Leah is different. She is pessimistic. She is terrified of what people think of her.

During Simon vs..., you assume Leah is put off by Abby and Nick because she has a crush on Nick...and here we learn that we have read that situation wrong. Things are different than that. Leah is different than that.

I really liked this book. Leah is a much less likable character than Simon, than Molly in The Upside of Unrequited, BUT she is still amazing - smart, trying to be unapologetic while being super apologetic, tough.

It's a different story. Leah thinks she is brave, but it takes her the whole book to be brave, and that's hard. It was funny and sad and everything that life is.