dani

a bit problematic.

phenomenal.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Becky Albertalli is pressured to write about another queer character, and it turned out forced. The romance in this novel didn't have any chemistry AT ALL, unlike in Simon, which is sad because I really wanted to like this one. I wish she could've just paired her with the much more suitable love interest, but instead she gave in to the people's expectations of writing about another lgbt character, for the sake of writing one.

I felt like the Leah that I knew in Simon is entirely separate from the person we see here in Leah on the Offbeat. In the first book, Leah is much more caring with her friends and in here she is just a bitch to everyone, and this is a problem because aside from her being the main character, we also read from her point of view, which sucks.

While Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda made me feel all warm and fuzzy, Leah on the Offbeat made me feel the opposite.

fantastic exploration of faith and love and when these two things clashes.