This book was so good it is now 3am and I have read the majority of this story in one sitting. It was hilarious, well paced and beyond refreshing. I have literally not read a contemporary in years And am beyond thrilled I took the leap on this. My heart is a puddle. I love the characters and their stories so much. The story was plotted so well I was surprised and impressed by the different twists it took. The romance was woven in nicely from how many angles it was built from. I wish some characters (ETHAN) experienced more consequences for their actions but I’m overlooking it due to my new devotion to tweet cute.

Thank you for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review! Can’t wait to buy this one. I want to read it again already.

So first of all, I really liked the style of Tweet Cute. The wit and romance with the hint of backstory reminds me so much of Jane Austen. Exactly what you were expecting me to say, right?

But let me justify my statement! First, our two main characters, Pepper and Jack. Which is as Austen-like as it gets, folks. Pepper is as her name suggests, fiesty and full of good humor. But she’s also relentless and reliable.
Jack seems like her opposite but is he really? Pepper tells us Jack is obnoxious and a prankster and just not her friend by any stretch of the imagination.

But then we also have Jack’s chapters. And they’re lively and full of spunk and a touch of self-deprecation. Maybe Jack isn’t everything Pepper thinks.

And another Austen-like elements, Twins! Jack and Ethan are hilariously different, yet identical twins. Which brings in another fun element – family dynamics. Tweet Cute would not be the warm story it is without the wholesome addition of family.

Even if I didn’t quite trust all the family. Ethan feels vaguely Machiavellian to me. I hate to be a Slytherin reader but something about Ethan never sits right with me. Maybe it’s the fact that he gets out of helping around the cafe, or how he belittles Jack, or even how easily his charm entices a crowd. It just feels like he’s a villain in training. And I mean Jack says something like that when he mentions that Ethan is probably going to be a politician one day.

and for just one more Austenish part of this books – lots of backstory! And it’s woven in so well. It was one of those things that while I was reading, I thought, there HAS to be a backstory with this. And I was right!

But I couldn’t guess what the backstory was. Which was really fun. I kept wondering and trying to figure the answers out but Emma Lord cleverly keeps you guessing until the big reveal.

And some other may

Tweet Cute is a retelling of the 90’s classic, You’ve Got Mail, and it may be even better than its predecessor. Enter Pepper, a country girl at heart living in the Big Apple where her mother is the CEO of a big restaurant chain called Big League Burger. Even after four years of living in NYC and going to her fancy private school Pepper still feels like she doesn’t fit in with her peers and dedicates all of her time making sure she gets the best grades, keeps her position as the captain of the swim team, and, above all else, doesn’t disappoint her mother like her sister did. So, When her mother asks her to tweet back to this small deli who has accused BLB of stealing their famous grilled cheese recipe Pepper doesn’t want to say no.

Jack can’t believe this burger chain would stoop so low as to steal HIS grandmother’s famous grilled cheese recipe and so against his father’s direct orders Jack decides to take matters into his own hands and tweet back to BLB’s snarky twitter posts and before he knows it a Twitter war has begun with half the world for an audience. All’s fair in love and cheese…

Unbeknownst to both Pepper and Jack they are also speaking to each other anonymously on an app called Weazel. An app that Jack made for the student body at their high school and has purposely tweaked to keep their real names a secret from one another but when they start having feelings that go beyond friends Jack wonders if he should just out themselves to one another once and for all.

"At some point, it stopped being a war and started being a game."

Above all else what I really find this book to be is relatable. Underneath the snarky twitter war and sarcastic teenagers are two young adults struggling under the pressure that society has put them under. The need to be the best at everything, the constant competition between themselves and other students, and also the expectations of parents. Although success is important it shouldn’t be at the expense of friendship, letting loose once in a while, and having heart to hearts with the people you care about. Emma Lord did a masterful job of showing a relatable and realistic portrayal of what a teen is facing in today’s society. Many teens, and even older adults, will be able to see themselves in this story and that’s a big deal.

I also love how Emma Lord put her own little spin on the characters. Let’s face it, we see teens in high school as our main setting in a million books today. But I’ve never read about a a young country girl moved to the big city who also happens to be from a middle class family and now is living among the elite of the social classes. Those are big changes and also a huge step away from what we expect in YA contemporary. This also makes it so much easier for Pepper to relate to Jack, who is one of the very few students at their private high school not to come from money. It’s an interesting take.

"I’m starting to think we’re the only ones who weren’t born with silver spoons in multiple orifices."

On a lighter note, this book is simply adorable. I love Pepper and Jack. I think both of their characters are extremely likable and believable. I think adding the social media aspect into the book makes it more relevant, even if I didn’t care for that aspect as much as other parts of the story. Another awesome part of this story is the baking blog between Pepper and her sister, Paige. The names of their baked goods were brilliant, made me laugh out loud, and just made the book more wholesome. This book also portrays a good example of expectation vs. reality. What is expected of a person based on the box they’ve been shoved in versus where that persons interests truly lie and what makes them happy. The romance is so sweet and I was rooting for #Pepperjack the whole time!

