Tweet Cute was an absolute delight. Emma Lord managed to create the perfect balance of adorable, funny, and emotional. The story was lighthearted and heartfelt at the same time, and it hit me in the feels as often as it made me laugh out loud.

Pepper and Jack were fantastic characters. They were realistic and relatable, and I loved how layered they were. On the surface, they seemed so different, but they were dealing with many of the same issues: complicated family dynamics, pressure and expectations from others (and themselves), trying to figure out who they truly were and what they wanted in life. I really felt for both of them as they learned some difficult, painful life lessons. They were easy to root for separately and together. Their inner dialogue was witty and real, and their banter was hilarious. Jack and Pepper weren’t the only great characters; there was an entire cast of friends and family members, and all of them had something to add to the story.

2020 is starting strong for me reading-wise, and books like this one continue to set the bar extremely high. I rediscovered my love of YA last summer, and Tweet Cute is the exact type of book that continues to fuel that love. This book will make you laugh out loud, feel all the feels, and crave grilled cheese and baked goods.

A Twitter war kicks off when this big chain restaurant, Big Burger League, decides to rip off a recipe from a small deli, Girl Cheesing. I was so happy to have gotten so much tweets in this war. I wouldn't have minded more because they definitely had me laughing and entertained.

Pepper and Jack are basically the ones to handle the Twitter accounts for each company. All the burn happens on Twitter between these two. They don't even know they go to the same school and could possibly even be talking to each other through an anonymous app!

I loved Pepper's determination and just the type of young woman she is. She studies so hard and really tries her best to succeed. To others, especially to Jack, she seems like she's untouchable and she probably looks down at others, which is so far from the truth! When Jack finally talks to her thanks to a mess-up with the swim team and diving team schedule, he realized just how amazing she really is.

Jack was a perfect addition to this story. He was just the type of friend that Pepper needed. I loved how smart he is! He's even developing an app, which is where students can go in anonymously and talk to each other without putting up the persona they are at school.

In this app is where Pepper and Jack start getting to know each other, without knowing who's the other person. The bond and connection that they had through the app was beautiful to see. When these two finally date, it's so easy to see things transition smoothly from enemies-to-friends-to-lovers.

Also, Jack even develops other apps, just to mess around, which one of them has to be my fave! I need it in real life! Give me all the Mac-N-cheese! (Read it so you know what I'm talking about.)

Something that truly stood out to me where how the characters never really changed into something else. I mean, Pepper and Jack had the Twitter war fame going for them, yet they didn't let it change who they were or let it get to their heads. On the contrary, they stayed so down to earth and genuine!

Overall, Tweet Cute is a charming debut novel that will entertain you to the very end. I cannot wait for more from Emma Lord!

“— I wonder what it’s like, being that sure of yourself. Knowing what you want so definitively you don’t even care about keeping doors open.”

Adorable, entertaining, witty. It touched on many themes that I resonated with— identity crisis, the struggle to fit in, and the pressure of living up to family expectations, but ultimately, finding the courage to break away from that and forge your own path. I think having stories like this is so important because we all end up experiencing some form of that uncertainty in ourselves at one point in our lives. Reading it on paper helps us feel at ease, that we’re not alone in our way of thinking or our experiences. That’s definitely something I really appreciated.

Books that take on the multiple POV format can be hit or miss but in this case, it worked really well. Pepper and Jack had such clear voices that you rooted for them both as individuals and as a pair. They never got lost in the shuffle or overshadowed by the other’s POV. It really made watching their relationship and connection grow and blossom enjoyable to read.

P.S. Is anyone else craving a grilled cheese like I am? Or maybe some Monster Cake and Kitchen Sink Macaroons?

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Tweet cute is an amazing romcom contemporary YA book from debut author Emma Lloyd.

Pepper and Jack are running their family businesses’ Twitter accounts; Pepper with their big chain, Big League Burger while Jack, their small family deli business. A disagreement about a possible stolen recipe begins a Twitter war where Jack is determined to take down the big burger chain.

Pepper and Jack are also high school classmates and what Pepper doesn’t know is that Jack is her anonymous internet friend.

I cannot get over what a fantastic book this is about these two high schoolers, Pepper and Jack. I absolutely fell in love with the characters. The read was definitely cute, had the right amount of swoon, great pacing and absolutely entertaining.

I highly recommend this book for a fun and cute read!

5 “Monster Cake” Stars for Tweet Cute by Emma Lord!

I loved this book so much and am so happy that I got the chance to read it (big thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday books for an advanced review copy!!).

