Fantastic.

For now, I am speechless and I can only say wow.

The message of love is hidden in this book and I absolutely loved that. I thought it was going to be all about Tiny, but we really get to see into Tiny's life through all his boyfriends, (he was a football player?), coming out to his parents, etc.

I musical numbers were funny! & I liked the Ghost of Oscar Wilde. I was glad to be able to actually read the play rather than briefly see it in WG WG.

More to come..

I'm rating this a 4.5/5 stars.
I really enjoyed this trilogy, a whole lot. It is very rare that I read a Dystopian let alone a Dystopian trilogy.

Maxon is the most developed and genuine character I've ever read.

America did annoy me a whole lot with her drama but in this book I really got to see how brave and ambitious she was. She is a real fighter and despite all the rules she had to follow, she always knew she had to do the right thing.

just my thoughts for now, more to come.

RATING: 4.5 stars

I really enjoyed this concept. Going into this book, I wasn't sure what it was going to entail. We go through Maya's year of eighth grade where she is conducting an experiment by following this book her father picked up in a thrift store called Betty Cornell's Teen-age Popularity Guide.

This was executed very well in organization. I got to know about Maya's life, not just her experiment. The chapters were divided orderly while she went throughout each month and each chapter of Betty's book. I was never confused. I was also able to see what Maya was talking about through pictures she put in the right places.

I could relate to Maya in some ways that I was bullied in middle school & I wish I could've been more like her. She stood up for what she believed in. We could see her develop in just one school year. She dealt with a lot of emotions (as well as you the reader).

I really liked her relationship with Betty. It was so neat to see that part of her life/this book.

I really wish I had Maya for a role model growing up. I think she could be a role model for young girls.

Enjoyed this a lot & learned a lot! Highly recommend!

RATING: 3.5 stars

I just felt "eh" about this book. I really did enjoy the concept and the writing. BTW, this was my first Adi Alsaid book. I enjoyed the Nevers List and the friendship between Julia & Dave. Although, I did feel that Julia was a very annoying character and I disliked how Dave just listened to her and followed her every move/action.

I did like the ending of this book because it was perfect closure.

*** FULL REVIEW COMING SOON. ***

Grab some oreos and a glass of milk because this book will have you craving these. Simon Spier is a sixteen, going on seventeen year old with a great group of friends (Abby, Leah and Nick), a cute Golden Retriever puppy called Bieber and cool, but creepy parents. Aside from that, he also has an internet friend called Blue. Simon and Blue met through an anonymous Tumblr post (adorable!) and now have an email relationship. They don't know each other, but they go to the same school. Throughout the story Blue and Simon are emailing about their good days, and bad days, interests and family drama. To not reveal themselves they have to keep their friends names and teachers, basically their school life a secret. The mystery in itself is... who is Blue? His is Cal? is he Marty? This is a very well told, realistic GLBT story. Simon's characterization is told in depth. I would describe Simon as cool, outgoing and a great friend. I think that he is the type of kid that you wouldn't suspect to be gay. I absolutely loved him. While reading, I felt as if I were friends with Simon and his gang. I was even tempted to listen to his favorite music. Simon's family is present a lot of the time and as the reader you are able to get to know them. This story is very relatable for teens that may be going through bullying because of their sexuality. I could not relate myself, but I could relate with friends experiences. The dialogue was humorous and light-hearted. I was smiling and feeling compassion for most characters. As any good story, there is always a character you tend to dislike and for me that was Leah, Leah is very moody and her jealousy tends to come out at the wrong times. She is basically a kill-joy. Overall, I rated this book a 5/5 because I enjoyed everything about it and I hope you do too! And seriously, get those oreos...