famlam2's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Cursing
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
shector1's review
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
chase_mcl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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? It's complicated
3.75
I really enjoyed this book but it felt like it was written in 2015 which it was and you can tell, see thats the issue whit pop culture heavy books is alot of them feel old very quickly. Aside from that it was a cute cozy read and my favorite parts were the emails and the scene
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where Simons comes out to AbbySpoiler
it felt very genuine. I personally could've done without the typical teen boy boner talk but it didnt ruin the book as a whole. Push throught the dirst half because the second is way better when simon finally comes into his own. Definitely worth reading and then watching the movie lots of diffrences but also lots of similarities love both and what they have done for the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
allweseeorseem's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Excrement, Homophobia, Outing, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
bobisthecoolest's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
3.75
This was fun. I read in a day and it did make me not want to put the book down. I think I would have liked this better at 13, but I still like it now. I don’t really have strong opinions so this is kind of a boring review, sorry :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing, Bullying, Homophobia, and Alcohol
phantastic's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Outing
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing
laurataylor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Outing
allie_c73's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Outing
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia
davidup_15's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
One of the most beautiful, empathetic views of what it's like to be a teenage gay boy I have read - the characters are so vivid I want to be friends with all of them, and so relatable it can hurt sometimes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol
npak07's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia