I honestly enjoyed this one a lot which I think is mostly due to the fact that Becky Albertalli's writing has become almost comforting to me after reading her books for so many years and the fact that I was back with the characters I loved from Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda. After hearing so many people say they disliked Leah in this book, I was surprised to find that I didn't dislike her at all and in fact related to her in some ways. She was a closed off person and at times maybe came across as rude but she stuck up for her friends when she needed to and cared about them a lot. The romance in this book was a complete surprise for me but I was rooting for them the whole time and wanted things to work out for them!

One thing that I thought while reading, and something that I know other people thought too, is that the characters didn't quite seem like themselves in this book. I can't remember the scene but at one point Simon does or says something and I thought to myself, "Would he have done/said that in his book?" It didn't bother me too much though because the story was still fun and its been so long since I read Simon's book that its hard to remember their exact personalities anyway.

Now, what I am conflicted about most is the conversation about bisexuality that Leah had with Abby. As someone who is bi myself, it was uncomfortable to hear someone who is bi telling another bi person that they aren't bi enough or that their label is invalid. On the other hand, I feel like maybe Leah was trying to get at the fact that she didn't want to be used as an experiment and she didn't want her feelings to be messed with when suddenly this person decides that they're actually straight again. I can see both sides of this situation and I wish that it had been brought up again later in the book so that these discussions could've been had and maybe things could've been more clear. I think Abby was still trying to figure things out and Leah was scared of getting used and hurt, but this should've been talked about more instead of the story just moving on!

Overall, it was another quick and fun Becky Albertalli book and I'm glad I finally read it!