2.5

When I first requested this book on Netgalley, I had no idea it was a contemporary retelling of Cinderella. Had I known it before, I surely would have picked this book up way sooner. The retelling aspect, in fact, was my favourite part of an otherwise pretty forgettable book.
I liked how over the top the plot was, and initially I was sucked in. The book had those perfect early 2000s romcom vibes and I was totally there for it. Sadly, from a certain point on, the plot took a turn that lead to not one but two of my least favourite tropes and Adam Sass completely lost me. I am not going to tell which tropes they are, but I was sad to find them.
I also didn’t particularly like Micah as a main character, there was something off about him which made it hard for me to care about his love life. Maybe it was that I am too different from him when it comes to romantic love, but I have read other books with which this was the case and it never bothered me too much. So, I honestly don’t know what it was.
The secondary characters were the most forgettable thing about this book, because Micah was so self centered. I hardly can remember a single thing about any of them, I have no idea what their personalities were and I am even starting to forget their names. Not good.
The writing style was okay. As I said, I liked how over the top this book was, and the writing did kinda reflect that, so I had fun (until that happened) while reading. It surely was a quick and easy read, and I’d be interested in reading more by this author, because I think there was a lot of unexplored potential there. I think he has a new YA horror thriller out later this year, and that one sounds like something I could really enjoy a lot more.
Overall, I would still recommend The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers, because it is a cute and easy queer contemporary romance and if you are not bothered by the same tropes that bother me, you might enjoy this a lot more than I personally did. Also! There are some pretty cool illustrations inside the book, since Micah’s whole deal is that he posts his drawings on his Instagram profile. I always love when book have any type of media inside of them, so that is definitely a plus for this book. I am going to buy myself a physical copy just for this.

This was an adorable LGBTQ+ YA romance! I feel like many teens could definitely relate to the issues that are happening in this book. Micah is a gay teenage boy, who just wants a boyfriend and someone to share all his firsts with. We have all been there. He copes by drawing his crushes as fairy tale characters and sharing them on Instagram through his very successful and anonymous account. He finally meets his Prince Charming and shares his identity on his Instagram, which ends up flipping his life upside down! His relationship is everywhere, and his new boyfriend seems to be taking advantage of that. And worst of all, his Prince Charming doesn’t seem to be The One anymore. Oh yea, and he starts to fall for one of his best friends…who already has a boyfriend. Overall, I thought the story was cute, it does a really good job of showing how difficult life is as a teenager trying to find love and how confusing feelings can be. It was a very cute story, with a happy ending for Micah. I also loved the inclusion of actual drawings that Mica describes in the book, that made it all the better!

Set in Chicago, The 99 Boyfriends Of Micah Summers by Adam Sass is such an excellent read. I really enjoyed this story about Micah who absolutely comes into his own. Micah runs a popular instagram account where he draws pictures of his unrequited crushes but fantasy style -- called InstaLoves. He has no experience with boys whatsoever though. This changes when he sees a cute boy on the subway and decides to start his firsts and to pursue Grant. It seems like a real life Meet Cute and the two eventually connect. It seems like Instalove, but is it? After all, Grant is an art student and about to put on a really cool show. He has a lot in common with Micah. As the relationship with Grant is unfolding, Micah is also forming a friendship with Elliott who is friends with his best friend.

I absolutely enjoyed this book. Micah is just so earnest and I love that about his character. I wanted Micah to find love and happiness and joy. When it came to his love interest I for sure had feelings- but I am also an adult and can see through some things quite easily. This was well written and engaging and the characterization was perfect. Also, the narration was perfect too. The 99 Boyfriends Of Micah Summers is narrated by Max Meyers and is 10 hours 24 minutes unabridged.

Unfortunately I don't think YA is for me anymore, and this brings me a lot of grief. Even then, I think the expectations that came with the amazing premise were not met, with a lacking execution.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you publisher for sending me an ARC!
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This was one of my highly anticipated reads and I’m glad to say that it did not disappoint. I really enjoyed this and I need to purchase a finished copy for myself!

This is one of the most charming books I have ever read. I devoured this. Inhaled it. I will sing the praises of Adam Sass’s writing forever.

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers is a queer fairy tale of Micah who dreams of falling in love. He dreams big but has a heard time following through with, you know, actually talking to any of the boys he meets. When he meets boy 100, it’s a missed connection for the ages and he decides to find him to find his happy ending.

On the surface, this book is a lovely romcom of messy teens who are trying to navigate Love. At its heart, it’s so much more than that. Micah has created this idealized version of love and what a perfect relationship looks like. The problem is, he misses what’s right in front of him. If that’s not true to every teenager I’ve ever known, myself very much included.

