I’m obsessed with this book. Just completely, ridiculously, off the walls obsessed. It made me smile and swoon and just have feelings that no book has been able to do for me in a long time.
Alex and Henry are worth rooting for. The side characters are worth rooting for. Yes, I love Alex and Henry, but I also fell for June, Nora, Pez and Bea.
I laughed at the joking between Alex and Henry. At the snark of June and Nora. How they loved Alex and just accepted him, always. I cried when Alex finally realized his feelings. Not just his feelings for Henry, but when he realized his bisexuality. And when he thinks of how he felt learning about Stonewall and the emotions of the SCOTUS decision in 2015 that made it legal in all 50 states for same sex couples to marry? Tears rolling down my face.
I read some critical reviews of this book saying that it’s too idealistic. Too perfect. That may be true. But, personally, I’d love to live in a world where a President like President Claremont is elected. Where the Alexes and Henrys of the world are open and free to be exactly who they are. To me, this book isn’t some utopian fantasy. Honestly, it’s what we should be working towards. And, even if things aren’t there yet, it made me feel really good to peak into that world for just a little while.
History, huh?