A sweet romance indeed. 
 Simon is your average highschooler, in addition he is quite happily closeted and gay. Unfortunately these last two facts just got noticed by a fellow student. And now he is blackmailed into helping said student find a date with one of his friends. Despite this sour note. I must note that the overall tone of this novel is upbeat funny. Indeed Simon himself is funny, endearing and sooner or later you'll find yourself rooting for him and his blossoming relationship. The character were all well written, their interactions realistic and the story flows well. 
 In short a true joy to read and a good novel to recommend to well... Anyone realy. It's a good book!