I love how quirky Hazel is and that the theme is about being unapologetically you! And I was so excited to finally have a Korean American love interest! But I guess I just have higher expectations for Christina Lauren novels. It’s short and easy, and I’m grateful they didn’t drag it out... but it relied on two people who are clearly crazy about each other ignoring the obvious our of insecurity, which is just like every other romance novel so... I eye rolled through a lot of it.

Hazel was a raunchy combination of Lorelei Gilmore and Lou Clarke (Me Before You) which was right up my alley! Josh was stoic, brilliant, trustworthy, and fun!

Maybe my favorite Brown sister book!!! Definitely going to read up more on the autism spectrum after this one. But UGH what is Talia Hibbert going to do next because I don’t know how she can top Eve!?
[Also this was the hottest of the three books if that’s something you care about.]

2.5 stars

So I have never read the other “Simon-verse” books, but now I will! I haven’t seen the show or film either

I’m on a YA kick!
I loved how the author allowed the characters to be insecure but not cripplingly so.

I listened to this book because it was the NYPL’s February book club thing and I loved it! It’s a fun, original, steamy romance that will make you fall in love with New York City as much as Reid Sutherland. Of course I loved all the odes to Seaport! Clayborn used Jenga as a metaphor for conversations with new acquaintances and that was just brilliant!

I loved this book! It took me an oddly long time to read it, but I’m wondering if that’s because I subconsciously knew I wanted to savor it. Minnie is one of the strongest, most-likable, somewhat relatable, and fun protagonist I’ve read in this genre. We really root for her and Quinn to find happiness and fulfillment (~and love~) throughout the book. The parents are all wonderfully written and the Leila the best friend is an original. There is nothing cliche about any of the characters, and I really felt like I knew them early on. Sophie Cousen’s writing was so smart and clever, it kept me engaged even when I was only reading 10 pages a night. The missed connections were so exciting! I remember her literary allusions and her imagery feeling so organic and excitingly fresh. I cannot wait to read whatever she writes next. The cheesy genre tropes are written in such a self-aware manner that the reader feels in on the joke. This book is the 2020 we all wish we could have lived. {I’d be remiss to omit, I did get really excited that the entry on October 20th had the word “peed” in it!}

If I had to pick a song to describe this book it would be “Invisible String”

tl;dr: somehow a totally non-cliched novel with a cheesy concept. I need to find my love twin!