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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
4.0

My Rating : 4🌟
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“Sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me.”
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This story follows the character Simon, and how he deals with his identity and how he falls in love with a mysterious online boy who seems to know and understand everything .
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The first thing I loved was the relationship that was portrayed among the family, friends and all of them. It was very heart warming to know/have someone to go to when something bad happens to you.
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The second thing was how funny it actually was! I didn't realize it would be filled with so much humor and references from other books, and how loved the main character is in this school. Not a lot of YA novels deals with a main characters who is kind, put together, popular and not alone. It was really refreshing to read about!
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Though this books deals with a really sensitive and important topic 'Sexuality', it was done really well and was realistic. I loved that about this book. The only thing I didn't like was how it progressed. Sometimes, a lot of conversations felt unnecessary and dragged a bit. I would have enjoyed this book even more, if that was not the case.
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Overall, it was such a good read, and If you are looking for a good LGBTQ+ book with a good plot, nice writing, friendship, coming out, high school bullying, and a really cute friendship and romance, I definitely recommend this to you guys!