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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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