This is a young adult contemporary book following our two main characters: Pepper and Jack. Pepper’s family owns a big food-chain restaurant (Big League Burger) and Jack’s family owns a local deli (Girl Cheesin’). When Big League Burger is accused of stealing a grilled cheese recipe from Girl Cheesin’, Jack and Pepper go head-to-head in a twitter “war.” What they don’t know is that while they are fighting online, they’re getting to know each other on a much deeper level on an anonymous chatting app.

There are so many things that I enjoyed about this book, from the characters, to the family dynamics, to the inclusion of technology. I loved the memes and twitter moments and I loved how this book dealt with both sibling and parent drama. The romance was adorable and I shipped the two of them the whole entire book. I found myself relating a lot to our two main characters in their thinking about the future and college, etc. My favorite thing about this book was that it felt super three dimensional. Both Pepper and Jack have chapters in their own perspectives where we get to learn more about what is going on in their separate lives and it helped the book feel more well rounded and developed.

I would for sure recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of young adult contemporaries or a cute romance! Tweet Cute comes out today so make sure to add this book to your list and pick up a copy for yourself!

Tweet Cute is a fun and flirty romance! Filled with plenty of banter and witt, you'll have sore cheeks from laughing so hard. This is the perfect book for fans of You've Got Mail or Pride and Prejudice. A wonderful debut from Emma Lord, and I can't wait to see what else she thinks of next!

This is a refreshing book in the YA romance genre with dynamic characters that will melt your heart. It was a fun, fast read that explored important themes of work-life/school balance, healthy relationship boundaries, corporate theft, authenticity, honesty, innovation, and what it means to run a business. All of the characters were engaging, especially the minor ones. It was exciting spotting the distant older sister, absent mother, overly busy twin brother, old-school dad, etc.

Having our two protagonists socialize in three different ways is clever. I was worried the Twitter feud and anonymous social media site would come of hokey, but it is well-earned with Jack's coding passion. I'm rooting for Jack and Pepper the whole time, even when they have opposing goals. It is rewarding watching Jack and Pepper learn to advocate for themselves and their passions, instead of following in their parent's well-laid plans.

Jack and Pepper have distinct voices. When switching POVs in a new chapter, I didn't have to read the name in the chapter heading. It was obvious who was speaking immediately. This is what I look for in multiple POV books. I will be recommending this book to all the kiddos.

Family business rivalry through Twitter wars with a teen romance on the side? Sign me up! Pepper and Jack are likable characters, and it was fun following their app chats (in the guise of Bluebird and Wolf) and real-life interaction (as ~frenemies). Very like You’ve Got Mail indeed, as tagged by the author herself. On top of the cute, so to speak, moments, online culture and business-versus-passion dilemmas are also efficiently depicted and utilized to reach a satisfying ending. After all, figuring out what to want in life and reaching for goals is always a five star-worthy theme. Overall, it’s snarky and funny, and cheesy and cute—quite the quintessential YA romcom. (All the food a mouth-watering bonus!)

The book is about family, friendship, the pressure of getting into college, following your passions, and of course, falling in love. It's very cute and quick to read. It's kind of cheesy, but coming from a book whose inciting incident revolves around a grilled cheese sandwich, that is to be expected.

The characters were likable (for the most part. Pepper's mom made me angry). The story was generally entertaining.

And yet, this was only a three-star book for me.

This book was cute to me. But nothing else. It's not one that will go down for being distinctly memorable. It was just...ok?

I don't know what it was but I was lacking engagement and investment in the story.

I also thought that the way the whole issue with the grilled cheese even began was a bit ridiculous. Everything in this book happened because of a single tweet and a snarky reply. In fact, a lot of the reasons behind a lot of things that happen in this book were ridiculous to me.

In the end, I thought this book was ok. It was quick and easy to read. It was cute. It was also hella cheesy.

4 "PepperJack" Stars!

The title, Tweet Cute, couldn't be more appropriate. This was a cute young adult romp into an unlikely romance. The anonymous couple involved is hidden behind the mask of social media. They have befriended one another in an app through their school where your identity is hidden. Then they become involved in a twitter war against each other but they don't know it at first;. The twitter battle is technically between their respective family's restaurant businesses.

The storyline started a little slowly for me. I'm a fan of young adult books so I know it wasn't the genre. I just think it took me a bit to warm up to the characters and the story itself. About midway through, I finally felt the connection and as more back story was provided, that feeling only grew for me.

I thought this was a refreshing storyline. It's similar to books and movies we've seen in the past but it's been updated enough to feel relevant and fresh.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was amazing! The entire story from the plot to the characters was so well done. I love Pepper and Jack as a couple (I'll admit I ship Pepperjack.) They're great characters to read and they're also incredibly relatable. Pepper is so much like me it's terrifying and I saw a lot of similarities between myself and Jack. It was nice to find characters that I could relate to. My only complaint? That slow burn was killing me. It was well done but all I wanted was for them to kiss and there were so many times when I was internally screaming for them to just get together already. Overall, this book was a great read. Definitely what I needed to brighten my month.

