rpettaway's review against another edition
3.0
i thought we were over with the cliques and perfect girl archetypes
keahreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
aira_imani's review against another edition
2.0
Spending forty-two chapters in the head of a self-centred, self-sabotaging character is not fun.
loftyace's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mallorywynne's review
3.0
A little too predictable and not satisfying enough for my taste. I thought the main love interest was annoying (which I think was the point but still) and didn’t get some of the MC’s choices. Also didn’t love that she literally had writer’s block until the very end. I kinda get it but again not satisfying for me. A cute enough rom com type book but I wouldn’t re-read or rave about it to friends.
gdrake's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hyebitshines's review against another edition
3.0
an understandable albeit frustrating coming-to-age about a teenage girl named Tessa who quickly spirals from a lack of confidence and writer’s block into a sweeping plan for getting her happily ever after and thus fixing her writer’s block as a romance writer. the story addresses the reality of overt racism as well as microaggressions in the small and big moments, though I’m not sure still what to make of the huge “fuck you” scene in the spices store, when it felt like pitting minorities against each other rather than a victorious “fuck you” to racism.
while by the end Tessa acknowledged the importance of her self-worth and writing for herself over winning any particular boy, and perhaps her biased view of Poppy, the cliched bitchy girlfriend of the hot guy, it felt more like digging yourself last-minute out of conventional plot holes/arcs. still, I’m glad Tessa could get her writing groove back on and continue writing
while by the end Tessa acknowledged the importance of her self-worth and writing for herself over winning any particular boy, and perhaps her biased view of Poppy, the cliched bitchy girlfriend of the hot guy, it felt more like digging yourself last-minute out of conventional plot holes/arcs. still, I’m glad Tessa could get her writing groove back on and continue writing
thebookishbat's review against another edition
3.0
A fun YA romcom I would have devoured during my teenage years. Bryant embodied the teenage angst and sweetness that is craved in YA.