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Unwrap My Heart: or It's Time For Mummies by Ezra Fox, Alex Falcone
5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Okay! This book! For context, I first saw this book on TikTok with one of the authors (I think Alex?) talking about the book, and how when the big supernatural love story craze (i.e. Twilight) was happening how he and his friends were like mummies are gonna happen right? They never did, so him and his friend Ezra decided to make one.

It is the perfect mix of sappy teenage love story, a book that is self aware and uses all the tropes, and a parody all at the same time. Is it ridiculous? Yes. Does it riff on mainly Twilight by basically stealing the entire plot outline? Also yes (btw, I highly recommend those who've read Twilight to read this, as you will laugh at how similar it is). It's the perfect blend of being self aware while also still being within it's own genre.

5/5 mummies did in fact happen.