"There you have it folks. A fitting end to the cheesiest romance ever told, and a love we can all brie-live in."

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who loves a feel-good, laugh-out-loud, YA contemporary romance. This one truly stands out from the masses by being unique, relevant, and relatable.

4.5⭐ This book was just freaking adorable. It totally kept a smile on my face, and I didn't want to put it down.

1 - I loved the family dynamics in the book. Between Pepper's divorced parents and the tension it caused with her sister, and Jack's sibling rivalry with his twin, I found it all very relatable.
2 - Pepper and Jack were both well developed, and thoroughly likeable characters. Their snark in their initial interactions, how they got to know each other, and got past their initial assumptions was super sweet.
3 - The supporting characters, both friends and family, were fleshed out pretty well, especially considering the story was told from Jack and Pepper's perspectives. I'd have loved to see more of Grandma Belly though!

The cutest, sweetest and sassiest book I've read recently.
I love love love it. This book is engrossing amd it has the ability to suck you in and keep you there.
It gave me all the feels I needed and made me laugh a lot.
I would love to read more from this author.

Just like the title says, this is CUTE! And not in a way that is overly cheesy (ha) or cliche, but cute, sweet, and fun. Really enjoyed the alternating chapters between Pepper and Jack. I really felt that this helped character development, and it also allowed me to see things from each of their perspectives.

Thanks to Netgalley for the free ebook to review!

This one was adorable! I enjoy meet-cute and enemies-to-lovers so this YA version was so enjoyable!

Pepper and Jack are members of two rivaling family owned and operated restaurants who get into a Twitter war when Pepper’s family’s restaurant does something to target Jack’s family’s restaurant.

This book was adorable, sassy, and feisty all wrapped up into one!

All’s fair in love and cheese 🧀

This book was so cute! I thoroughly enjoyed it for several reasons:

1. Likable characters
2. Adorable romance
3. Naturally progressing relationship (wasn't forced or insta-lovey)
4. Hilarious dialogue
5. The "anonymously chatting to each other" plot
6. Grandma Belly and her sassy self

While I did really enjoy this book, there were a few things I would've liked to have seen, or a few things that I wish were done differently:

1. Grandma Belly - she was such a likable character that was so funny and sassy. I would've loved to have seen her as a main character, or just a more present character, especially since she founded the deli.
2. More diversity - I appreciate the few bits of diversity that were included in the story (Ethan and Pooja), but I wish there was more! I definitely got some vibes from some of the other characters (Paul and Paige) that I wish were explored more. Diversity in race, religion, or disability would've been a great addition to this story.
3. Character development - I honestly can't tell you what any of these characters look like except for Pepper having blonde hair. I would've loved some more description regarding the characters, because when I can't visualize the characters, I have a hard time picturing them and the story.
4. Better text and tweet formatting - texting and tweeting is such a huge part of this story, that I was shocked when there was no formatting for those sections, especially the texting portions. While reading the texting portions they either had a heading for each message for the text app, or they didn't have any sort of heading for regular texting. The regular texting is what was the hardest for me to follow because most of the time I couldn't tell who was saying what, what were actual messages and what was inner dialogue/narration. I had to go back a few times and reread each of those sections in order to figure out what was going on, because there wasn't a font change, spacing, or anything that helped differentiate those portions.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading other books by Emma Lord. Also, make sure to have an endless supply of grilled cheese sandwiches and desserts handy because you will have some serious cravings!

“’Yeah. But it’s also—well, to be honest, this has been kind of good for business.’

Pepper’s brow furrows, that one little crease returning. ‘What, the tweets?’”

I cannot believe what a fun-tropey-lovey-silly-hilarious ride this book is! This is definitely the cutest thing I’ve read so far this year and it’s a read that will have anyone laughing their socks off. Mixing together the modern perils of social media with classic rom-com tropes, Tweet Cute creates a fun, but emotionally impactful story about finding what you’re good at, what you want to do in life, and the space between the two.

Tweet Cute is about Pepper and Jack. And that’s just getting started with the cheese jokes. When a misunderstood case of grilled cheese recipe theft occurs, Pepper and Jack take to their respective family’s food twitter account to hash out this rivalry on a viral scale. This gets really complicated because Pepper and Jack go to the same school, are secret pen pals to each other on an app called Weazel (unbeknoist to them) and generally get on each other’s nerves. This twitter feud takes them on a journey through their family’s expectations, their insecurities, and leads them to who they really are…and each other of course.

Going into a book like this, I expected the tropey stuff, but I did not see the memes coming! All the internet jokes were very funny and I throughly enjoyed them. Yes, some references were more dated than others, but honestly? It was a really solid depiction of how twitter goes down these days.

