prongs_little_king's review
emotional
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
4.75
katina26's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
bopip's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this at your 20s definetly shows how stupids we are when we are almost-18.
geno's review against another edition
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
Moderate: Biphobia and Racism
nebelblumen's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
varshiniramaraj's review against another edition
4.0
I spent about 2 mornings reading this book and honestly it's such a cute book.
I really like the way the author portrays teenagers. Where they do have rational thoughts, but then throw them out the window because YOLO. That is such a teenager feel and she writes them so well.
Even the Also, disadvantage of seeing the movie: I couldn't help but picture Leah and Abby as the people portraying them in the film, and y'all, I want a sequel movie as well.
I really like the way the author portrays teenagers. Where they do have rational thoughts, but then throw them out the window because YOLO. That is such a teenager feel and she writes them so well.
Even the
Spoiler
Morgan bit, I thought Leah went on for a bit long after Abby already acepted her apology, but that's how extreme 17 year olds are, all black and white.lhreader's review against another edition
5.0
Are you one of those who LOVED Leah from Simon versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda? Then you NEED to pick this novel up, because it has the same perks of Simon, but it delves so much deeper into Leah's character.
I was kind of disappointed with how her character was lowkey neglected at the very end of the first book in the series, so I was hyped when I found out about this novel, and rightfully so. Leah's attitude emerges as strong as ever, and we see her deal with her bisexuality (finally some representation of female queer characters!), her financial problems, her mother's boyfriend and her body image. All these themes are touched with Becky Albertally's signature humour and gentleness.
It's a far fluffier book than what I'm used to, but I just couldn't put it down: all that drama made it a real pageturner!
I was kind of disappointed with how her character was lowkey neglected at the very end of the first book in the series, so I was hyped when I found out about this novel, and rightfully so. Leah's attitude emerges as strong as ever, and we see her deal with her bisexuality (finally some representation of female queer characters!), her financial problems, her mother's boyfriend and her body image. All these themes are touched with Becky Albertally's signature humour and gentleness.
It's a far fluffier book than what I'm used to, but I just couldn't put it down: all that drama made it a real pageturner!
lucy__342's review against another edition
3.5
I Liked this a lot. The relationships of the friend group and the worries of it breaking when they go to college is realitible. Abby and Leahs relationship is really nice. I loved how they talked about biphobia. Also the talk on fat phobia was really insightful.
budde526's review against another edition
3.0
So I liked it, but I just didn’t get Leah to be bi when reading the first book (she was crushing on Simon mostly) and now all of a sudden she is - felt like I was missing something & it continued to bug me while reading as this distraction.
I like how much I like these characters and my favorite parts of the books are about how important the friendships are to them - that feeling you have when one phase ends and something new comes!
The best part of this book was the perfect prom
Moments that maybe were not so perfect but fit this group so well.
I like how much I like these characters and my favorite parts of the books are about how important the friendships are to them - that feeling you have when one phase ends and something new comes!
The best part of this book was the perfect prom
Moments that maybe were not so perfect but fit this group so well.