Take a photo of a barcode or cover
genieinanovel's Reviews (752)
Evie is fairly clueless about love. She's never been in it, and honestly the thought of kissing a guy hasn't been on the forefront of her mind. For her, it's all about the numbers... and trying to keep her anxiety under control. But when new student Leo comes around and shows interest in her, she can't help but feel a pull to him, which is to the dismay of her best friend, Caleb.
As much as the "best friends-to-lovers" trope can annoy me, this one did a great job of it. I adored both Evie and Caleb and their history. Evie was honestly very relatable to teenage me - being more focused on academics than boys - and therefore really not having a clue when it came to relationships. Her anxiety is something I still relate to, probably more so now than when I was a teenager because I'm more understanding of my own anxiety. Luckily for Evie, she has Caleb as her rock for when her anxiety becomes too much or when the panic attacks happen.
Which is why Caleb is all the more shocked when she starts going out with Leo.
For the most part, Caleb handled the situation well. Yes, he was jealous and made a new snide comments, as well as not revealing his identity to Evie in the chat for the competition, but for the most part he was more concerned for Evie's happiness. He didn't try to manipulate her in any way and was willing to accept whatever decisions she made concerning her relationship with Leo - as in if she planned to stay with him or not.
This book covered a lot for the size of it, and did it well. Along with the obvious love story, it dealt with anxiety disorders, women in STEM and their role in religion, and family relationships. There was one teacher that was rude toward Evie because he was one who felt women didn't belong in STEM but was shown up a few times by Evie, which was so satisfying. Evie's mother annoyed me a little in her overprotectiveness of Evie because she wasn't willing to let Evie grow - she constantly used Evie's anxiety as a crutch as to why she shouldn't compete in the inter-school STEM competition, rather than being on Evie's side to overcome her anxiety and do well.
Honestly, there was so much I loved about this book that I don't think I can even really list it all. It was just amazing overall and so cute. The only reason I'm giving it four and a half stars instead of five is because I wanted it to be longer! I highly recommend this to YA romance lovers!
As much as the "best friends-to-lovers" trope can annoy me, this one did a great job of it. I adored both Evie and Caleb and their history. Evie was honestly very relatable to teenage me - being more focused on academics than boys - and therefore really not having a clue when it came to relationships. Her anxiety is something I still relate to, probably more so now than when I was a teenager because I'm more understanding of my own anxiety. Luckily for Evie, she has Caleb as her rock for when her anxiety becomes too much or when the panic attacks happen.
Which is why Caleb is all the more shocked when she starts going out with Leo.
For the most part, Caleb handled the situation well. Yes, he was jealous and made a new snide comments, as well as not revealing his identity to Evie in the chat for the competition, but for the most part he was more concerned for Evie's happiness. He didn't try to manipulate her in any way and was willing to accept whatever decisions she made concerning her relationship with Leo - as in if she planned to stay with him or not.
This book covered a lot for the size of it, and did it well. Along with the obvious love story, it dealt with anxiety disorders, women in STEM and their role in religion, and family relationships. There was one teacher that was rude toward Evie because he was one who felt women didn't belong in STEM but was shown up a few times by Evie, which was so satisfying. Evie's mother annoyed me a little in her overprotectiveness of Evie because she wasn't willing to let Evie grow - she constantly used Evie's anxiety as a crutch as to why she shouldn't compete in the inter-school STEM competition, rather than being on Evie's side to overcome her anxiety and do well.
Honestly, there was so much I loved about this book that I don't think I can even really list it all. It was just amazing overall and so cute. The only reason I'm giving it four and a half stars instead of five is because I wanted it to be longer! I highly recommend this to YA romance lovers!
On the first day of senior year, Ellie is dumped out of the blue by her boyfriend, Hunter, aka: the person who got her through the unfortunate event of transferring schools mid-junior year. The fact that he was her first friend at school means that all his friends became her friends, and unfortunately, she lost custody of them when he broke up with her.
And what’s even worse is that she now has to share Home Ec with Hunter and his new girlfriend.
When the class gets divided up into teams for a year-long class competition, Ellie is paired up with a group of misfits – the quiet junior, Isaiah, the outspoken and always ready to fight, AJ, and the tattooed stunt biker, Luke. She’s suddenly filled with the desire to take down Hunter’s team to show him up – that she doesn’t need him. As the weeks go by, she chips away at her teammates’ exteriors and begins making friends with them. She even finds herself possibly, maybe falling for Luke. But is she ready to trust someone again after what Hunter did to her?
I completely enjoyed this story and the characters. I felt for Ellie whenever she talked about how hard it was to transfer back to public school after the bullying she’d gone through in middle school, and for her after the breakup with Hunter. Hunter was honestly such a douche, as was Jared – and I don’t use that term lightly, but they were. Probably worse than that, if you ask me. But Ellie was a likable character and I loved how she found a way to bond with each of the members in her class group.
And speaking of them, the boys were all so lovable. Isaiah was such a sweetheart, and I could see that AJ could be underneath his tough exterior. Luke was, of course, easy to love with his humor and wit, and I hated to see him hurt when Ellie wasn’t sure if she could trust him or not (though her reasons were valid).
Overall, this book was adorable and I loved Ellie’s transformation of leaning on her boyfriend’s friends to finding herself and making her own when she had no one else. In addition to the obvious romance, the relationships between friends was just as enjoyable and made this book worth reading.
And what’s even worse is that she now has to share Home Ec with Hunter and his new girlfriend.
When the class gets divided up into teams for a year-long class competition, Ellie is paired up with a group of misfits – the quiet junior, Isaiah, the outspoken and always ready to fight, AJ, and the tattooed stunt biker, Luke. She’s suddenly filled with the desire to take down Hunter’s team to show him up – that she doesn’t need him. As the weeks go by, she chips away at her teammates’ exteriors and begins making friends with them. She even finds herself possibly, maybe falling for Luke. But is she ready to trust someone again after what Hunter did to her?
I completely enjoyed this story and the characters. I felt for Ellie whenever she talked about how hard it was to transfer back to public school after the bullying she’d gone through in middle school, and for her after the breakup with Hunter. Hunter was honestly such a douche, as was Jared – and I don’t use that term lightly, but they were. Probably worse than that, if you ask me. But Ellie was a likable character and I loved how she found a way to bond with each of the members in her class group.
And speaking of them, the boys were all so lovable. Isaiah was such a sweetheart, and I could see that AJ could be underneath his tough exterior. Luke was, of course, easy to love with his humor and wit, and I hated to see him hurt when Ellie wasn’t sure if she could trust him or not (though her reasons were valid).
Overall, this book was adorable and I loved Ellie’s transformation of leaning on her boyfriend’s friends to finding herself and making her own when she had no one else. In addition to the obvious romance, the relationships between friends was just as enjoyable and made this book worth reading.
.jpg)
