I love the characters in the Winston family. I love Roscoe a lot! He's got an eidetic memory/photographic memory, and it is really interesting to read about how he is affected by it. Realizing just how real his memories are for him, it is totally understandable to see why he is the way he is around people. Although I have to say that the words Simone said to him on the night before he had to separate himself from her to save his own heart, well, if someone said that to me, I wouldn't need a photographic memory to remember those. And I do remember little things like that when people say them to me. Or else sometimes I remember the things I say that are really embarrassing to look back on later, or at the time even.

However Simone was drunk that night she said that, and so in a way, it feels like Roscoe should have given her a chance at some point to explain or at least when she was not drunk say what he said again. And so it is also easy to see how she felt when her best friend Roscoe just started ghosting her, and moving on to what seemed like the whole cheerleading squad.

Without giving away some of the surprises that we have in the book, a couple thoughts I had as I read. First, just because someone is a virgin doesn't mean they haven't done foreplay or other sexual things. Second, missionary position isn't always that bad, it can be good, which Simone does find out later. And third, there was this quote by Simone that I LOVED:

"I mean, ladies. Wow! Get thee a Winston, stat!"

To that I say, sure, find me one now!

I loved all the other family members that we get to catch up with in this story. This type of series, where the books are standalones, yet connect you to all the other characters in some way, these are my favorites. A great thing about this story also is how much it tuned into the culture and climate of America these days. I really liked how Simone let the people who were standing up for her know that while it was greatly appreciated, sometimes you also have to let those people do it for themselves, or else things may not change. I think that is a great point. I haven't read all of the books in this series so far, but I hope to go back and catch up when I can to the ones that I haven't, and also get in on any that may be coming out in the future.