The characters swung back and forth between sounding like they were middle schoolers to sounding like they should be in college. Jay refused to say the word “fuck” as he was opposed to it because of the way he was raised, so instead he said “frack” and it was really “fracking” annoying. It sounded like a child who isn’t supposed to say something so they figure out a way on the sly to say it instead. The other characters did similar things as well and I hated it.
Also, we are all (except for my asexual friends out there) sexual people. So it’s normal for us to think about sex. But dear lord if someone dropped a pencil in this book SOMEHOW Jay connected it to something sexual. It was insane.
Also the entire story takes place over the course of a month which just seems super unbelievable.
Jay was insanely unlivable to me. I completely understand growing up in a place where there isn’t anyone like you and wanting those experiences- but he really used that excuse to explain every terrible thing he did and said in this book.
I loved the idea of Jay’s lists, and that he was the type of person who was able to process things and feelings through lists, but I felt like the lists were repeated EVERY PAGE. I swear I could recite the list from memory at this point.
The characters swung back and forth between sounding like they were middle schoolers to sounding like they should be in college. Jay refused to say the word “fuck” as he was opposed to it because of the way he was raised, so instead he said “frack” and it was really “fracking” annoying. It sounded like a child who isn’t supposed to say something so they figure out a way on the sly to say it instead. The other characters did similar things as well and I hated it.
Also, we are all (except for my asexual friends out there) sexual people. So it’s normal for us to think about sex. But dear lord if someone dropped a pencil in this book SOMEHOW Jay connected it to something sexual. It was insane.
Also the entire story takes place over the course of a month which just seems super unbelievable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content
gothicpluto's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
SO CUTE i love gay people
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
melaniereadsbooks's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this book for the most part. I will say I read this via audiobook, and the repetition of Jay's list at the beginning of most chapters was...very annoying. I feel like if I had read this physically my eyes would have just breezed over those parts.
There was a lot to love about this. Many parts were very funny and super relatable. Others...I was super annoyed with Jay for a big portion. Seems like he intentionally does things he knows will hurt others and then kind of tries to get out of them and make excuses. I didn't love that. I did like some of the other characters though, and the ending was nice!
There was a lot to love about this. Many parts were very funny and super relatable. Others...I was super annoyed with Jay for a big portion. Seems like he intentionally does things he knows will hurt others and then kind of tries to get out of them and make excuses. I didn't love that. I did like some of the other characters though, and the ending was nice!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
regal_leaves's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
decklededgess's review
trigger warnings: breakup, mild sexual content, emetophobia, alcohol
dnf. so bored in the beginning i started skimming. got to like 60% was still bored.
dnf. so bored in the beginning i started skimming. got to like 60% was still bored.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Vomit
bookcrushin's review
emotional
funny
fast-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
3.5
I have very mixed feelings about this one, as an adult reader, I enjoyed it, and I can see how this book could really speak to teens both in a very sex-positive way, and how to avoid the number one way to ruin a relationship -by lying. However, some things were really great, some things weren't, but overall I think this book has good morals and the MC learns from his mistakes and has good character growth.
Content warnings that are not included in storygraph: cheating but without a DTR (define the relationship) and the virginity talk was very heteronormative for a very gay book.
Content warnings that are not included in storygraph:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, and Racism
foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Jay is about to be a senior in high school, but as the only out gay kid in rural Washington, he feels like he's missing out on so many formative experiences that his classmates are getting. Jay spends most of his time dreaming about his firsts and with that comes his own Gay Agenda. This list is filled with romantic and sexual experiences Jay is determined to experience one day. Then his parents announce that their moving to Seattle--AKA Queer Paradise--and suddenly the things on Jay's list don't seem that far away. But as Jay tries to balance his heart, his hormones and old vs new friends, he gets a bit swept away in it all.
This book was incredibly cute. I loved the tone and how just overwhelmingly positive this whole book was. I wish I had more rom-coms like this when I was in high school. Jay was a relatable and sympathetic narrator. Every time he would call someone a VSB I couldn't help but laugh. It was just too adorable.
My favorite character is Max (she/he), genderqueer gay guide extraordinaire. Max was effervescent. I loved his instant friendship with Jay and just how well they complimented each other. Also I need more genderqueer people in books. 🥺🥺🥺 Then there's Albert, our adorable geeky love interest. I head canon him as demisexual because of how he talks about how he doesn't feel attracted to people immediately it has to grow from an emotional connection. Albert also plays a version of Pokemon Go but called something else and I just loved those scenes SO MUCH.
I loved that this book talked about discussed stereotypes and why even if they are true, they're also harmful. I loved that this discussion was about both queer people and the BIPOC community, specifically the model-minority myth when Albert discusses what he's faced. It was such a good discussion and I want more YA books to have ones like this.
Jay also leaves behind his best friend in Washington. While she deals with poverty, Jay does his best to be there for her, but he doesn't really know what to do. I loved their friendship even though they had a lot of conflict. I loved the way it ended and how friendship was given the worth it deserves.
Rep: white gay MC, Chinese-American demisexual gay MC, Achillean genderqueer side character, drag queen side character, Black boy side character, various other queer supporting characters.
CWs: Emotional cheating/infidelity, sexual content, discussion of racism/racial prejudice, discussion of homophobia/gay stereotypes.
This book was incredibly cute. I loved the tone and how just overwhelmingly positive this whole book was. I wish I had more rom-coms like this when I was in high school. Jay was a relatable and sympathetic narrator. Every time he would call someone a VSB I couldn't help but laugh. It was just too adorable.
My favorite character is Max (she/he), genderqueer gay guide extraordinaire. Max was effervescent. I loved his instant friendship with Jay and just how well they complimented each other. Also I need more genderqueer people in books. 🥺🥺🥺 Then there's Albert, our adorable geeky love interest. I head canon him as demisexual because of how he talks about how he doesn't feel attracted to people immediately it has to grow from an emotional connection. Albert also plays a version of Pokemon Go but called something else and I just loved those scenes SO MUCH.
I loved that this book talked about discussed stereotypes and why even if they are true, they're also harmful. I loved that this discussion was about both queer people and the BIPOC community, specifically the model-minority myth when Albert discusses what he's faced. It was such a good discussion and I want more YA books to have ones like this.
Jay also leaves behind his best friend in Washington. While she deals with poverty, Jay does his best to be there for her, but he doesn't really know what to do. I loved their friendship even though they had a lot of conflict. I loved the way it ended and how friendship was given the worth it deserves.
Rep: white gay MC, Chinese-American demisexual gay MC, Achillean genderqueer side character, drag queen side character, Black boy side character, various other queer supporting characters.
CWs: Emotional cheating/infidelity, sexual content, discussion of racism/racial prejudice, discussion of homophobia/gay stereotypes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
emweir's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content