Sass has a way of writing one-liners that make me laugh and sweeping moments of emotion that lay me out entirely. You can’t help root for everyone here. You want everyone to get their happy ending.

And this book delivers.

99 stars (but 5 for the purpose of a rating scale)

An adorable tale of young love shown through the view of the rich, vapid, queer teen we all wanted to be when we were younger. Sass does an amazing job of getting our hopes up that Micah will finally find love and brutally making us wait when we think we know what will come next. A wonderful cast of characters, a refreshingly loving family unit, and the hunt for true love will have you rooting for Micah as much as I did!

I knew from the first few pages this wasn't going to be a winner for me. I'm no longer the same reader as I was a few years ago, and it's the me from years ago that would have enjoyed this more. I skimmed through sections to get a gist, but when I saw sex referred to as "the full enchilada" I knew I needed to move on.

Nothing more relatable than "falling in love" with a person you know approximately 2 things about though. Bonus: the art is awesome.

Thank you to Netgalley and Viking Books for the advanced reader copy.

Did I pick this book initially for the stunning cover? yes, but I stayed for the hopeless romantic Micah wanting his fairytale ending just like anyone else. This Cinderella retelling kept me hooked from page one until the very last.

This book was okay! i had a good time reading it and the characters were well thought out but overall it didn’t
t really do much for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass is a Cinderella retelling. Or at the very least it's supposed to be one. If there is one a amazing thing about this book is how it manages to create such a convoluted story from such a simple concept and still be incredibly boring.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of instalove-cheesy-romance, so perhaps I wasn't the target audience for this novel. Added to that, the fact that this was definitely for a much younger YA audience than I anticipated. But still, the characters were so cartoonish and the mc was unbearable. Not only that but, every single line of dialogue seemed to be taken from making an artificial intelligence watch every single Hallmark movie—and not even in an interesting way.

And don't even get me started on the foolish understanding of social media. The mc seemed to be going viral out of nowhere and somehow what could be conceived as a mild internet stardom was enough to mobilize the whole city of Chicago.

If you're really willing to suspend your disbelief and want to read a Cinderella-esque social media filled love story, then I guess you could enjoy this. All in all, I do believe there is an audience for this book—as there is for all of them—, I'm just not part of it.

DNF - Did not finish. I found the MC annoying and I couldn’t connect with him. Thank you for the arc.

Thank you Netgalley for the e-ARC of this title. I enjoyed reading this title. Would recommend for my library.

An aspiring artist, an Instagram account that features fairy tale drawings of his crushes, and a determination to not be in just a secret infatuation anymore —to now find his one true love. The queer identity is intertwined with this beautiful longing for a happy ending, and the humorous undertone entertains.

sadly i ended up dnf'ing this book, I found it a bit lacking the concept was wonderful and I wished I enjoyed it more but I couldn't seem to get through it

This was such a sad read. I read contemporary romance books to feel happy, to root for the obvious couple and cheer them on in their adventures, but the majority of this story featured a relationship that was clearly doomed from the start, and I was stuck waiting for Micah to realise this and finally move on.

I really liked the concept of Instaloves, Micah's Instagram account where he features fairytale drawings of his crushes. Micah's search for Boy 100, the boy who left his magical pumpkin jacket behind on the train was really fun too. But it was clear before we properly met Grant that this was not the boy that Micah was going to end up with, and Grant seemed to only be interested in Micah for what Micah's famous Instagram account could do for him.

It's not until the last couple of chapters of the story that Micah finally sees what I'd been seeing from the start - that his friend was everything he'd been looking for. I loved them as a couple, and was so excited when they finally realised this, but I wish this was a midway point realisation, as I didn't feel I got enough time with them as a couple.

The narrator from the audiobook was awesome. Loved the side characters too. Felt a little bit long but that’s my only complaint.

Este libro tenia una premisa muy interesante pero creo que no conectó conmigo porque el tema central me pareció un poco infantil. PAreciese escrito para un público mas joven y tal vez esa es la razón por la cuál , aunque amé a los personajes y me divertí bastante leyéndolo, nunca conecté realmente con ellos.
Gracias Netgalley y #PRHInternational por el ARC

This book was well written with a really fascinating premise for the story, but I was definitely zoned out for quite a lot of the book. This probably is because I have outgrown the age range for this book and therefore wasn't engaged. I do see the merit of this story for young adults though and it would be a really wonderful read for teens!

3.5
I enjoyed the story, but there were some parts where I wasn't really liking the main character, especially at the end. He had an interesting friend and family dynamics considering his popularity of being the prince of Chicago and I'm not sure I really believed it. Which this is supposed to be fairy-tale based, so I might have just been reading it with a more realistic expectation.