"I mean, I feel secure in my masculinity, too. Being secure in you masculinity isn't the same as being straight." 
 "It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold." 
 This was a really good one, because while it was still delightfully cute and fluffy - there are some strong points that come across. 
 I loved the anonymous romance, and trying to figure out who Blue was. 
 There was a lot of entertaining teenage angst and strong friendships. Simon is a great narrator and really easy to enjoy! 
 "Puberty is merciless." 
 "And Leah's also into slash fanfiction, which got me curious enough to poke around the internet and find some last summer. I couldn't believe how much there was to choose from: Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy hooking up in thousands of ways in every broom closet at Hogwarts. I found the ones with decent grammar and stayed up reading all night. It was a weird couple of weeks. That was the summer I taught myself how to do laundry. There are some socks that shouldn't be washed by your mom."