Sixteen-year-old and
not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save
his drama for the
school musical. But when an email
falls into the
wrong hands, his
secret is at risk of being thrust into
the spotlight.
Now Simon is
actually being blackmailed: if he
doesn’t play
wingman for class
clown Martin, his sexual identity
will become
everyone’s business.
Worse, the privacy of Blue, the
pen name of
the boy he’s been
emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy
dynamics emerging in his once
tight-knit
group of friends,
and his email correspondence with
Blue growing
more flirtatious
every day, Simon’s junior year has
suddenly gotten all
kinds of
complicated. Now, change-averse Simon
has to find a
way to step out of
his comfort zone
before he’s pushed out—
without alienating
his friends, compromising
himself, or fumbling
a shot at happiness
with the most confusing,
adorable guy he’s never
met.
5 stars!
Every book lover has a number of books which serve the sole purpose of helping you get over a book. This book, was just another one of those books for me.
BUT, oh, I loved it! I love it to the point of tweeting about it 3 times. Thank you, Becky.
I smiled through out the whole book and I could almost feel John Green and Rainbow Rowell smiling at me. This book is truly their love child.
The best part is, this book, more than being a love story, is such a true account of a struggle the community faces. It feels real, amazing and very fun to read. Simon's emotions are just so vulnerable and palpable that you just feel like hugging him.
Buuut, that's not all! Simon is also super sarcatic, funny, and easy. So he's really just soooo easy to like. I mean, honestly, shut it Simon. We love you, even when we know you won't return it.
And Blue. Oh freaking Blue. He's so hilarious and cute that its impossible not to love him the moment you read his perfectly framed words.
Simon's family is amazing, especially his sisters. His dad is the quintessential lame dad, but they're very supportive, so no complaints here.
His friends- Leah, Nick and Abby are as awesome as awesome gets, really. And they're no white chick show. They're diverse, liberal and open-minded. They give you serious squad goals. Really.
I honestly don't know what you're waiting for. READ THE DAMN BOOK ALREADY.
