YMMV / Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

• Genius Bonus: When Simon is trying to talk around Blue's identity, one of his guesses is that Blue's real first name is that of character from a comic. (At the time, he thinks he's talking to Cal, and is obliquely referencing the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.) Blue reacts with confusion, saying that he does share his name with a character from a comic book, but it's not one most people are familiar with or would be likely to associate him with. Once it's revealed that Blue is Bram, readers familiar with comic books can take an educated stab at which character he was talking about: it's most likely Abe Sapiens, a supporting character from Hellboy — who, like Bram, is legally an "Abraham".
• Harsher in Hindsight: Becky Albertalli publicly came out as bisexual only after Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat had already been published. However, her decision was influenced in large part by the fact that some readers had dismissed her as "a straight woman appropriating LGBTQ+ stories". Though she remained largely upbeat, Albertalli did note the irony that — much like Simon — she was essentially Forced Out of the Closet and made to deal with everything that entailed before she was ready.
• Rule of Cute: The Love, Creekwood novella is a fluffy slice of Lighter and Softer fan-service for readers who just wanted to know that the series' two main couples made it through college OK. It lacks the more tense Will They or Won't They? elements of the two main books, and features fewer threats to the stability or future of said relationships than the series that spawned it. Of course, Tropes Are Not Bad: Albertalli said she hadn't planned to write any more books directly featuring Simon and co., but couldn't resist adding a bit more closure for the characters' fans.