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My review (No spoilers)-

Short, sweet, and relatable. Jennifer E. Smith does a wonderful job at portraying the feelings and insecurities of a seventeen year old Hadley, who is stressfully making her way to London for her father's wedding to a woman she's never met. I'd heard wonderful things about this book but I couldn't make myself pick it up, the synopsis just made the book seem cheesy and fluffy, but in reality this story has so much more to offer. The book itself was written extremely well, I enjoyed the fact that it was in third person because so many YA novels/contemporaries are written in first person which can get old quickly. Smith not only makes this story cute and relatable, but she does a wonderful job of keeping the story somewhat realistic and only slightly cheesy. Smith's writing covers the complex emotions Hadley feels towards her parents separation, (which I quite liked that it wasn't fluffed over, being that my parents aren't together) it gave me insight to similar feelings that I'd had at one point. She also gives us insight into Oliver's life as well, she shows how hidden his emotions can be which I feel all of us can relate to in some degree. This novel is definitely a picker upper, I can say that with out a doubt I could not stop smiling after I read this book and I definitely recommend reading it if you haven'd already.


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Non- Spoiler Review-

I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book with any of the following themes or situations;
-A book that has a main character who is gay.
-A book that deals with LGBT problems and situations.
-Has a wide variety of diverse characters.
-Has very interactive parents who aren't distant.
-Relatively happy contemporary but deals with growing up, friends and doesn't entirely focus on romance.
-Situations and themes are very realistic and not typical teen drama YA fiction.

This book is way different than what you thought by first glance. No, it's not cheesy and typical... well it can be cheesy, but in a good way. However it isn't like the other stereotypical LGBT books in YA. Our main character Simon is cute, funny, and  hilariously relatable. Not only does this book deal with Simon's life and his sexuality, it also is a story of family, friendship, and self acceptance. The story follows Simon's life which surrounds high school, play rehearsal, his friends, and of course Blue. Throughout the book Simon deals with his life and for him to do that he wanted to make sure his 'Coming Out' wasn't such a big deal, because everything in his life for his family is a big deal, but he didn't want to do that until Blue was also ready so this whole time we're left to wonder 'Who is Blue???', which was a very fun mystery in this book! If I may, it is very obvious who he is in the beginning IF you pay close attention, but then again, it could be any of three someones... Hmm.. I'd like to mention the fact that the author did a wonderful job at making sure Simon's parents were present in the book and not just disappeared, it made the story seem more realistic and also gave us readers a chance to not be annoyed with the main characters actions not being consequential. Simon's development through out the book was great, he went from this kind of shy nerdy kid with a crush with a small circle of friends to a way more confident version of himself, who is more open to people. I liked that this was a sweet LGBT book, I know that many people face really rough situations when they come out to their parents and those are very important to hear and talk about to raise awareness of acceptance, but I liked that this shows that there are some parents that can be supportive. This book is super funny and made me literally laugh out loud a few times and warmed my heart on multiple occasions. For those reasons and many more, I really enjoyed reading this book! It only took me two sittings in a day to read completely and I highly suggest reading this if you want a quick, funny, sweet, and easy read!



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To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

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1 winner will recieve a signed paperback copy of
The Selection by Kiera Cass
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Goodreads

Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all.

With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine—Dumplin’ is guaranteed to steal your heart."