Karissa

Not as good as the first one, I don't feel, but still interesting nonetheless. I feel like there was almost too much going on outside of the breakdowns of the rivalries that it detracted from the book itself.

This book wasn't... bad. It was just alright. It definitely had its high points and held my attention, and it had so much potential, but then there were other points where it felt a little... too ehhh.. even for a romance, which are not known for having the best plots or the most developed of characters. There were definitely some issues, but it was an entertaining read.

Simon is gay, but absolutely no one knows this fact except for “Blue,” a boy at his school that he is head over heels for that he has been corresponding with via email. This ends up posing two very key problems for Simon: 1. He has no idea who “Blue” actually is and “Blue” doesn't seem in a particular rush to make himself known to Simon in the real world and 2. He forgets to log out of the library computer. Poor Simon. If battling his teenage hormones and trying to hide his biggest secret, he had to add “being blackmail,” to his list of problems.

This book was amazing. I laughed, I cried, I cringed. This book is everything you could want in a fluffy young adult romance. Yes, there are emotional moments in this book, but at the end of the day this book is so full of feel goodness that it's definitely on my list of books to read when feeling down.

I find it really hard to review this book. I loved this book when I read it. It was my favorite book for the longest time because of how powerful it was and I was recommending it to everyone to shed some light on the atrocities committed in North Korean prison camps. However, now, after knowing that large elements of Donghyuk's story was fabricated and altered.... I don't know how to feel. What he experienced was inhumane and terrible for sure, but.. knowing now that he lied changes how I feel about it. I have the original 2012 printing and read it not long after it's original release, so I feel like if I'm going to reread this book, I will have to get the new 2015 printing to due to the revisions Blaine Harden has made since my initial read.

I read this book about two-ish years ago and absolutely loved it. I curled up on the couch and could not put it down, finishing it in one day. I laughed, I cried, I ranted and raved that the movie was supposed be getting made and then didn't. This book will awaken all the jumbles of feels inside you that you didn't know were there still.