Waiting On Wednesday: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

11.26.2014


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Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Publication Date: April 7, 2015
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Page Count: 320 pages
Summary: Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn't play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.
Why am I excited about this? Because of that summary!! It just seems like a really interesting story to experience, and something much more diverse. Super excited to see how good this one could be. Also, I love the whole idea of relationship building over email, so that will also be really interesting to read about. Plus, I really like that cover!


What's your pick this week?

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Ooh I want to know who Blue is *wink* Good choice!

Waiting on Wednesday(TRD)
Sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing :)
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As long as it's done good, then whoo! :)

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Kirsty @ StudioReads
Great pick! We need more diverse books! :)
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Alexis @ Lexi Swoons · 540 weeks ago

This sounds really interesting. Great pick!

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Xoxo. Alexis @ Lexi Swoons
The fact that I want to know who Blue is just by reading the synopsis has me sold!!
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1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
Right? It will be intriguing if it was someone close to home. :P
Ahhh, I love how original and quirky this sounds! I don't think I've ever read a book from a gay character's perspective before, so I'm definitely looking forward to this one as well. Plus, THAT COVER. I LOVE IT TOO. I think it's up on Edelweiss now, if you want to request it. :D
1 reply · active 540 weeks ago
I love the qurckiness too, haha. I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson was the first YA I read with a gay main character, I believe. It was really good, I love that author. And oh man, I'll have to attempt a request. Thanks!
The synopsis is amazing! It's about time a book like this came out!
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Naomi @The Perks Of Being A Bookworm
GAH! I am so ridiculously excited for this one, too. I heard about it AGES ago, and then I remembered it the other day when the author was interviewed on GAY YA. It sounds so awesome and I cannot wait to get my hands on it :D
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