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its_vendetta's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed it!! I was inbetween giving it a 3.5-4 just because I liked it, I didn’t have any big issues, but also it wasn’t that intriguing for me and I wasn’t ever on the edge of my seat or anything.
But, I also want to add that i’m not really the targeted demographic, as an asexual. A lot of Jay’s thoughts weren’t really relatable to me, and the only character I felt connected to was Max, as someone who’s genderqueer! I feel like allosexuals would relate to this book more then I did, but it was still nice!
But, I also want to add that i’m not really the targeted demographic, as an asexual. A lot of Jay’s thoughts weren’t really relatable to me, and the only character I felt connected to was Max, as someone who’s genderqueer! I feel like allosexuals would relate to this book more then I did, but it was still nice!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent
Minor: Religious bigotry, Car accident, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny
CW for losing a home and money problemsevelynyle_88's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity
Moderate: Vomit, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
josieruby1's review against another edition
medium-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
2.5
A pretty easy quick read but one that was infuriating a lot of the time. The absolute repetition of the list was my least favourite thing. But Jay being such a self centred character with such tunnel vision made it different to really enjoy a book from his perspective. Albert, Max and Lou were much more interested characters imo.
Another thing that bothered me was Max was introduced as genderqueer and as using he/she pronouns but then throughout the book no character ever used she only ever he. It felt like the she was an important part of max who referred to herself as "femme" and as having a female soul. It was a shame to see that then essentially ignored.
The time period of this book also seemed a bit rushed. Jay somehow seems to make these lifelong connections and mess literally everything up in just over a month?
Max's interest in astrology was fun though and I liked the comments he made about virgos and Geminis. As a Gemini with a virgo parent, I could relate somewhat haha.
Also I adored Jay's dad, it was great seeing parents who have been together a long time still deeply in love as well as seeing a guy taking the career break while his wife was being promoted.
The backdrop of Seattle was my favourite thing about the book. I went on holiday there last year so I loved being able to picture the places there were talking about.
Oh and the fake pokemon go game? Amazing.
Another thing that bothered me was Max was introduced as genderqueer and as using he/she pronouns but then throughout the book no character ever used she only ever he. It felt like the she was an important part of max who referred to herself as "femme" and as having a female soul. It was a shame to see that then essentially ignored.
The time period of this book also seemed a bit rushed. Jay somehow seems to make these lifelong connections and mess literally everything up in just over a month?
Max's interest in astrology was fun though and I liked the comments he made about virgos and Geminis. As a Gemini with a virgo parent, I could relate somewhat haha.
Also I adored Jay's dad, it was great seeing parents who have been together a long time still deeply in love as well as seeing a guy taking the career break while his wife was being promoted.
The backdrop of Seattle was my favourite thing about the book. I went on holiday there last year so I loved being able to picture the places there were talking about.
Oh and the fake pokemon go game? Amazing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
gerzonvillegas's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Death
chrisoverbye's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The main character is very unlikable, I didn’t root for them at any part of the book. He was very self centered and overly obsessed with the Gay Agenda, and he ended up screwing everyone else over in the process. The whole books was a bit cringey in my opinion. Jay constantly saying “frack” instead of fuck became pretty annoying after the first couple of times, and the lists that kept coming up just became repetitive.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
gssll_lpz's review
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent
parasolcrafter's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
this book made me wanna scream at jay like why is he so immature he is 18 years old good lord </3 like im sorry but i dont care if youve never been in a relationship before, most people know just by default that sleeping with someone else while youre going on dates with another person is Maybe not the Best Decision to make. like hello??? baby you grew up in washington, not on mars
also this book managed to be sex focused while feeling like it was written for children. HOW is that possible. im a little bit in awe
also this book managed to be sex focused while feeling like it was written for children. HOW is that possible. im a little bit in awe
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent
torispring's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.5
It was gay so of course it wasn’t bad. But the main character’s inner monologue was about sex every 3 minutes and I am a bit too asexual to really enjoy that. Jay is who people talk about when they say ‘being gay is your whole personality’ and while I don’t blame him and it is understandable, it was still quite annoying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
maggies's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
While the story deals really well with lots of difficult issues, from poverty to racism and homophobia, it didn't exactly make sense to me. 99% of the time, the characters were incredibly immature, like Jay's single-minded focus on hooking up and having sex, but then for the other 1% they consistently displayed amazing emotional maturity around these issues specifically. Definitely gave off the vibe that the author had an agenda (lol) in those moments, even though the characters didn't demonstrate that maturity elsewhere. Done differently, I can imagine it would have made the characters feel fuller, more real, but it just didn't quite pull off to me. I also can't identify with the sex obsession/using people as a means for sex, and that attitude really turned me off. Though, to be fair, Jay does figure out that it's problematic by the end of the book, so good for him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent