#LoveWins: LGBTQAI Releases of 2015

#lovewins

"Today's ruling from the Supreme Court affirms what millions across this country already know to be true in their hearts: Our Love is Equal. That the four words etched onto the front of the Supreme Court - equal justice under law - apply to us, too." 
-Jim Obergefell

Guess what?

Same-sex marriage is now legal in ALL 50 states of America!!!!

We're not American but we think this is a HUGE step for the whole world and we really hope that this level of acceptance will transcend towards Asia, and of course here in the Philippines. <3 

Since we're so happy about this news, we're rounding up all the LGBTQAI YA releases for 2015 - some we've already read and others we're looking forward to as well! Just click the cover of each book and it will redirect you to its Goodreads page.


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Book in Review: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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19547856Title: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
Author: Becky Albertalli
Publishing Date: April 7th 2015
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Format: ARC
Rating: 3/5 stars

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
I have mixed thoughts about this book and I am not too sure of what to think about it. On one hand, I found this to be an enjoyable and adorable read that got me giddy all over, but on the other, I felt like it lacked depth and substance to the story. The story is pretty simple to follow: Simon is a closeted gay boy, who has a secret online relationship with this guy named Blue. When one of his classmates, Martin, discovers their email conversations, he blackmails Simon to play matchmaker for him and Simon's friend Abby. Simon, who doesn't want his secret to be exposed, plays along.

Eventually, Simon is forced to go out of the closet and we see how Simon deals with the sudden turn of events. 

Let me get this straight - the only thing I honestly liked about this book is the romance, and I didn't even like it that much that I could overlook all the other things I didn't like. What I didn't like? The blandness of the story and the over characterization.

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