So... this is maybe a 2.5 for me. As a hopeless romantic with cynical tendencies, I can now say that I preferred Rome's version, because Julian's felt a little less about the romance and more about the political stuff going on in his life, about accepting himself wholly and supporting whatever he believes in. He's a victim of bullying, of going through hell and back and fighting his panics about being so open and vulnerable. I believe in that line about one person being more in love than the other, so part of me didn't like knowing that Rome was more in love with Julian that he, him.

I did think it was interesting that he wasn't gay like Rome, but the slight drama that Paris added felt a little unnecessary. Like, the only thing she seemed to bring to the story was by being a 'better option' for him. Because this wasn't so romantic, I thought things could've been done a little differently. Part of me wishes the companion books had been combined because they both concentrate on such different perspectives, and I don't know if I'm a fan of the brush-overs. There were parts in Rome's story that were abbreviated that got the full attention in this story, and vise versa, and though I think it's cool, it still only works if you actually read both books. If you don't, then it just seems half done.

Overall, I don't think I'd recommend this. I thought they were both okay reads, but I personally feel like this story would've been better off if I hadn't gone in thinking it was a YA romance.

Didn’t particularly enjoy this title. Too many cliches and generalizations and overall just not pleasant to read.

i was not a fan. It started off slow and remained slow. The POV seemed kind of odd and i found it hard to read. the story idea was cute though

I had read this book after reading “Romeo for real” and i found this book to be a little more enjoyable then the first one. I really like the cover.

I think that these to books should be combined as one. To make it a duel POV instead of having it has two books.

I felt like this had a lot of potential but it fell flat.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This had great intentions, but poor execution. I wish the characters had been more fleshed out and had been given more time to blossom and develop. (My review is the same for the partner novel, Romeo for Real.)

I read this right after finishing “Romeo for Real” (same characters). I liked this one better, perhaps because I’d already become familiarized with the characters from “Romeo for Real,” or because I like Julian better. I do feel that things still moved too fast, but I also thought that there was more in terms of character background and development in this one. Again, I liked the modernization of Romeo & Juliet in LGBT form. I think that “Just Julian” and “Romeo for Real” should be edited together, with chapters alternating between Julian and Romeo’s perspectives, because it would be much more cohesive and the character development and backgrounds would be better off for it.