Okay, I love this book so much. I was the worst and didn't post my review right away, so here I am rereading it and loving it more the second time!

First of all, there is nothing I love more than the they-can-tell-us-apart twin trope. With all the twins I know, this has always been a big sticking point for them, so this felt relatable and real. I loved seeing Pepper and Jack's relationship grow in real life and within their anonymous digital life, too. Their banter is fun and hilarious, with pop culture references that pull me into their world easily.

The Twitter war was a fun time - full of recognizable memes and sassy replies - but also a great jumping point for the interpersonal issues throughout the book. The way Pepper is constantly pressured by her mom to work on the social media, with the pressure of academic success and extracurriculars, all amidst her parents' divorce - it was a lot and I really felt for Pepper and understood her frustration. It also was a good place to reflect Jack's defensiveness over their family business and his wish to do more and be more than his family business (despite also loving it with all his heart).

Between the two characters, I definitely related to a lot of Jack's perspective, but I respected Pepper's growth as a character more. They both had to deal with different familial stressors and I honestly related so much to their frustration, to their growth, and to their joy.

A few things I wish were different. The first, I wish there was more depth to the secondary characters. I wanted to know more about everyone around them, especially Paige and Ethan since they made such an impact on Pepper and Jack's lives.

The other thing I didn't love was how much the Twitter war overwhelmed the story. I understood why, but I really wanted to throttle Pepper's mom at some points. The lack of communication is so realistic, but also drives me bonkers. The ending resolution, when everyone finally sits down to talk, was so enlightening, and I loved the little epilogue we got!

All in all, this is nice a mix of haters-to-friends-to-lovers and anonymity to make a cute story that'll make you both laugh and cry!

TWs: cyberbullying, vomit

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
World Building: 4.5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Pacing: 4/5
Overall: 4/5
GoodReads Rating: 3.97/5

eARC gifted via NetGalley by St. Martin's Press and Wednesday Books in exchange for an honest review.

a cute romance book! this was like sitting down to watch a rom-com movie with some popcorn and a blanket, it was exactly what I was looking for -- cute characters, an entertaining plot, and a feel-good moment! overall, I enjoyed this and it brought me what I was looking for!

Tweet Cute is a cute, clean romance that involves the benefits and perils of social media. This is a good one to recommend to teens and to put in a school library. Emma Lord is great at creating a new story out of favorite romantic tropes.

If theres a modern day star crossed (no tragedy) romance to be found then I am there to read it every time.

I have elected not to read and review this book due to time constraints. Thank you for the opportunity.

This title grabbed me with the title but I adore a great tale of family legacy and rivalry. Lots of fun tackling stolen family recipes and the resultant viral Twitter wars. Not sure if teens would be this intense on Twitter (versus other platforms) but the work function explains that away.

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3.75 stars

This book was freaking adorable!
Twitter wars, secret apps, teenage angst, water polo, grilled cheese, secret recipes, macaroons, expectations, friendship, romance, family, and so much more!

Such a cute story! I've been trying to add more YA into my reading routine and this was a solid addition.

As I work to catch up on all of the book reviews for novels I read and received over the past couple of years, this adorable rom-com seemed perfect for the week of Valentine’s Day. Tweet Cute was such an easy, funny, and engaging book to read and a perfect addition for anyone looking for a little lighthearted romance. The main characters, Pepper and Jack, are in high school so this is also a totally PG love story.

Pepper and Jack portray the typical high school trope where the popular boy is more than just a pretty face and finally sees the nerdy girl for the beauty within. Overrated? Totally. Still enjoyable? Most definitely.

Both social media geniuses, Pepper and Jack are each heavily involved in their family businesses. While hiding behind their social media personas, they inadvertently start a Twitter feud that goes viral. Meanwhile, anonymously matched on a new dating app, the pair are getting to know each other and begin to find more in common than they expected.

The cynic in me will roll my eyes at these cliched love stories, just like I do while watching Hallmark movies. Yet, even I must admit that rom-coms, like Hallmark movies, remain a necessary guilty pleasure. I love to intersperse these types of stories in between the heavy storylines I gravitate toward in the psychological thriller and historical fiction spaces.

