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Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
3.5
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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: Complicated

Just as this book claims in its title, it's a very charming read!

This was a wonderful light contemporary written by Canadian author Ben Philippe. It's nominated for OLA's Forest of Reading White Pine award this year, which is why I picked it up. I also enjoyed his previous novel The Field Guide to the North American Teenager last year.

I loved the sense of humor and personality of our main character Henri, and the fierceness of his romantic interest Corrine Troy. Both characters are in their senior year and thinking about their college futures. With that, comes all of the growing up and self-reflecting that happens when you are trying to plan the rest of your life!

This book was light and fun, and all around enjoyable! Personally, I would have liked it if it was a bit more hard-hitting. I know I'm not the target audience, so I say this as an adult, but it just didn't capture my attention the way other YA's have recently.

But if you want a light YA romantic comedy, set in New York City and written by a Canadian author, pick this one up!