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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

    1st June 2018
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    The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse #2) by Becky Albertalli

    • Publisher: Balzer + Bray, 2017
    • Genre: Young Adult
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 336 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)

    It was an okay yet sweet YA book. I enjoyed some of the scenes but not really the whole plot.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

    27th April 2018
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    Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2, Simonverse #3) by Becky Albertalli, read by Shannon Purser

    • Publisher: HarperAudio, 2018
    • Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Audiobook
    • Length: 7h 6m (352 pages)
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    I hate when assholes have talent. I want to live in a world where good people rule at everything and shitty people suck at everything.

    Okay, I really like this book. It hit home so hard. Also, I am an aching and happy mess hours after finishing the book.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    20th April 2018
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    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1, Simonverse #1) by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch

    • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 2017
    • Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Audiobook
    • Length: 6h 44m (303 pages)
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    From: hourtohour.notetonote@gmail.com
    To: bluegreen118@gmail.com
    Blue,
    …
    Love,
    Jacques

    I figured since I love Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this book might be something of the same sort. According to Becky, Stephen’s book was part of her inspiration.

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Lí-hó!! I am Hsinju (they/she), a Taiwanese book blogger, writer, and full-time grad student in engineering. Here, I mainly review books featuring authentically represented LGBTQ+ characters and/or written by LGBTQ+ authors. You’d usually find me going about life with my heart stuck in the last book I finished.

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