But, the thing is, that’s what teenagers do (sometimes! Not all of them, not all the time, but sometimes!), they over-react. And yeah, they kind of are (especially Martin. Some people might think Martin’s actions – or Leah’s, or Abby’s, or some of the other characters in the book – are overreactions. Simon’s hand is forced, and although he knows his parents won’t kick him out or anything, he’s still pushed into telling them before he’s ready. I almost ripped the book in two, as we get closer and closer to finding out what’s happened. Later in the novel, Simon’s friends act a little strange around him, and thanks to his younger sister, Simon discovers a very revealing post has been put on the school’s Tumbler page. Martin has seen his e-mails to Blue, and wants Simon to put ‘a good word’ in with Abby for him. The book opens with Martin attempting to blackmail Simon. ![]() By the way, this book is so lovely, part of it does feel like a puppy in book form) Photo by Rizwan Sayyed on (All spoiler warnings will be book-ended by puppies. There are so many lovely moments to this book, not to member a number of edge-of-your-seat ones. (Side-note: the ‘traditions’ we had when we were all under one roof tended to be more along the lines of my brothers practising wrestling moves on me, and my mum screaming can’t we all bugger off again so there was peace and quiet) He misses his older sister, away at college (and not that I would tell him, but it does remind me of how much I missed my brother, many years ago) and the way that feeling is conveyed works well, not to mention the feeling of normality that returns when she comes home, the way they sink back into family traditions. Simon is wonderfully, adorably awkward, not quite sure why the girls are annoyed at him, and making clumsy attempts to identify who Blue might be.īut on top of all that, he’s really doing his best. I love a book that can make me laugh and cry, sometimes on the same page, and this was…well, it had plenty of both. ![]() They chat via e-mails, and through them, we see their relationship develop and deepen.Īnd, honestly, this book is so damn beautiful. Simon VS is a coming of age story, focusing on Simon as he attends high school, works on the school play, and tires to navigate the confusing world of teenage friendships (I remember that well enough).Īlong with this, Simon is keeping a secret from those closest to him – he’s gay, and in a sort-of-not-quite relationship with a mysterious stranger called Blue. It’s one of the books I picked up thanks to the hype on Twitter, and honestly, when book Twitter hypes a book, I’ve learnt it’s well worth listening to them. ![]() I am, quite possibly, one of the last people to have read this.
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