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well, i'm so fucking mad at myself for not picking up this sooner. this is what young adult contemporary romance SHOULD be.
it was the perfect amount of humor and heart. simon's voice is incredibly genuine and relatable. the dialogue was effortless and realistic. honestly, i'll read anything alberatalli will publish now.
i ship simon and blue SO MUCH. OTP status basically. i love the way that simon's homosexuality and coming out was handled...obstacles and all. simon's dad: "you're pretty brave, kid" -- couldn't agree more. i felt like albertalli created this wonderful, beautiful love story...ya know fairy tale kind of stuff here people. i admit it. i swooned.
i loved pretty much every character in this book. while i didn't get to spend a ton of time with every side character, i still felt that everyone was really developed. even the "villain", and while i didn't condone or appreciate his behavior, albertalli really portrayed his arc realistically and made sure emphasize that what he did was not okay.
i love the friendships. i love the family dynamics. i LOVE simon's parents.
this book had me head over heels to be honest and it gave me butterflies (a ya contemporary hasn't done that for me since anna and the french the kiss)
this is definitely going to be in my top 10 if not my top 5 of 2016. do yourself a favor and read this!
it was the perfect amount of humor and heart. simon's voice is incredibly genuine and relatable. the dialogue was effortless and realistic. honestly, i'll read anything alberatalli will publish now.
i ship simon and blue SO MUCH. OTP status basically. i love the way that simon's homosexuality and coming out was handled...obstacles and all. simon's dad: "you're pretty brave, kid" -- couldn't agree more. i felt like albertalli created this wonderful, beautiful love story...ya know fairy tale kind of stuff here people. i admit it. i swooned.
i loved pretty much every character in this book. while i didn't get to spend a ton of time with every side character, i still felt that everyone was really developed. even the "villain", and while i didn't condone or appreciate his behavior, albertalli really portrayed his arc realistically and made sure emphasize that what he did was not okay.
i love the friendships. i love the family dynamics. i LOVE simon's parents.
this book had me head over heels to be honest and it gave me butterflies (a ya contemporary hasn't done that for me since anna and the french the kiss)
this is definitely going to be in my top 10 if not my top 5 of 2016. do yourself a favor and read this!
The romance in this was cute and sweet, but Simon's view of himself and of other gay people was kind of off-putting. There were times when Simon tended to look down on other gay people for being 'weird' or 'flamboyant' and it just rubbed me the wrong way. However, the sequel to this is absolutely a five star book.
BECKY, I LOVE YOU.
5 strong stars. This book was just plain lovely. The characters are so so so relatable and IMPERFECT. I think that's one of my favourite things. They make bad choices with good intentions. And then at the end, they apologise for it which is the true example of a hero.
I know this book has done wonderful things for people, especially the LGBTQ+ community and I do hope that it shines light for those who feel they're walking alone in the dark. I also hope it shines a light for those who refuse to understand, who refuse to sympathise, who refuse to educate themselves. And for that, I'm glad it's been made into a movie.
The other thing I loved is that this is SO relatable, even if you're not struggling with coming out as gay. Anyone who has ever had any secret can relate to this. Anyone who has ever had something they can't tell anyone. Anyone who has ever been bullied.
Thank you, Becky and I AM SO HAPPY LEAH HAS HER OWN BOOK BECAUSE SHE WAS MY FAVOURITE BESIDES SIMON.
5 strong stars. This book was just plain lovely. The characters are so so so relatable and IMPERFECT. I think that's one of my favourite things. They make bad choices with good intentions. And then at the end, they apologise for it which is the true example of a hero.
I know this book has done wonderful things for people, especially the LGBTQ+ community and I do hope that it shines light for those who feel they're walking alone in the dark. I also hope it shines a light for those who refuse to understand, who refuse to sympathise, who refuse to educate themselves. And for that, I'm glad it's been made into a movie.
The other thing I loved is that this is SO relatable, even if you're not struggling with coming out as gay. Anyone who has ever had any secret can relate to this. Anyone who has ever had something they can't tell anyone. Anyone who has ever been bullied.
Thank you, Becky and I AM SO HAPPY LEAH HAS HER OWN BOOK BECAUSE SHE WAS MY FAVOURITE BESIDES SIMON.
I'm sorry, book. It's not you, it's me. I've seen so many rave reviews of this book, and it really ought to be a cute and funny read, but none of the characters clicked for me.
The emails between Simon and Blue were... well... I guess they felt realistic. As if I were really reading an exchange between two awkward teenagers. You'd think this was good, because yay realism, but all I could think about was "this is way too awkward, it feels as if I'm reading a private conversation, I don't want to be reading this". Seriously, so much secondhand embarrassment, I had to skip some of the emails.
And, I don't know, there was all the mystery about Blue's identity, and in the end it's kind of a letdown. It's kind of like You Got Mail, ifinstead of Tom Hanks the mystery guy was someone we'd barely seen in one scene .
I don't usually care about the "target audience" of a book (if it's a good read, it's a good read, whether it's for middle grade kids or for adults) but in this case I think maybe teenagers would appreciate it more because they'd relate to the characters more. Me, I just shake my old woman's stick at all those knuckleheads.
The emails between Simon and Blue were... well... I guess they felt realistic. As if I were really reading an exchange between two awkward teenagers. You'd think this was good, because yay realism, but all I could think about was "this is way too awkward, it feels as if I'm reading a private conversation, I don't want to be reading this". Seriously, so much secondhand embarrassment, I had to skip some of the emails.
And, I don't know, there was all the mystery about Blue's identity, and in the end it's kind of a letdown. It's kind of like You Got Mail, if
I don't usually care about the "target audience" of a book (if it's a good read, it's a good read, whether it's for middle grade kids or for adults) but in this case I think maybe teenagers would appreciate it more because they'd relate to the characters more. Me, I just shake my old woman's stick at all those knuckleheads.
Wonderful. Absolutely perfect. 5+ stars and onto my reread list.
Me encanto este libro, nuevo favorito.
Lloré casi toda la segunda mitad del libro, y creo que todo lo que iba pasando en el libro era justo lo que tenía que pasar en ese momento. Los personajes son complejos y muy reales, los quiero a todos, especialmente a Simon y a Blue.
Debo decir que supe quién era Blue desde el primer momento, pero no me lo arruinó para nada, fue muy divertido ver la dinámica sabiendo quién era quién.
Tengo miedo de la película, espero que no la arruinen, o tal vez mejor me voy a tener que ir mentalizando en separar las dos historias. Igual me imaginé a los personajes con los actores que eligieron y siento que eso fue muy bien hecho, así que una a favor de la película.
Lloré casi toda la segunda mitad del libro, y creo que todo lo que iba pasando en el libro era justo lo que tenía que pasar en ese momento. Los personajes son complejos y muy reales, los quiero a todos, especialmente a Simon y a Blue.
Debo decir que supe quién era Blue desde el primer momento, pero no me lo arruinó para nada, fue muy divertido ver la dinámica sabiendo quién era quién.
Tengo miedo de la película, espero que no la arruinen, o tal vez mejor me voy a tener que ir mentalizando en separar las dos historias. Igual me imaginé a los personajes con los actores que eligieron y siento que eso fue muy bien hecho, así que una a favor de la película.
A fun read! Teenage gay love is no different than hetro love!!
I really wasn't expecting that much from this book, but I actually really loved it! It got off to a slightly rocky start (it was really YA in the beginning) but by the end I was totally invested in it. Also, this may be the first time I've rated a YA book 5 stars?