Written by: Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
First line: I am not a New Yorker, and I want to go home.
Why you should read this book: Arthur, who's never been kissed, is in town for a summer internship to beef up his college applications the summer before his senior year; Ben, who's mourning the loss of his first serious relationship, is in summer school so he'll be allowed to start his senior year. Following a chance encounter outside the post office, the two teens activate their in person and digital networks, and defying all odds, managed to find one another in the big city and intitiate a relationship, but Arthur's lack of experience and Ben's issues with his ex complicate the romance between two guys who don't have a whole lot in common aside from being awkward, self-conscious, and out. Will this summer romance blossom or whither on the vine?
Why you shouldn't read this book: So one convention of romantic comedies is that there must always be some force keeping the potential lovers apart, and in this case, the "force" is the fact that they are teenagers who don't know anything about relationships; I think I was just too old for this one.
