I really enjoyed this book. I haven't read Simon vs. the Homosapien's Agenda yet, but even though a couple of the characters cross over from that story I never felt lost or anything. I read this in one sitting.

Things I liked:
Molly is a big girl with insecurities...as someone who was also a big girl in high school (many, many years ago), I related to a lot of her inner monologue. I've seen a lot of critiques saying that they hated that all of her focus was on wanting a boyfriend...but what do you expect?! This girl is 17, and everyone around her is coupled up and trying to push her into coupling up as well, as if being alone is just unfathomable. It makes sense to me that she would be focused on that...

The friendship-turned-romance between her and Reid was pretty sweet. I spent quite of bit of my time reading their scenes with a big stupid grin on my face.

The diversity of the characters and their discussions revolving around tolerance and acceptance was very welcomed. I did feel like some of the conversations the teens had in big groups was a little unrealistic, but like I said, it's been a long time since I was a teenager myself...

Most of the side characters were well-written. I enjoyed the interactions with the girls, for the most part.


Things I didn't like:

I didn't feel like Mina was very well fleshed out as a side character. This also applies to Max and Will. I feel like all I really know about Will is that he's a decent guy who drinks too much, and Max makes people wear their seat belts...that's about it.

Cassie was kind of a manipulative person. She knew exactly how Molly would react to any given situation and used it to get her own way. When she threw her little tantrum about not being allowed to visit Mina, I just didn't like it. And I didn't necessarily buy the scene where she and Molly mend fences. It should've been explored a little further.

All in all, I really did have a wonderful reading experience with this book and can't wait to pick up more from this author.