4 stars 
 This is a crap review so here's a summary - it's a pretty good book, you should probably read it. 
 "The boy with no direction taught me something unforgettable: happiness comes again if you let it." 
 So I was really looking forward to this - I had this feeling that I was going to like it and all of my goodreads friends have given it 5 stars so I was cautiously optimistic going in. 
 It wasn't what I wanted. 
 That's not to say - not at all - that this isn't a good book - I just went in to it not knowing anything about it and it really wasn't what I wanted right now and I feel like this has massively skewed my perception of it. Maybe it is a 5 star book - maybe I'll read it again at some point when I'm in a better mindset and up my rating but right now, it just left me feeling disappointed. I think I may be edging into a book slump because I just can't seem to find the book I want right now (i.e. adorable, romantical fluff). 
 I will now attempt to write a coherent review rather than just whinging about how not every book is Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. 
 "We all make mistakes... but it's also a step in the right direction. If nothing else it's a step away from the wrong one." 
 So, first off, I did really like the basic concept for this - we have a boy, living his life, going through a lot of crap but being pretty hopeful about the future and, meanwhile, there are various mentions of this 'Leteo institute' - which alters people's memories so they forget bad experiences. It's pretty obvious that this has got to come in to play more at some point in the book (view spoiler)[ but it did not happen how I was expecting. I did not see that coming at all, in the slightest, even a little bit. Looking back on it, it really should have occurred to me, especially after I finally accepted that this wasn't going to be the happy love story I wanted. (hide spoiler)] 
 So I liked the concept. I do think it was pretty well executed - it was well-written, with an engaging plot. I'm a bit meh on the characters - I didn't really love any of them but they were generally likeable and realistic. 
 Objectively, I suppose this is a very good book. You should probably give it a go if you like your classic depressing YA contemporaries where nothing good ever happens. 
 "happiness comes again if you let it." 
 I'm gonna go read some soppy romances now. Maybe rewatch Room on the Broom. 
 Love you all! Sincere apologies for my lack of a coherent, helpful review.