This fun and enjoyable read has moments the allude to Romeo and Juliet and it made me happy to read it. I loved the way it all came together and it felt like a hallmark movie, depth and pain yet that optimistic ending we all hope for! This will be recommended to my students looking for a fun and enjoyable romance (with a side of pokemon hunting!)

What seemed to be a convoluted plot made for a nice romantic comedy.

Elena sees her family business go down the drain when their rivals for generations create a new game that becomes a craze in their small town. When she decides to give the game a try, she meets someone, a new friend. And she has no idea it is Oliver, the very creator of said game. Oliver is just too socially awkward and now he is grounded, without his computer until his Latin grade go up and forced to be tutored by the rivals' heiress, he can only check for bugs from a dummy account, where he unknowingly starts sharing secrets with none other than Elena.

While I knew this used the anonymous letters trope, I hadn't noticed the rival families one as well, and in the beginning I wasn't so sure all this could work—it didn't help it initially made me believe that above all, best friends would compete for the same boy but I was fortunately wrong. I was very wrong about many things for this book.

To be honest, this isn't a full 4-starsbut more of a 3.5. It is still close to average. But there is a different flavor to much of it. For example, Oliver's personality was surprising to me. He is super awkward and even though he was able to create an app game that was the town equivalent of Pokémon Go, his grades at school are basically C's, and he's failing Latin. In other words, far from the brainy cliché I expected. And oh my, is he cute! I wanted to adopt him even when he misbehaved. This was a book that made me believe the character flaws, which is rare in YA's and in romances in general, in my opinion.

The family rivalry bit wasn't as big as I had thought it would be. It is essential to the plot but the author didn't waste my time proving her point. In fact, she didn't waste my time at all. This book had a quick pace that could have made me read in one sitting had I had the time when I started.

In all, I don't think this can be fully enjoyed by those who aren't into romance. Nonetheless, this is a good YA I don't want any fan of YA's or romance missing.

I had some trouble getting into the book as I had to warm up to the lead (Elena) but then again, she is a teenager so maybe it is not that much out of character :-) Oliver was my hero in this book and I loved the ending!

This has a tiny bit of the ‘Romeo & Juliet’-esque cliche going on. The Chestnuts and the Princes don’t like each other. Each owns rival sport stores in the town. One does better business than the other and that’s the source of friction between them. The town its self is its own character that makes it seem ‘Stars Hollow Gilmore’-esque at points which adds to the charm this book has. The side characters (Harper in particular was a favorite) only add to the whimsical small town feeling this book gives you and that’s a good thing.

The frustration in this book comes from Elena’s characterization (it’s a slight turn off) but I didn’t feel like the romance with Oliver was forced either. I kept reading and over all it’s a really cute story with a decent enough ending and some usual YA cliches in place.

Elena feels confined helping to run her family sporting goods store (Chestnut's). It's always in competition with the other sporting goods store (Prince's) and it seems the town is not big enough for the two stores. Then there are her parents who seem to take her for granted. Into this mix is thrown Oliver Prince son of the owner of Prince's Sporting Goods. On sight Elena and Oliver dislike each other but also they know the storied history of their families and the sporting store feud. Then Oliver gets his computer taken away until he can bring up his grades and the school offers Elena as his tutor. Add to the mix an app like Pokémon Go and you've got all the mixings of a teen romance book. Just the right mix for an Entangled Teen Crush book!

Thank you the opportunity to read and review this title. Unfortunately, this book will not open on my Nook. I have tried several times to add it and I get an error every time.

This was another cute book from Entangled Teen Crush. Again, I wanted more. The third person was awkward here, but I did really like Oliver. I'm not really sure about Elena, though.

3.5 Stars

The Chestnuts and the Princes have been at war for years. An old family feud that has spiraled out of control even has the town divided. With both families owning sporting goods stores placed right across the street from each other, there's not a day that goes by where the feud isn't on their minds. The only difference is the Princes are making money while the Chestnuts are struggling. When a mobile app scavenger hunt whips the town into a frenzy, Elena Chestnut finds herself caught up in the middle and puts her right in Oliver Prince's way.

I struggled a little with this book and initially I wanted to give it just three stars. Most in part because of Elena. I just really did not like her. Her character is extremely petty and immature. Her attitude alone turned me off from the start. It's amazing her family's store even had customers at all with her working there. She yelled at almost everyone she came into contact, lashed out at them because she was upset with her own life, and refused to acknowledge that people aren't their parents (mainly Oliver and Regina).

Another big turnoff for me was what happens between two of the parents. **Spoiler Alert** Why did that kiss even exist? It's cheating. You're both married.**End Spoiler** I felt it was completely unnecessary and hindered the plot more than helped. I don't see how both parties remained completely ambivalent towards it later.

What saved this book was Oliver and the supporting characters - most importantly Harper. Despite his families feud with the Chestnuts, Oliver could really care less. He lived in the world of computers. It isn't until he's forced to look up from that world that he realizes just how much he's been missing. And not just on the romantic front. His friendship with Harper was a surprising evolution. Whereas Elena only thought about how to bring him down, Oliver tried to help Elena - to share information when he found out the hidden secrets of their parents past. He even tried to help with business ideas, something that he really didn't need to do.

Then there was Harper. Can we please get more of her? She was by far the most interesting character. Though I figured out her secret long before it was revealed, I enjoyed watching her come into her own.

Set in a small town in the middle of nowhere surrounded by pretty much constant winter, the town itself adds it's own character. While the ending was maybe just a little to cutesy and perfect for me, it fit the story and I ended up enjoying it. I really liked Hammerele's first book, The Sound of Us, and look forward to more from her.

I really enjoyed this modern take on Romeo and Juliet. Hammerle really set the back drop with feuding families and star-crossed lovers but thankfully this story has a happier ending. I loved how modern this book is with a lot of the plot being centered around a Pokémon Go type game. I understood the struggle of going “hunting” for stuff like the characters did and have seen first-hand the sense of commodity it can bring to a community. Elena’s mom did annoy me a little bit but overall I really liked the characters in the book and not just the main characters. This book also has some LGBTQIA+ characters in it which I really like, specifically there is a Bi character and a Lesbian character. I really enjoyed Harper’s character and wish we had got to see more of her coming into terms with her sexuality but I do understand that she wasn’t the main character in the book. Although I was getting some vibes that maybe she would be a main character in another book, not sure if it will happen but here’s to hoping.

I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

Will update with links to where I posted my review online closer to the release date. (Final review might change slightly but will have the same basic message).