In order to celebrate the theatrical release of Love, Simon—a movie based on Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda—I thought I would do something fun and creative. What better way to take a trip down memory lane (since I read the book almost a year ago) than to create mood boards based on some of my favourite characters? A mood board serves as a visual tool in order to convey the overall feel of something. The characters I chose to create mood boards for are: Simon, Blue, Leah, and Abby.
Simon:
Simon is our lovable protagonist. Simon carries a secret which is that he is gay. For the majority of the book, he is in an online relationship with a boy at his school named Blue whom he met on a chat within the school’s Tumblr page. Simon doesn’t know who Blue is in real life, and we spend the majority of the book trying to guess who he is. Simon loves Oreos, music, and his dog named Beiber.
Blue:
Blue is the pseudonym for Simon’s love interest. He and Simon share a very deep connection and begin to frequently exchange emails after Blue shares a relatable post on the Tumblr page about being gay. Technically, he is the first person Simon comes out to, and their relationship blossoms from there.
Leah:
Leah is one of Simon’s best friends. She is extremely insecure about her looks, often putting herself down. She’s also in a band with Simon’s sister called Emoji. I did like Leah for the most part, especially because she was very sarcastic and I can relate to that. However, she is also extremely possessive and jealous of another girl, Abby, which I didn’t really like.
Abby:
Abby is a new girl that moved to town from Washington, DC; she also quickly becomes one of Simon’s best friends. Abby is the first person Simon tells he is gay in real life and she is so supportive of it, it made me really happy. People gravitate towards Abby because she is an extremely sweet and attractive girl with a huge heart. I enjoyed reading The Upside of Unrequited which is also by Becky Albertalli and features Abby as well.
I really enjoyed making these mood boards, I may even do it again with other favourites. This is a really amazing book that I finished in about a day, I loved it so much! If you haven’t read it yet or are debating whether or not you should read it before seeing the movie, do it! I can’t recommend it enough.
I love these moodboards – they’re all so pretty! I actually had no idea Abby’s in The Upside of Unrequited, that makes me even more excited to read it. She’s one of my favorites 🙂
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Thank you 😊 and neither did I until I got near the end and I was like wait, is that Abby from Simon?! I was so shocked! She was one of my favourites too
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I love the moodboards, such a great and creative idea! Haven’t had a chance yet to watch love Simon, but your post gave me another reason to go and watch it!
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Thank you!! I haven’t either yet but I’m hoping to soon 🙂
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I seriously love these so much! I think these represent the characters very well and I would like to see you do more of these in the future!
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Thank you, it means so much to me that you like them! I was thinking of doing more if I find a book where the characters are well rounded enough to portray though photos. If you have any suggestions, let me know! Your encouragement is very appreciated ❤️
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These are lovely! Very aesthetically pleasing 😀 😉
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Thank you! 💁🏻♀️😊
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You’re welcome! 😊
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This is such a cute idea for such an amazing book💛
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Thank you so much!! 💖😊
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I love these! Also, I’m really excited for Leah on the Offbeat!
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Thank you! 🙂 And me too, I was so excited to find out she was getting her own book!
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These are truly perfect!!
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Thank you!!! 🙂
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I was just looking at your Blogger Aesthetics Tag again and saw your link to this. These are absolutely beautiful! 😍
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Omg thank you so much!! 🤗❤️ They were really fun to do, I need to do it again soon!
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I can’t wait to see the next ones you make! 🙂 ❤
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