This story is about Pepper and Jack. Who, thanks to a twitter war, go from annoyed classmates to quote "the cheesiest romance ever told."

Queue family drama, school complications and you've got a receipe for a pretty crazy school year.

This book was truely so sweet and just everything I hopped it would be. I absolutely loved it!

Happy book birthday (yesterday!) to TWEET CUTE by Emma Lord, and thank you to @netgalley for the review copy. I loved this book, and had no idea that it would turn out to be a perfect comp title for my own story.
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It’s an adorable YA rom com complete with delicious food, a dash of sports, plenty of social media, and very lovable characters. (So right up my alley!)
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Tweet Cute follows the lives of Pepper and Jack, who engage in a Twitter war for opposing fast food companies, without realising who was behind the other account. Pepper is the ambitious daughter of the owners of Big Burger League, and Jack is the son of the owners of Girl Cheesing. These two fast food places are completely different; Big Burger League is a country wide franchise, and Girl Cheesing is a small family business. The story begins when Girl Cheesing realise that Big Burger League have stolen their famous Grandma’s grilled cheese recipe. That’s just when things start to get a bit dirty on Twitter and the Twitter war begins. This is all while Pepper is trying to manage her senior year, keeping a flawless GPA for Ivy League colleges, and swim and dive practice for Pepper and Jack.

I truly loved both characters. I found myself relating to Pepper a lot from when I was in my final year, but she was definitely a better student than I ever was. Jack was just pure funny and a good readable character with his humour in any appropriate moment. I also loved the dynamic between the Pepper and Jack and their respective siblings. I do wish there was a bit more between Pepper and Paige, but I think the epilogue definitely made that up for me. I loved reading the constant changing dynamic between Jack and what he calls his ‘golden’ twin, Ethan. I love how Lord made the identical twin dynamic seem so incredibly realistic, especially right at the end with Jack’s dad’s speech.

I was rooting for Pepper and Jack from the beginning. From the Twitter war, to school interactions, to interacting on the Weazel app that Jack made for the school’s students to use anonymously. I actually loved the inclusion of the Weazel app and how even though the school wanted it banned, how the students found it so vital to breaking down the walls between the students and even resulting in unlikely friendships.

I absolutely adored everything about this book. It was the cutest, fluffiest read that I’ve enjoyed so thoroughly! I honestly don’t have enough words to describe how much I loved it. I laughed a lot, I also cried a lot. This book made me feel a lot of feelings, and I was so happy to read it!

If you love a cute and fluffy read, with the cutest of slow building romances, I highly recommend Tweet Cute!

Thank you very much to St Martin’s Press & Wednesday Books for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I only got around to watching You've got mail for the first time last year, and I absolutely loved it. Tweet cute is a modern retelling of that and I loved it even more.
In this one instead of books and book shops we have sandwiches and food restaurants. Note of warning:don't read this book when you're hungryike I did,cause now i want to eat cake all day. There are two parts that I want to talk about.
The first one is the surface level,like the plot,the characters, the writing. Because I loved all of it. Pepper and Jack felt so real to me it was as if I was reading about actually existing people. The side characters all had a presence. Grandma Belly was particularly awesome. The story was funny and engaging and heartwarming. It never dragged and I was not bored at any point. The tweet war was hilarious, I wish I was that snarky. And the romance was super cute.
And the second thing is the deeper level of this book. Because there was so much good stuff packed into it. It had an unexpected twin theme that I ended up really liking. A discussion on how hard it is to be you when there is someone with the exact same face as yours. I loved that the adults were present in their kids lives. But I also loved that they were not perfect people and could screw up because they are human beings with emotions. I loved the theme of expectations placed on children by the schools and parents. Both Jack's father and Pepper's mother said some brilliant things on the topic. Also,there was a great theme of communication. How,instead of just assuming that other people think certain things about us,we should talk to each other and find out what they actually think. Often times you think nobody understands and you could never tell anyone how you really feel because you might disappoint your loved ones, but really you should have more faith in them, they might surprise you.
Basically I gush on and on about how good Tweet Cute is, so you seriously need to check it out for yourself.
Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a super adorable book. I am not usually a fan of YA but this felt mature and witty. I was taken with Pepper's smart, serious personality and Jack's sassy humor. This book made me want to learn how to use Twitter better. I loved the premise of the anonymous online chatroom and the setting in NYC was spot on. Overall a very enjoyable book and I'll likely pick up this author again.

