Not sure how I feel about this. I liked it but it definitely wasn’t what I expected.

Overall, I liked this book! The stakes feel a little lower than Simon Vs., and there's a little less intrigue (no guessing a mystery crush), but it was still a pretty adorable, very readable story. Leah feels like a character I know in real life, which I appreciated, even if she was sometimes irritating.

3 1/2 ✨ A cute, easy read. I didn’t love it as much as Simon, but still really enjoyed visiting the Creekwood kids again and seeing where they were at. Also fulfilled the Goodreads Award Winner requirement of my reading challenge.

first read 2018
For the most part, I really loved this book, I just had three main problems with it. The first one is that Leah did some things that really annoyed me, she was unnecessarily mean not only her friends but to her own mom, and she never apologizes for it. Also, this is not really the book's fault but, every time we see Simon, I'm reminded of how much I would prefer to read Simon's POV rather than Leah's.
And the main problem that I had was that the romance was resolved too quickly, I don't know if it was because I read this too quickly, but it felt instalove-y. This is definitely my least favorite in the Simonverse.



After finishing the book:
Ahhhhhh! This was so good! I think I need some time to gather my thoughts to write a proper review because if not this will be basically me screaming about this book.

Loved it

i loved it cuz i can relate to leah and i am sooo amazed how Becky write form pov that LGBTQ+ people can relate to

4.5 stars
OMG I LOVED IT SO MUCH. I had to knock down the rating a little bit because I wasn’t completely happy with how everything was dealt with and the ending was wayyy too perfect and wrapped up, but I couldn’t rate it any less than 4 1/2 stars, because Becky Albertalli’s writing is actually gold. I’m glad I waited until I was in the mood to pick up this book, because it was perfect and I absolutely adored it. Leah is so relatable and sarcastic and entertaining, and she reads really differently from Molly (and Simon, of course). But Simon and Molly were both in the book and AHHH I adored it SO much. I cannot WAIT for her collaboration with Adam Silvera. Becky is officially one of my favorite authors now.

I absolutely loved Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. So, of course, I wanted to read the next installment. Leah is a girl after my own heart not only in name lol. She does some things that I don't agree with and I didn't like the ending as much as I liked the ending of Simon. But I still thoroughly enjoyed the book.

I'm so glad Becky went back to Creekwood High. I loved Simon and really disliked Upside, so it's great to love Leah. It took some time for me to get into, but I appreciated Leah's voice...most of the time. She had her moments of being way too cynical and stubborn, but it was good to also see her unapologetic about her body size and there was no weight loss plot. I'll be interested to see if this book is also turned into a movie but they didn't cast Leah very well in Love, Simon based on the descriptions in this book. Nice story focused on friendship, crushes, and romance. Prom clichés and college clichés abound. It was sweet.

*actual rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars*

I really, really enjoyed this book! Leah is a bit trying at times, especially the way she treats her mom, but I totally get that whole "teen angry at the world thing", and I couldn't help but love her sarcastic, Slytherin ways because, actually, same.

Plus, there's more Simon and everybody from the first book!!

Also, I am HERE for this relationship!!!

Sigh... I'm gonna go squee about this book in a corner somewhere for the foreseeable future.

It's sad how most of the world still does not know how to NOT over-sexualize a girl/girl relationship. This book, hits just the right amount of romance without over-sexualizing.

I'll admit, I'm biased as a pansexual woman.

Everyone's experience with sexuality is different and this book really captured some unique perspectives. Most notably - if you're pansexual or bisexual, what it is like to not have feelings for someone that's perfectly cute, nice, and likes you. And the flip side of that - what if you have MAJOR feelings for someone who is most likely straight?

I also appreciated getting some backstory and understanding that was glossed over in Simon's book.

There were other themes in this book that I absolutely loved - money/wealth, friendship obviously, and college. There's A LOT that goes on those last few months of high school. I still remember mine and I was one of those ridiculous people who got into a new relationship 3 months before high school ended