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| 2/5 stars! |
Leah had an attitude problem throughout this whole book and her personality didn't relate to how we saw her in Simon vs which was a disappointment.
The storyline of Leah's Mum and boyfriend fizzled out really quickly and I thought it would be much more at the forefront of the story. Also Leah's sexuality (bisexual) is a main part of the story but we don't need to be reminded of it literally every other chapter.
I felt like there wasn't much focus on Leah's love for art or drumming. We don't see any pictures of her artwork or her blog posts. I also wanted more of Leah and her love interest. It felt like the ending was rushed because there was so much romance in those last chapters. How did Leah just get over herself that quickly and feel comfortable with her love interest?
There was a racist comment that upset Leah a lot even though it wasn't towards her. It felt like she kept repeating this and overreacted. The person that it was aimed at hadn't really been bothered because they get comments like that ALL the time. This wasn't really fleshed out and I feel like it was brushed under the carpet.
Did Leah save enough money for her drum kit? Did she sell any of her artwork? Who made the comment "Two girls kissing at prom" on Leah's blog?
It seemed too convenient that Abby happened to have a friend with an apartment on/near campus... I felt like their road trip to the college was unrealistic. However, I want to know if Leah does join their band or not. She felt much more like her character when Becky Albertali described the feeling when Leah is drumming. This is her passion but it wasn't explored very much at all.
Thank you to my friend Sophie who let me share all my feelings about this book and helped to make them cohesive enough for this blog post!
Did you enjoy this one as much as Simon vs? Was it worth the hype?
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