Hey guys so today I'm going to be doing a Short AF book review on the book "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli. As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free. (However there will be the blurb of the book in this blog post and sometimes they can contain spoilers but usually they don't. Just something to keep in mind if you're interested in reading this book.)
"Straight people should have to come out too. The more awkward it is, the better.
Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for.
But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated.
Because for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal...
It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal."
So most of you would have probably heard of this book or, at least, the movie of the book "Love, Simon". I saw the trailers for "Love, Simon" and the moment I found out it was a book I knew I had to buy the book and read it. For me, I really love LGBT+ literature because I'm part of the LGBT+ community and I'm always interested to see how LGBT+ literature plays out because some people get it so so wrong, and some people get it really right. I think in this case, they got it really right. (Now some people may disagree with me and that's their personal opinions but please remember that everyone's experiences is different, and my experience could be completely different to others." I adored a lot of the characters in this book and some other characters really grated on me. I however think that is due to the fact that it is set in high school and teenagers can be so so mean (Yes, some teenagers, probably more than when I was a teen are a bit more accepting these days, however bullying culture still exists and anything that makes you any type of different will still result in teenagers being mean. Regardless of what century we're in. A lot still needs to change for the world to be better for the LGBT+ community and I think the book really showed that). I really loved Simon and Blue and how their relationship progressed and I thought it was so sweet and pure and it just felt kind of natural? I would definitely recommend this book to everyone and anyone it's such a sweet novel and I loved it. I gave this book a 4 out of 5 star rating on goodreads. Please give this book a read it's worth it.
What did you think of this book? Do you have any movies or books that you recommend or want me to do a short AF review on? Have you read this book yet? Please let me know down in the comments below!
Have a wonderful day.
Love Lyndsay.
xo