This is an adorable YA contemporary romance. It feels so fresh and relevant and I am in awe that this a debut novel. Pepper and Jack are both characters that I immediately connected to and was rooting for. They are both going through a lot with trying to figure out what they are going to do with their lives since they are Seniors and also trying to navigate some family drama.

The is a classic slow burn romance where I was dying for Pepper and Jack to finally get together. I really love how their relationship started out and how they navigated all the drama surrounding them together. They really became friends first and then we saw their feelings for each other start to grow. I really appreciated that the author, Lord, chose to do this because it made it feel much more realistic. Especially because YA tends to have more insta love and I think this book is a great example of a relationship between teens.

Family dynamics and conflict was very heavily woven throughout this book. As a parent it made it a little difficult to read at times because I was so irritated by the parents and their actions or inactions. Teenage me would have related so much to what Jack and Pepper are dealing with that I know I would have appreciated and related to them so much.

Also, I have to just mention all the amazing baking that happens in this book. Wow, was I so jealous of the characters for getting to eat all the delicious sounding baked goods. I wish there had been a part at the end with recipes for some of the goodies. There are also a few bits dealing with a baking blog which I obviously loved as well.

I do feel though that this book had a lot going on and the ending still had some strings of story still left undone. I wish this book had been more focused on the romance and just one or two other of the side conflicts/dramas that happened. By having so much in the story it made it almost impossible for Lord to wrap it all up in a cohesive way.

This was a charming story of two High School Seniors who find themselves caught up in a Twitter war between their two companies. What starts out as trying to one up the competition turns into so much more than either had intended including a fan base of followers.

Pepper has done what she could to be the best at everything she sets her mind to including grades, swim team Captain, younger sister, daughter and recently has been asked to help send out Tweets for her Mom’s company which is called Big League Burger. She’s been feeling overwhelmed lately trying to keep up with everything else going on but doesn’t want to disappoint her Mom so finds herself caught up in an unexpected Twitter war with another company who has accused her company of stealing their famous grilled cheese that has a secret ingredient. Pepper chooses to fight back with some rather snarky comments and also develops unlikely friendships with two people that she hadn’t expected to like.

Jack has grown up in New York, working at his family’s local deli known as Girl Cheesing, trying to figure out if he wants to take over the family business, often feeling in the shadow of his identical twin Ethan, is a part of the swim team and enjoys playing around with developing apps during his free time. When he sees that Big League Burger appears to have stolen his beloved Grandma’s grilled cheese recipe, he takes to Twitter and finds himself caught up in the craziness of going toe to toe with Big League. What starts out as getting back at them for appearing to steal the grilled cheese turns into something much bigger than expected and leads him down quite the interesting adventure including becoming friends with an unlikely person.

This book was full of snark, fluffiness, the power of friendship, adorable shipping between the Twitter fans of both companies and just a general fun book to read. Jack and Pepper are adorable and I loved watching their friendship grow as well as seeing both realize their dreams while also how important family is to them.

I highly recommend checking out this book if you’re looking for a fun read that does have some romance in and plenty of healthy debate.

This book was so ridiculously cheesy that it was adorable. I mean, the two main characters names are Pepper and Jack, and their two restaurants are feuding over grilled cheese. It doesn’t gat any cheesier than that. 😉
The book follows our two main characters as they battle head-to-head in a twitter war over a grilled cheese recipe. As they grow into restaurant enemies over Twitter, they become friends in school, and develop feelings for each other over Weazel, the anonymous app Jack creates.
Throughout the novel, the sexual tension grows between the characters. I loved their banters and the “enemies-to-lovers” aspect. Both characters reflect two sides of teens that have to grow up with expectations set by their parents. Both teens also experience the societal expectations of high school.
Outside of high school and friend groups, both Pepper and Jack work along side their parents to help run their family businesses. Pepper’s mother was not one of my favourite characters. I found her to be whiny and act more like a child than the teenagers did. Her attitude was closure to that of a stereotypical teenager than her own teenage daughter. I found that the mother/daughter fight was resolved too quickly and under the wrong circumstances.
It would have been nice to the characters interact in a Big League Burger restaurant, like we got to see with Girl Cheesing deli. I did, however, like the atmosphere the deli provided and Jack’s bond with his family. A physical appearance of Pepper’s father would have been a nice surprise.
Overall, the book was very adorable and would make a great read for someone looking for a light contemporary romance to read maybe during the summer.
My rating for this book: 4.25/5

Pepper and Jack! I devoured this book - pun intended! I love love love the rom/com era we are reading in these days. This book was sweet and funny and contemporary without being too much. The romantic tension was great and the characters were written in a way that readers can definitely picture. I enjoyed this one a lot.