*Minor spoilers down below* 
 More Happy Than Not is Silvera's debut as an author. It's a unique YA novel centering subjects you unfortunately don't see very often in YA, like homosexuality, self-harm and depression. 
 In a not-so-distant future in the Bronx we meet Aaron Soto, a 16-year-old guy from the underclass. Aaron lives in a tiny apartment with his mother and brother and they're always trying to make ends meet. Less than half a year ago, Aaron's father committed suicide and that has of course affected Aaron a lot. One day he meets another guy called Thomas and starts having feelings for him. Unfortunately, Aaron already has a girlfriend and homosexuality is a big taboo in the Bronx. As a result, Aaron considers getting a procedure, that will make him forget his sexuality. 
 "From the shapes cast by the green paper lantern, you would never know that there were two boys sitting closely to one another trying to find themselves. You would only see shadows hugging, indiscriminate." 
 More Happy Than Not sends a really important message about accepting yourself instead of spending life trying to change who you are. Throughout the book, Aaron fights an inner and outer battle and it's amazing to see the development he goes through. It's important, that you can handle things as depression, self-harm, violence and sexual elements before you decide to read this book. However, I would still say that teenagers are the primary target group, because the message really could teach young people to accept themselves. BUT everyone should really read this book! 
 Some of the things I love most about this book, is that the characters make mistakes and are general very imperfect. In the young-adult genre, you often find EXTREMELY perfect characters and that just doesn't represent reality. It's really refreshing that Silvera writes characters that you can relate to. 
 My only "problem" with this book was that it took a while to get into, you do kind of sit the first 50-100 pages and think: "when does things start to unfold" but after you reach past it, the storyline really entices you and creates a perfect balance of awkwardness, humor and seriousness.