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Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
4.0


Simone is directing her high school's production of RENT and I may be biased but RENT is my favorite musical and that just added to my experience reading this book! Simone switches schools when she is outed to the school by another student about her HIV status. Now, at her new school, she is happy living life with her friends Lydia and Claudia - Lydia is bisexual and Claudia is an ace lesbian - until she finds a letter in her locker telling her that she must stop spending time with the guy she likes, Miles or the anonymous writer will reveal her HIV status.

This is a very important read and I learned a lot about HIV from Simone's story. Full Disclosure is a very sex-positive book. There are many scenes talking about how having HIV doesn't make sex impossible, the MC masturbates and she goes to a sex shop with her friends to buy a vibrator. There's also discussion about sex with Claudia, an ace lesbian.

This debut novel talks heavily about being an adopted Black girl who is HIV-positive. Simone struggles a lot and we see how HIV affects her life. If you like musicals, you'll love this book because it is filled with references! This is a very important YA novel. We need more books like Full Disclosure.