— 3.5* stars —

Technically, You Started It was a cute, fun and fast book to read.

At first, it was off-putting. I stayed away from the reviews, so I didn’t know that the entire book was told in text messages format. You’re thrown into this book without knowing a single thing about the context. You don’t have a lot to work with: it was not hard to get into, but a little bit hard to continue with it, because it felt like it was going nowhere.

I’m glad I push through it, my curiosity over the format taking the upper hand. It ended up being a touching, funny story, with heart to heart conversations and a real friendship blooming through their texts. It was really cute.
I loved the two main characters, and saw a lot of myself in them, their questions and hesitations. I really connected to them and I think that helped a lot. I love the way their conversations were going from subjects to subjects, how they were with each other, how they talked. Sure, there were some eye-roll worthy moments, some really cliché, and the whole drama with Haley’s friends was plain annoying. And not gonna lie, there were some scenes made me tear up. But I really had a fun time reading this book.

I would have loved to have a bit more of the characters, the background, and would've not minded a more 'classic' format, though one with text messages still prevailing.
However, it was a fun and original way to read and discover a story, while still connecting to the characters a lot and enjoying a cute story.

—————————————

◆ #MagicalReadathon2020 // #OWLsReadathon ◆
My pick for the Muggle Studies class - Book from a perspective of a muggle (contemporary)