Ria's Reviews > Leah on the Offbeat

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, I know I’m reading a YA book that isn’t marketed to me and the only reason I even own it is because the site had ‘preorder Leah for 3€’ and everyone was like ‘Omfg bi-girl representation. So fucking hyped’. Sooooo yeeahhh, are we shocked I hate it? I watched Love Simon, didn’t read the book but I decided that I will someday get it *not because this thing? sold it to me. I just liked the coming out parts of that teen romance. Didn’t care for the rest*. Love, Simon didn’t really make me care for Leah. Like wow she has a crush on Simon…. Cool? Kinda forgot about her while watching it… anyways, I’m gonna bitch now.
Can we talk about how forced the vibe of this is? What I mean is that Becky *of course and she is called Becky* tried to make this be cool and hip but that’s not how it comes across as. Granted I’m 20 not 14 but I don’t think my lil ass would like it. I know teens and kids my age talk like that but the way she writes the dialogue, the slang, Leah’s inner thoughts, she makes it sound cringy and lame. Idk, this looks like something a teen wrote. So many references of other popular franchises... Fight me, I don’t give a shit. Oh yeah side note, there are swear words in this *ooohhhh*. On a serious note tho, I didn’t expect it but I dig it. Ugh I’m a fucking asshole…
That may be a me thing but the moment I see the word ‘ship’ I know it’s a garbage book. Yeah granted, I don’t think I’ve come across that before but it’s because I avoid that. I’m sorry but it makes the author look like they are trying too hard to be relatable. Now I’m thinking about it, shipping was mentioned on Shadowhunter Academy and I found it cringy (wow did I just criticise Cassandra Clare? Who am i?)… This bitch apparently introduced Simon to queer fanfiction. What a cool and relatable teen. BTW I recommended a fic once (fanfiction was never my cup of tea but I’ve read a couple) and that was the Milk fic because I’ve always been an asshole. Do teens these days recommend fics to each other? Did they do that before?
I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t read Simon and my knowledge on Leah comes from the movie but it’s not like I’ve seen ‘Leah, what a bisexual icon’ before. Where there signs in Simon or is this just a forced cash grab? I mean it looks like it is. Let’s be real, why is this a thing. At the start Becky says ‘For the readers who knew something was up, even when I didn’t.' So I think we can all agree this is based on kids’ fanfictions and exists because LGBT YA books are currently popular. Omfg Becky, thanks I hate it... Becky is straight right? I’m not saying I can tell but yeeaahhh *tea emoji*….. Somehow I almost forgot Abby, she is also bi? I don’t care. Sure whatever, the whole gang is fucking gay. I’m convinced, okay. We are all huge homosexuals. Also, the romance tots not forced. So natural… ‘’I’m shook.’’
For fuck's shake, Abby didn't know you wanted to jump on her pussy. Omfg why did you lead me on, I’m so angry. You didn't understand I like you? ''I want you to stop messing with my head.'' Bitch she didn't know that you liked her or that she is into girls. She is confused. Can you stop acting like an immature cunt for like once?
Can we talk about Chapter 28 for a sec? Leah apparently is in the position to decide if someone's sexuality is valid or not. When she said she's a bit bi i assumed she meant she has girl crushes and is probably mostly into guys and is still kinda confused. *like 80%-20% or 90%-10%*. Not everyone is 50-50. ‘‘You’re either bi or not.'' jeez Becky thanks... ''I don't get it...Just be bi. Like come on...It's not a real label.'' look bitch you can't declare someone's sexuality as being real or fake... ugh yes heterosexual people writing LGBT characters.
Back to Leah, queen ended racism? Is it just me or she like not cool or interesting. I don’t like her *snarky cunt* but that’s not the reason why I didn’t like it. (I mean there are books I love where the protagonist is an unbearable cunt. Ex, Luckiest Girl Alive, garbage protagonist but somehow I loved the book.) If I was her mom I would have sucker punched her so hard. She is your mom you braindead cunt.
Oh great apparently we are both Slytherin… can I change house? I don’t want her. ‘’ I'm the worst kind of Slytherin. I'm the kind who's so stupidly in love with a Gryffindor, she can't even function.’’ I think I just puked.
I know that it was in Simon too but I don’t get the hype around Oreos. They aren’t THAT good. Side note, yeah I didn’t care about the Simon/Bram parts. Didn’t care for their relationship in the movie so it’s not like this would make me care.
Why did I reread this? Can I get a refund? Jk jk, I like looking at the cover. It’s so pretty. And that color <3
Long story short when I first read it I gave it 3stars because it was my fault for buying it and later changed it to 2 but yeah fuck it no. I can’t give this garbage cash grab a pass just because there’s representation in it. Sorry not sorry.