A review by lhreader
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
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!