Whether you live on romance novels or, like me, just read the occasional couple a year, Tweet Cute is a great addition to the “to-be-read pile.” Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day!

This book was so cute and such a nice read. Im so excited i can let my daughter read it when she is older (and interested). I wasnt one of those high school kids that was involved in anything so reading about this was a little different for me but definitely makes me wish I could go back to that time in my life

Tweet Cute is such an accurate title for this book. Although it was named to highlight the fact that it will be full of pop culture references, the word that holds the most weight is ‘cute.’ This was cute. Simple as that. Tweet Cute was a lighthearted romcom that checks off so many different tropes off the ‘classic romcom trope list.’ But that is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it’s good to kick back with a cute and relaxing love story.

this was such a cute romance book! i really had the best time reading it. it felt more like watching a coming of age movie than reading a novel, and it was exactly what i wanted. cute characters with entertaining plot lines are the line to success. i’ll definitely seek to read more from this author! .

Tweet Cute was a delightful read, quite living up to the hype of it being light and fluffy. It did have pacing issues. But a lovely read for the Holidays. I would recommend it.

This was a cute YA rom-com, but it was not the best I’ve read by far. I will recommend it to my students who are fans of the genre, but it certainly won’t be my top recommendation.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.

Reading Tweet Cute was like hearing an ice cream truck on a hot summer day. You didn't know you wanted something, and then suddenly it's all you can think about. (Grilled cheese food truck? Anyone?) This book was impossible to put down, and it was refreshing how snarky-sweet and unpredictable the story was. I'm thrilled Lord managed to keep me on my toes, and was pleasantly surprised with how everything played out.

Pepper's parents were mostly nonexistent. Her mom was too busy with work (until it and Pepper became synonymous), and her father lived in another state. His lack of interest in his daughter's life (like not asking about the Twitter war, or how she was feeling about it) was upsetting. She knew he knew something was wrong, but neither of them broached the subject. He was happy to stay in his corner of the world and let events unfold on their own. Divorced parents can still be present in their children's lives, even from a distance. Her mother was incredibly frustrating for the better part of the book, and I hated how she belittled Pepper's efforts. Not once did she consider what a massive time-suck her requests would be for her daughter (a senior in a very competitive private high school), or concern herself with Pepper's feelings about the whole shebang.

Jack's parents were slightly better, but that's only because his mom was awesome. She was attentive, caring, and totally there for her family. Grandma Belly was pretty fantastic, too. Unfortunately, his father made some pretty questionable decisions that had a lasting impact and came with repercussions. I really didn't like that certain revelations and underlying issues were left unaddressed and unresolved. I think knowing the how and why were helpful, but the adults in books need to be held accountable for their actions as well.

I definitely prefer character-driven books, and Tweet Cute has that in spades. I loved the two main characters, but I also enjoyed the interactions with their families (yes, the families I was just complaining about). Nothing was perfect -- not by a long shot -- but it was a realistic portrayal of love, flawed relationships, and imperfect people. We see them overcome the negatives in order to pursue the positives, and watch as they find new footing in the world. Note: I can dislike something and still think it was an accurate representation of how the world works. Additionally, the sibling relationships were very relatable, if somewhat underdeveloped. I would have enjoyed seeing more interactions between Pepper and Paige (her older sister), and Jack and Ethan (his twin brother).

Tweet Cute was probably longer than it needed to be (a little lengthy in the middle), but from start to finish I never wanted to stop turning the pages. I also wish the author hadn't waited until the last minute to spill everyone's beans, because I thought it added unnecessary tension to already complicated situations. However, this is one of those books you just know will eventually become a television show, Netflix series, or movie. Overall, I had very few quibbles (mostly just the stuff about their parents and the length of the book), and look forward to reading whatever this author writes next! Emma Lord has delivered a deliciously sweet rom-com that's full of banter and the best kind of suspense.

My friends weren't the biggest fan of this one, so I went in with lower expectations, and it ended up really surprising me? I definitely see how this isn't for everyone, but I ended up finding it cute, especially as an easy audiobook to listen to while playing Minecraft.

