A review by heabooknerd
Status Update by Annabeth Albert

4.0

When I read STATUS UPDATE the first time, it was actually my very first Annabeth Albert book and I really enjoyed it and now Albert is one of my favorite authors. Adrian is a great character and Noah grew on me as he comes out of his shell and begins to accept himself.

Adrian was so enjoyable in this one because he’s outgoing, silly, and compassionate. He’s also very self aware of his bad habits and the things he could work on. He doesn’t bulldoze over Noah’s quieter nature, but instead respects him and finds ways to work within his environment. Noah’s acceptance of himself and his journey to be with Adrian is really beautiful but also heart wrenching. He has very low self-esteem when it comes to being gay and he’s pushed all his desires and feelings deep down so that he can live a lonely life. Albert creates a truly emotional story for Noah. I was a little slow to warm up to Noah because he came across as standoffish but a lot of that is wrapped up in how he perceives himself.