Rating: 4.5 
 This book held up to what everyone was saying about it. I really liked Simon and I feel like his tone in the story is true to what a teenager boy would talk. He did swear a ton in the book which was kind silly to me but like I said, he speaks like an actual teenager. 
 I liked the emails that were in some of the chapters. I thought that was unique. When it was finally revealed who Simon was emailing back and forth with, I was surprised. I felt like the character wasn't someone that was in the book a lot (or was he? I felt like I had kind of guessed maybe who it might be but I was totally wrong). 
 I liked all the friendships that Simon had and that he wasn't only talking to like the drama kids because he was involved in the school play. 
 I will be interested to read more that Becky Albertalli writes because this was a great start!