Autoboyography

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Christina Lauren: Autoboyography (2017, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

English language

Published Nov. 27, 2017 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

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978-1-4814-8168-7
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4 stars (5 reviews)

Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.

But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar—where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.

It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own …

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5 stars

This book is so cute! The dynamic between Tanner and Sebastian, Tanner and his parents, Tanner and Autumn are all very entertaining. The book does a really good job of making the conflict feel real and definitely high stakes, unlike the film version of Love, Simon where everything felt WAY too happy-go-lucky and not realistic.

I read this and couldn't help but think of Latter Days.

Very good read if you need something happy and gay in your life.

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A perfect light, positive read for me at a bit of a stressful time to unwind. I think it helped that I kind of knew exactly what I was getting into, as it has all the things I usually dislike - one romance as the main plot and one that's "love at first sight" kind of. Only a few characters (though nice ones) to follow. Somewhat predictable plot, but that was a bonus this time.

It might seem light to me because none of the issues of the book are particularly relevant to me, maybe if some of it was closer to my experiences I'd feel different. But I do love that about a book, that it tells me about something I don't know about, even if in a through rose-tinted-glasses way.

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