The Bookworm says... Yes!
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera is a great book!! Aaron lives in the Bronx projects, where two things are true; being gay is a crime, and miracles don't exist. Aaron is gay, but he is still very much in the closet and has a girlfriend named Genevieve. His father killed himself, his "friends" aren't his friends at all, his mom makes barely enough money to pay rent on their one bedroom apartment, and he may or may not have a crush on his one true friend. Everything is going wrong for Aaron and he wishes he could forget everything, but that's impossible. Until the Leteo Institute opens. Leteo specializes in relief of memory, or helping to forget. If Aaron can find the cash and confidence to go through with it, Leteo may be the unlikely miracle he is hoping for.
Reminiscent of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, More Happy Than Not confronts race, sexuality, and economic class. Adam Silvera pushes deep into the world Aaron is trying so hard to forget, dragging out every painful detail. The questions Aaron asks himself are those that all teenagers ask themselves over and over again. Adam Silvera is a piercing voice diving into young adult, and let me tell you, you do not want to miss this book.
"In that moment, I wish my existence were as simple as being set on fire and exploding in the sky."
Tentative release date is June 2015.
