Full Disclosure Book Review


𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺| 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵| 𝘓𝘎𝘉𝘛
ᴍʏ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ★★★★☆
Published October 29th, 2019 by Knopf Books
Simone Garcia-Hampton is starting over at a new school, and this time things will be different. She's making real friends, making a name for herself as student director of Rent, and making a play for Miles, the guy who makes her melt every time he walks into a room. The last thing she wants is for word to get out that she's HIV-positive, because last time . . . well, last time things got ugly.
Keeping her viral load under control is easy, but keeping her diagnosis under wraps is not so simple. As Simone and Miles start going out for real--shy kisses escalating into much more--she feels an uneasiness that goes beyond butterflies. She knows she has to tell him that she's positive, especially if sex is a possibility, but she's terrified of how he'll react! And then she finds an anonymous note in her locker: I know you have HIV. You have until Thanksgiving to stop hanging out with Miles. Or everyone else will know too.
Simone's first instinct is to protect her secret at all costs, but as she gains a deeper understanding of the prejudice and fear in her community, she begins to wonder if the only way to rise above is to face the haters head-on...
Full Disclosure is such a timely, amazing book. It does for sexuality what THE HATE U GIVE did for racial violence. It's a book that deep-dives into an issue that a lot of people can't, or won't, talk about, and does so with depth, sympathy, and a great story.
Full Disclosure addresses a lot of themes that I love seeing in YA books. It discusses racism and queerness but also talks openly about sex, sexual health, and masturbation, it satisfies me to see it being spoken to in such a liberal light. There are sufficient young people and grown-ups out there who feel like they can't discuss their sexual experiences without feeling embarrassed and humiliated. the author additionally discusses asexuality and that it's alright not to like and need and consider sex, and that asexuality exists on a range.
It tells the story of Simone, an HIV positive girl who is faced with a dilemma: tell the kid she is crushing on about her condition and risk being rejected and having the entire school find out about her infection or surrender to her blackmailer who needs her to leave Miles. I totally identified with Simone on the grounds that I think we as a whole have a touch of something we don't need others to know yet not letting them know can in some cases equivalent to avoid them as much as possible so it is difficult in any case. I also think the author did a magnificent job of making us feel sympathetic towards Simone without pitying her. She's a strong girl and the fact that she is HIV positive does not make her any less real and able than someone else.
This was my first time reading out about an HIV positive character and their battles so I was giving consideration to everything that was being said about the infection and how it influenced Simone's day by day life. I did feel overwhelmed in the beginning because the author does not wait long to explain Simone's situation to us and so it feels as though we are info-dumped. I was extremely happy to learn about HIV and the U=U rule (undetectable = untransmittable).
obviously, one of the fundamental topics in this book is the way that Simone, the primary character, is HIV positive. The book is exceptionally educational such that many sex ed classes neglect to be. It deconstructs the disgrace that encompasses individuals who are sure and clarifies that associations, sex, having a family and kids are similarly as feasible for an HIV+ individual than for every other person.
I additionally enjoyed how Simone is a tremendous musical fan and regularly references musicals and their film adaptations without letting it overwhelm the principal story. I'm not an enthusiast of musicals myself despite everything I delighted in finding out about them without feeling like mainstream society references about Dear Evan Hanson and Hamilton were being forced on me. Also, in general, I really preferred Simone. She is clever, she doesn't endure anybody shit, she's relatable. I did, be that as it may, think that it's agonizing how she regarded her closest companions when she had a boyfriend, especially because she saw no wrong in dumping her friends for a guy. That's the worst behavior. And it got even worse before it got better. But in the end, I saw where Simone was coming from and I was glad that she was insightful enough to see the hurt she'd caused
More reasons why Full Disclosure is amazing:
DIVERSITY
Simone is black. Her closest companions are Asian. One of them is an asexual lesbian and the other is also bisexual. Simone's dads are black and Latino.. Simone's primary care physician is a hijabi Muslim.
Sex Positivity
There's a ton of talk among Simone and her friends about sex. The book opens with Simone's fathers sitting with her as she meets with a gynecologist and discussing a portion of her preventative choices as somebody with HIV. Sex is managed in a positive, open, sound way I wish all sex talks were this positive, Instructing kids that their bodies are ordinary that sexuality of assorted types is typical, makes for a vastly improved society.
Great relationships
when the going gets rough, Simone's relationships are all #goals. She has a fight with her friends over a totally valid reason, and end up stronger than ever because of it. She has a fight with her family over a totally valid reason, and they end up stronger than ever because of it. She has some tough conversations with her HIV support group, but they rally around her when she needs it. It's unusual to see a book that manages to portray such closeness, and still manage to convey the usual tensions that any normal relationship is fraught with, without making things look toxic. This book oozed love and support, and did so in a way that wasn't forced or fluffy at all.
Believable villain
I genuinely didn't see that twist coming and when it occurred, it was so realistic and so well-handled that I wanted to cry.
Typical teenager things
These teens have genuine voices and really realistic. when reading this book, I felt like i'm spying on real high schooler discussions.Simone frequently made me chuckle with her goofy comical inclination, and that helped up some truly genuine and angsty minutes in this book unquestionably caught those notorious high school "lows."