The family relationships were sometimes quite tough to listen to, and there were so many times I just wanted to yell at the parents or siblings. The main characters made up for it, though, and I really liked their dynamic together, too. I think Jack was definitely my favorite, and I liked the perspective on twins that this story tried to give, and how it differed from the standard sibling rivalry due to them being identical. I felt like the twitter war was a good entrance into their dynamic, even if at some point I sort of lost interest in it and was more interested in their real life interactions.

This book tried to tackle a lot in the main characters' personal lives too, and I like how they seemed to have the same focus (extreme parental expectations regarding the future), yet manifested in entirely differently ways. It allowed for bonding between Pepper and Jack without ever feeling too repetitive. I also liked that this book didn't necessarily emphasize going to college as the only path forward, and that both the characters really spent time thinking about what was good for them and their future, not just what was expected of them.

Overall, this was a cute, light read, and it overall was just a lot of fun! I'll definitely be trying some of this author's other books, and hopefully get the same vibe and feelings from it!

I wanted to love this story so much, and at some points I did. But the more I kept reading, the more I wanted just to see how the whole saga would wrap up. Both Jack and Pepper's family dynamics, especially with their siblings, was more of an interesting subplot than the Twitter war between their respective restaurants.

Jack had always felt like the leftover twin next to Ethan, almost always getting the short end of the stick with their parents, working hard at Girl Cheesing deli when Ethan got off scot-free. Jack also had a bit of a double life and created an entire app called Weazel for the kids at school to feel comfortable around each other. I would have liked to have known more background information on how exactly Jack was able to create this successful anonymous app within the comfort of his bedroom. There is some information about how he'd built it, but not much because it's shrouded in his guilt of hiding all of this from his family. Not to mention, on the app, he's been talking to this girl (called Bluebird) for months things not even his best friend Paul knows. The storyline and connection between Jack's Wolf and Pepper's Bluebird was sweet and cute, but easily predictable when I figured out their secret identities. I knew they would figure each other out eventually, they'd feel conflicted about it, and come back together again sooner rather than later.

As for Pepper's family drama, I could relate to hers because it was similar to how my sister and I's relationships with our mother is now. Pepper has always felt somewhat of an obligation to stay home and get the best grades, become her best self, top of her class, and manage Big League Burger's Twitter account. And she's happy to do it if not only for her mother, but there was always this nagging feeling that she's taking on too much on her plate. But it takes her almost until the end of the novel for her to tell her mother. Her sister Paige moved cross-country to get away from BLB and family's drama, but it didn't stop Pepper for stepping up even more.

The amounts of miscommunication in this novel were one of its most draining personality traits. Not only between PepperJack and their families, but to each other. They both had so many opportunities to show themselves and just talk to each other. But when one person got the courage to speak up, they'd get interrupted or lose the courage. I know miscommunication is a plot device in a lot of these YA romances, but it's just annoying to read after awhile.

At least PepperJack's enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trajectory was endearing to witness. Pepper was the new girl from Nashville who had felt like she had something to prove; Jack was the class clown everyone knew and loved. Of course their chemistry would mesh from time to time, especially when they're both on the diving/swim team. But seeing them become irritated with each other, but turned into friendship and romantic interest was really funny and cute, for two high school kids who didn't know each other that well.

The writing in this novel was decent, to say the least. Emma Lord knows how to use her characters to get you to relate to them through her writing. Jack's character arc was written from someone who used his humor to hide his insecurities; Pepper's character arc wasn't something I was rooting for in the beginning, but her walls fell and her character started blossoming through Lord's prose.

Thank you so much for the early copy of Tweet Cute. You can find my review of Tweet Cute with the link attached — it was posted in January of 2020 and I clearly forgot to send in my review through Netgalley.

This was such an adorable, light, and fluffy read! Definitely the perfect book to forget about this strange world we’re living in!

A really "cute" story of two teenager kids who handle their family business instagrams. they happen to go to the same school and end up battling and becoming friends and that friendship really complicates things. This story is full of cuteness! I really liked Pepper and Jack and how their friendship developed.