this was just really lovely and peaceful and sort of reassuring in the middle of finals hell
I definitely wish I could have read this in the original jthis was just really lovely and peaceful and sort of reassuring in the middle of finals hell
I definitely wish I could have read this in the original japanese, because there were times when the translation felt a bit...clunky? not necessarily in and of that the translator didn't do a good job, but just in and of that certain things maybe didn't translate very smoothly, and so sometimes the writing felt awkward in a way I imagine it wouldn't have in the original
that said, it was still very worth a read, and I really liked the way everything intertwined and overlapped, and the way the relatively low stakes were given so much dignity and treated as important. it felt like the author really respected their characters' struggles, and gave them—and by extension the reader—so much grace, and that was just really lovely to read...more
this was cheesy and absurd but it was just such a fun read, the characters were so compelling and the writing was good and I didn't want to stop readithis was cheesy and absurd but it was just such a fun read, the characters were so compelling and the writing was good and I didn't want to stop reading, and like sure, it's not a book that i necessarily need to recommend to everyone or anything, but i think it did exactly what it set out to do and did it well...more
Sophie Gonzales literally never misses! This was so fucking fun
I mean like this is an objectively hilarious premise, first of all. It also does a goodSophie Gonzales literally never misses! This was so fucking fun
I mean like this is an objectively hilarious premise, first of all. It also does a good job at balancing like genuine love and respect for fandom and fanfic with the fact that the main character is,,,,,,,,, sort of an awful writer lmao. Like it's definitely poking some fun at certain fanfic cliches, but it's done in a way that feels very affectionate, and as someone who reads and writes a lot of fanfic, I was losing my shit the entire time.
At the same time though, like every Sophie Gonzales book, it was also very genuine and heartfelt, and the characters were fantastic. This book got wacky and wild and completely out there at times, but it all worked *so well* because at it's core, it was so emotional and character-driven, and I just! love her writing!! so much!!...more
it's two in the morning and i should be asleep but what if i just cried over this book instead <33 it's just,,,,, goddamn. this was so fucking beautifit's two in the morning and i should be asleep but what if i just cried over this book instead <33 it's just,,,,, goddamn. this was so fucking beautifully written honestly and i'm obsessed with it. the characters are such a fucking delight, and they all feel so real and complex and have i mentioned i love them!!!
also just... god, this book hits. as a queer teen who grew up on the internet—which I owe so much to, and wouldn't have come to terms with my queerness half as easily without, but which also made it harder in a lot of ways—the stuff this book touched on hit really hard, because on so many levels, I've been Imogen. and I'd probably have been Imogen a lot more if not for Simon Vs, tbh, so everyone say thank you Becky Albertalli <3
anyways it's late and i'm falling asleep and probably not making any sense but. very good book. 10/10 recommend...more
this was very fun, i enjoyed it immensely. i really don't have anything more to say, but it was a great timethis was very fun, i enjoyed it immensely. i really don't have anything more to say, but it was a great time...more
i loved this so much but also ohmygod i should never listen to audiobooks in public, this had me fighting back tears in the produce aisle and full on i loved this so much but also ohmygod i should never listen to audiobooks in public, this had me fighting back tears in the produce aisle and full on crying on the bus
god just??? the characters are so good mason deaver i love you so much please never stop writing.
wyatt is so important to me i want to be their best friend actually. and neil is a fucking dumbass but i love him so much someone please give this boy a hug. and the character dynamics are so good too, like!! every character feels so fully fleshed out and authentic, whether or not they have a lot of actual page time, and their dynamics all work really well. i feel like it's especially impressive because neil, who's our narrator, absolutely is not the most reliable in his views on the people around him and often views them very shallowly, but someone mason deaver still makes their depths come through, and.... i want to live in their writing forever i think actually
anyways i didn't actually set out to write more than that i loved this, but it was so fucking good and i want to gush about it, so somehow this ended up being the closest i've come to writing a review in like at least a year tbh. anyways go read mason deaver's books please i love them sm <3...more
it is 3:25am and i just read this entire book pretty much without moving an inch, and i'm so sad it's over nowit is 3:25am and i just read this entire book pretty much without moving an inch, and i'm so sad it's over now...more
please ignore that i started this more than a year ago. it was on my kindle. i lost my kindle cord (or honestly maybe it was the kindle itself?? it's please ignore that i started this more than a year ago. it was on my kindle. i lost my kindle cord (or honestly maybe it was the kindle itself?? it's been so long i don't even remember) and by the time i found it again i'd sort of forgotten i was in the middle of this
anyways I started over again a few days ago and proceeded to spend hours listening to the audiobook when I was supposed to be doing homework, and oh my god I loved it so much
I don't have a whole ton of coherent thoughts right now and also I don't have time to write a full review because I really need to go read Beowulf now for class since that's what i SHOULD have been doing all the hours i spent lying around reading this instead, but this was very good, I loved the romance, I loved the nuance given to all the girls' relationships with jordy and the show instead of dismissing them like would have been so easy, I loved Maya and Skye, I loved the ending, I loved all of this honestly. truly I have no complaints, but honestly when do I ever have complaints about Sophie Gonzales' books
anyways this was fantastic, so much fun, very highly recommend it, way more interesting than Beowulf (this might not be fair to say since i have not yet started Beowulf but also Beowulf isn't about queer girls on reality TV so I think it automatically loses points for that), I'm really just procrastinating now but ohmygod I swear I didn't just binge this in three days because I was avoiding my homework, I had plenty of other things I could have avoided my homework with, but this was just an incredibly fun and compelling read and I very much adore it...more
this was horrendous. so much casual bigotry. and I didn't understand anything ngl. it was just characters wandering around insulting people and using this was horrendous. so much casual bigotry. and I didn't understand anything ngl. it was just characters wandering around insulting people and using slurs. was there a plot? fuck if I know
anyways I read this for class and it was a very bad experience 0/10 do not recommend...more
this was really, really powerful. a lot of it didn't hit home for me personally, but it was still a really engaging and beautiful read, and more importhis was really, really powerful. a lot of it didn't hit home for me personally, but it was still a really engaging and beautiful read, and more importantly, I think it's the sort of book that will mean the world to the people it does hit home for. just . . . wow
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