Devastated, Aaron decided to erase his memories of Collin so that he could be fully happy with his relationship with Genevieve. Aaron recovers from the attack and the reappearance of the memories. He considers taking another Leteo procedure to forget the painful memories, but Thomas convinces him not to. Unfortunately, Aaron learns that he is developing anterograde amnesia as a side effect of the procedure. Before he fully loses his ability to create new memories, he sets out to gain closure in his relationships. He forgives Collin, Genevieve, and Thomas. Thomas pushes Aaron to focus on being "more happy than not" despite the hardships in his life. As Aaron waits for a cure to his amnesia, he promises to always try to find the happiness in the memories he remembers. Reception More Happy Than Not is a New York Times best seller and a Junior Library Guild selection. The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, as well as positive reviews from English Journal, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, and The New York Times. The New York Times's Gina Bellafonte applauded how Silvera "manages a delicate knitting of class politics through an ambitious narrative about sexual identity and connection that considers the heavy weight and constructive value of traumatic memory, as well." Beyond popular media, More Happy Than Not has been discussed in academic journals, including English Journal, The Lancet, Children's Literature, Oregon Library Association Quarterly, The Clearing House, and Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. It was also analyzed in two chapters from Engaging with Multicultural YA Literature in the Secondary Classroom. References 2010s LGBT novels 2015 LGBT-related literary works American LGBT novels Novels set in New York City Soho Press books