Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Aug 21, 2018 Blaine rated it really liked it

Shelves: from-library, 2018

“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn't be this big awkward thing whether you're straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I'm just saying.”

A very charming story. Simon is a great character, entertaining and quite believable. His e-mail flirtations with Blue ring true as a first serious high school romance. Simon’s interactions with his family, and with Leah, Nick, and Abby, also all took me back to high school. Highly recommended. ...more

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Sep 10, 2018 Harini rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own, favorites, romance, ya, lgbtqia, contemporary

4.5 Stars

One of the sweetest love stories I have read in a long time. I put the book down with a huge smile plastered on my face and flutter in my heart. This should give you an idea about how much I enjoyed the book.

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Apr 07, 2018 Anne rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was disappointed with this book. There were some parts to this book that were great, but also some parts that were terrible. I recently saw the movie, and I loved it; I thought it was one of the best movies I've seen. The movie changed a lot about the book, and personally, I think they were all changes made for the better.

Things I liked:

Simon and (view spoiler) were absolutely adorable. The scenes with them saved the book for me.

Abby was an angel.

The diversity felt very na ...more

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Jun 11, 2015 Nikki rated it did not like it

Shelves: ebook, 2015, fiction, library-loan, library-ebook-available, contemporary, ya, lgbtqia

Overall I found this book quite boring. I was never entertained and it made reading a chore. The book did not read authentic at all, not for the situation(s) or for the characters. The voice of the teenage boy did not come across as authentic to me, although he was quite annoying and meant to be funny when he was not...so maybe some teenage boys I suppose. But no, I did not really buy it. The author made use of pop culture far too often and it simply dates the book in the end, it adds nothing to ...more

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