Overall, it’s a very sex-positive book, full of insightful and important educational aspects. This book is off to a strong start right away, with Simone visiting a gynaecologist to ask questions about HIV and the possibilities of having safe sex. But dating comes with some issues if you have HIV, because what if the dating leads to sex? Now, she feels ready to fall in love for the first time, because there’s a really cute boy Miles, participating in the school musical.

This book is about Simone, a teenage girl who was born HIV positive and has learned how to deal with that by taking her medication early in her life. She captures what it feels like to be a teenager really well. Camryn Garrett wrote this book at age 17, and you can definitely tell, in the best way possible, because this book feels so authentic. I will never not be impressed by teen authors. Rep: bisexual Black MC, gay parents (m/m), Black love interest, Black side character, Latinx side character, asexual lesbian side character, bisexual side characterĬWs: blackmailing, hospitals, HIV, (internalized) biphobia, (internalized) racism, slutshaming But her classmates don’t know that she’s HIV-positive – and what is the truth worth in the hands of the wrong person?

Enter Miles Austin: intelligent, funny and way too sexy for Simone to resist. Simone knows that celibacy is – technically – the best way to stay safe.

Transmogrify! by g. haron davis