Reading Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda was like peeking into the brain of one of my high school students. Becky Albertalli absolutely nails a teenage boy narration. Simon is so relatable; he complains about school, he says "freaking" all the time, he participates in the school play, and he has an obsession with Oreos. 

All of the characters were so incredibly real to me, especially Simon's family and friends. His family plays a game on Christmas morning where they announce a category like "overly gushy couple post" and then each scroll through their friends' posts on Facebook. The first to find and share a post which meets the category gets to choose the next category. While my friends and I have never played this exact game, we've often had conversations about counting how many people announce they're getting engaged on Facebook. Simon's friends have lengthy discussions about Doctor Who, and I am a total Whovian as well. 

The mystery of who Blue is had me turning the pages faster and faster. Albertalli does an excellent job of providing red herrings. While I did suspect the correct character at one point, I later dismissed the character only to find out the character was Blue all along. I won't spoil it for you. 

All I'll say is that when Simon and Blue get together, it is absolutely "freaking" adorable.

I loved this book and highly recommend it!