2018 Reading: Leah on the Offbeat

#34 A book that's published in 2018

I really enjoyed reading this book. I basically flew right through it because I wanted to see how it ended up. I was a little confused about all the hook-ups that were going on that basically contradicted the first book, but whatever. High school.

I love Leah and I'm glad that she is a badass outspoken big girl character that got her own story and her own happy ending. There were several times when I really wanted to punch several characters in the face and tell them to just be a man and grow up, including that main character, but I figured that being awkward is a part of being a teenager and that they could make their own choices. Not that my advice would have mattered anyway. Because, you know... it's a book.

2018 Reading: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

I have had this book on my to-read list for the longest time and when I found out that the second one in the series was published this year, I knew it was my time to read it finally. I might even watch the movie, too.

I don't know why it fascinates me so much, but I love teen coming-of-age, coming-out stories. I guess they give me some kind of hope that there are good things out there and it's not all horror stories of people getting thrown out of their homes as teenagers with no one to go.

I like the way this book was written. I felt like I could fly through it but still absorb so much of the story and get a feel for the main character.