Simon Spier is your average 17-year-old boy who drinks way too much iced coffee with his best friends except he is hiding something big that once it comes out can’t be taken back, Simon is gay. Simon is content with being gay but he is scared that everything around him will implode if he says it out loud but when a mysterious boy called “Blue” comes out through email on the school blog Simon finally believes he can have a great love story.
As I read through the novel I loved how Simon was not only dealing with school and family but he was also trying to figure out what his feelings meant to him because it added depth to the story and characters. I particularly liked the ending of the novel because it felt like Simon had finally accepted himself because Simon reveals that even though he thought he was being himself he really wasn’t and that just makes the end of the novel so much better! This novel is fantastic because its main focus is that Simon is Homosexual and in a world where sexual prejudice is still a very prominent topic it is at the forefront of every novel about the LGBTQ+ community. This novel portrays how far society has come with its acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community perfectly and I loved that aspect of the book. I really do love this book it is a clever coming-of-age story about the stress of acceptance and love, an amazing read for anyone in search of a romantic- comedy!
A well-deserved rating of 5/5!
Erin Year 8
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