The ending saved this book from the donate pile for me. The back and forth emails were also really cute, but I had some major problems:

1: The "teen speak" in this made me cringe so hard. I remember being a teen and a lot of this style of talking faded out really quick.

2: Was she paid to put so much product/media names in the book?? It almost never added anything other than a cheap attempt at making it relatable some how...

3: And this one got me really hard... It was almost impossible for me to remember that they are 17 year olds. They act more like 14/15 year olds which made reading certain scenes... Weird at best. They just didn't act like seniors in highschool.

So needless to say I had problems with it, but the ending was cute and at the time it was put out, it was one of the few books where a gay teen had a good life/ending (At least that I was aware of).

i was really surprised that i liked this but what a cute coming of age story. language was simple but in a way that worked? got me smiling

This book has been on my TBR pile since it first released and I’m so freaking happy I finally had a chance to read it.

The writing was really basic but the second half of the book more than made up for it. It was a funny, realistic coming of age story. EDIT: Writing is still really basic on my first re-read BUT this book is incredible and I think it's amazing that mainstream media like this exists nowadays. I'm perfectly happy with myself and my coming out story, but I can't help but wonder whether stuff like this book would have had an effect on me coming out earlier if I had this type of material growing up. Also, can't wait for the movie.

4.5/5 It was fun to read this.

Love it! I will always love this book

“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it should be this big awkward thing whether you’re straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I’m just saying.” I love the comfort this book brings 🥹. Simon is such a hilarious character and reading from his perspective was so fun. 3.75 ⭐️

+1 star bc this book is well written Simon is annoying tbh

*3.5 stars *update 8/7/21 why did i rate this 5 stars?

I wanted to love it after seeing so many positive reviews. It was easy to read, but I found myself skipping paragraphs. Maybe it's because I despise high-school romances

A New Favourite. A Story With An Amazing Approach To Showing The Mind Of Simply A Teenage Boy Who Happens To Be Gay. I Adored The Love Story. Scenes And Emails Between 'Blue' And Simon Had Me Grinning Like The Cheshire Cat. It’s A Cute Story With Great Diversity, Positive Representation Of Minority Groups. Will Definitely Revisit For A Pick Me Up. Especially Near The End When Simon And ‘Blue’ Meet. Just… Just Amazing.

It also didn't help that the not-so-secret (unless you're Simon) boyfriend goes by Blue. Anyone else get the Blue Skidoo song from Blue's Clues stuck in their head while reading this book? http://pussreboots.com/blog/2018/comm...

Very adorable story! I saw the movie first and I enjoyed this book way more than the movie. I like that the book went deeper and I like the ending way better. There were some deep part that made me sympathize with Simone and what he was going through be safe

Oh, God! I can't help but smiling through out the book. Everything is just so precious! The friendship, the family, the e-mails.. and the dialogues. They were hella funny! Can't wait to read more of Becky Albertalli's book.

I forgot almost the entirety of the plot but I remember enjoying every bit of it.

Oh my good GOD. This book was basically the most adorable freaking book I've read this year. I mean, I've read some pretty funny books (Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl i'm looking at you) and this was just about as funny! I was laughing out loud at Simon and his situations/life/quirks and whenever something cute happened I'd squeal. I literally SQUEALED OUT LOUD. MULTIPLE TIMES. This book will do some weird things to you. It's just so good! The plot is new, but going into it I didn't think it'd be all that exciting. "I'm going to figure this out in no time" I said confidently, which ended up being pretty true but I didn't even CARE. This story made a mark. It was cute and fun and simple. It was a freaking blast. I loved the characters; the friendships, the relationships Simon had with both his siblings and his parents. I loved how normal his sexuality was treated (because it is) and watching his romance come to life was just hilarious and sweet. This book was so high school but in the best way possible. It wasn't annoying and immature; the characters weren't insufferable. It actually made me pretty nostalgic for high school. I'm someone who enjoyed high school (I mean, thank God that's over but it wasn't terrible) and that was mainly due to my theatre department. Not to mention I was a theatre major in college. The fact Simon was involved in theatre was just an AMAZING aspect of the book for me. All the high school theatre references and the weirdness/ease that you have with that group of people was just so fun to read about. I loved this book, guys. Holy crap, I loved it. I had to put it aside because of A Darker Shade of Magic (can you blame me?) and I love that it didn't even matter. I picked up right where I left off, flew through it, and enjoyed the crap out of it. Please read this book. If you just finished an amazing series and don't know what to pick up next, make it this book. It's the perfect refresher (speaking from actual experience). *Not sure why I used so many parenthetical remarks in this. Must be a side-affect of the excitement. Not even sorry.

i can’t believed i flew through this in under 2 days. i enjoyed this book SO much and i think everyone should read this book. i had a few laughs here and there and i think that’s enough to say that it’s good with some laughable moments for you to enjoy even more on this book.

I really enjoyed this! I thought it was cute and heartwarming, and it was exactly what I needed. I could see myself in some of Simon's struggles and that for me made the book even more personal. I absolutely love the characters, and I can't wait to see the movie.

I got this book two days ago. I finished it very quickly so that should tell you how much i enjoyed it. It's a very sweet story that had me smiling in the middle of class. (yes i was reading this instead of doing work. don't hate me.) i will only rate a book five stars if it exceeds my expectations. this book is very cute but it is your typical teenage romance. Overall very enjoyable and so freaking cute.

I'm a bit late to the party. I had this book on my mind and in my mental TBR list for many months now (years even). I only actually read it a few days ago. This book became pretty famous because of its focus on an LGBTQ+ character. I hadn't read a book like this before. Sure, I had read books where the side characters were gay/bi/lesbian/etc but that was it. And I am glad I picked this book up. I can't say I relate to Simon's struggles, but they felt real. I could empathize with them. I won't say that the characters were complex or 'had many layers' but they had their own demons to deal with. I think there are many technicalities explained on the internet today, when it comes to talking about one's sexual orientation. But reading a story (albeit, fictional) that was narrated by the person himself was enriching in a completely different way. Everybody is the same; human. And everybody deserves a great love story. Oh, Simon does get his love story :D I loved the relationships Becky Albertalli has tried exploring in the book. The relationships between best friends. Those between siblings. (I did cry when Simon cried **sniffles**) All in all, it was an enjoyable read for me and I loved the story!

... We are out and we are alive, and everyone in the universe is out here right now. I love this book! Even after months reading it i feel a fuzzy, homey feeling even just by seeing its cover. It just has a place in my heart nothing else could. I think it's my first book that has queer protagonist instead of side char etc. and i wouldn't want it to be something else.

I love love love loved this book! It was so freaking adorable, and i've never read a LGBTQ+ book before but this definitely influenced me to pick them up more often. This book got me out of a major year long Reader's Block, which i'm super grateful for because i forgot how much i enjoyed the distraction of reading. I'm also extremely excited for the movie to come out!

Like nothing I ever read before

This book was honestly SO GOOD. The only thing I didn't like about was the amount of swearing it had. I felt like most of the time it was super unnecessary.