Tweet Cute by Emma Lord My rating: *** out of 5 Stars Publisher: Wednesday Books; January, 2020 Pages: 369 Genre: Young Adult; Romantic Comedy; Wholesome Romance Buy It: Amazon
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What it’s about:
Pepper is an overachiever, private school wunderkind. She is swim team captain and she even heads up her family’s very successful fast food social media account.
Jack’s family owns a Manhattan deli, famous for their amazing, gourmet cheese sandwiches. He attends school with Pepper, is co-captain, along with his twin brother, of the diving team. Jack is the class clown, well-liked by everyone. He is also a tech whiz.
So what happens when Pepper’s family’s restaurant begins making a cheese sandwich very similar to the famous Grandma’s Special from Jack’s deli? A Twitter-war run by these two precocious teens, although neither of them realize at first who they are up against. Will their budding romance be ruined because of it?
What I thought:
This was a very cute story, reminding me in many ways of You’ve Got Mail, one of my all time favorite movies. Every now and then I like to read YA novels like this one – fun and light – as a break from my regular reading. This one did not disappoint. I really liked Pepper and Jack and wanted them to get together. I thought the social media theme was fun. Their Twitter war went viral and got the attention of social media stars. They even got “shipped” with the name Pepperjack – very cute!
I gave Tweet Cute 3 stars because I did think there were a lot of side story lines going on that kind of dragged it out too much. Jack’s rivalry with his twin brother, Pepper’s rivalry with a girl from school, and then the baking blog. I think the story may have been stronger without those pieces, but still, overall it was a very good read and I would recommend it if you are looking for a feel-good book that won’t take you long to read.