I also loved that the book put emphasis on how hard running a good social media is! I’m so tired!All the time! Most people think that running an Instagram or Twitter takes a few minutes, but in reality it’s hours of work! I loved how this book paid respect to the effort and didn’t sweep social media under the “people oughta talk to each other!” rug.

In terms of narrators? I can’t pick a favorite. Both Pepper and Jack were so good! I loved Pepper’s baking and weird dessert brain and Jack was very cool with all his tech stuff and general desire to make himself a nuisance to Pepper! They were very easy to ship. They had different and distinct family dynamics that overlapped, but were still individual to each character. I liked reading about their family dramas and I got genuinely upset with said families when things when south.

Warning! This book may make you hungry for: delicious grilled cheese, savory mac and cheese, and addictive desserts! There’s only so much food talk I can handle before I start craving everything on the page, but I have to say I’m very much craving a grilled cheese now.

The only thing I could possibly say against this book is that the concept is a bit too ridiculous. I love it, but yeah. What are the odds that a corporate twitter is run by essentially, one teenage girl? Who just happens to get in a massive twitter fight with her classmate? And they happened to also be chatting anonymously on a school app without suspecting a thing? It’s a lot of coincidences, but once you just suspend your disbelief, you’re solid.

TL;DR: Social Media Antics mixed with family drama that’s relatable at any age pair up to make this a heary-warming and hilarious story about getting your story straight and believing in your own capabilities.

first of all would like to thank the publisher for sending me a E-Arc of this book and for letting me be apart of the blog tour of this wonderful romance novel.

Tweet cute was just the cutest story ever and has all the elements in a romance novel that all/most people would love to read about and it will definitely make you go heart eyes over the two main characters we follow in this book.

Tweet cute follows pepper and Jack who online are currently in a twitter war against each other for their families big restaurent chains who are rivals, but under all this all is not as it seems as the two main characters who go to the same school have no idea that they are the ones that they are having this online and viral against each other. under the surface though we see pepper and jack also are speaking on an app created by jack called weasel which lets you talk anonymously to someone who is in their school for a certain time. so as the story unfolds we see all the trials and tribulations with what happens between the both of them and also the viral sensations of both their families Restaurants.

if your looking for a Romance novel and are looking for a story that will keep you hooked and leaving you wanting more and more from these characters and all their cuteness then you need to pick this book up ASAP!!! just be warned though while your reading this book get ready to imagine and read about all these amazing sounding recipes that Pepper talks about in this book.

recommend this book to everyone and very excited for more to come from Emma Lord and to see what more novels she hopefully has up her sleeve.

if this book interests you it will be available in stores on the 21st of January 2020

Tweet Cute was a great read. Jack and Pepper are interesting characters. They both help their families run businesses as well as preparing to graduate and go off to college. They both have a lot on their plates. Pepper is focused on grade and getting into a good college, her mom pressures her a lot to get good grade and help with the family business. Jack and Pepper become friends but the are also enemies because their families run competing businesses. There's a lot going on in this one. We have Jack and Pepper's twitter battle through the company accounts, they budding friendship, and their friendship through an anonymous messaging app. These two were just meant for each other. I loved every bit of it. This one has teenage angst wrapped up in a cute funny read.

{Thank you @WednesdayBooks and @NetGalley for the eARC}

DO NOT read this book on an empty stomach! You will be miserably hungry over all the delicious, delectable food described in these pages. You've been warned!

This YA rom-com is told in two POV's: Pepper -- academic, straight A, perfectionist -- and Jack -- laid back, doesn't take life too seriously, a bit of a class clown. Pepper's mom founded a national fast food chain, Big League Burger, but has handed managing the brand's Twitter account over to Pepper who adds that to her already full school schedule. Jack works hard at his family's small but popular deli when he's not at school. His dad has hinted about taking over the family business one day but Jack's burgeoning interest in technology and app development is stronger than his desire to create sandwich recipes and run a small business.

When Big League Burger announces a new item on their menu: a delicious grilled cheese that is suspiciously similar to the one that Jack's grandma created for their deli years ago, Jack isn't about to let it go. He launches a Twitter war against Big League Burger, completely unaware that the person behind the enemy's account is Pepper.

BUT WAIT -- there's more! While Jack and Pepper are warring against each other on Twitter they are also developing a sweet, very honest relationship with each other on an anonymous chat app that Jack created. In addition, they're getting to know each other more and more in real life thanks to their swim team responsibilities and each begins to realize that the other might not be so bad after all.

Tweet Cute is an adorable, feel good read. And seriously, who doesn't love a book that features some serious baked goods and grilled cheese in starring roles?! Pepper and Jack are highly relatable and their banter is full of wit, snark, and just SO GOOD! Beyond the primary focus of Pepper and Jack, there is a whole cast of delicious characters that highlight many other important relationships -- with parents, siblings, and friends. I enjoyed Tweet Cute immensely and look forward to seeing what else author Emma Lord "cooks up" in her writing career.

Sweet dreams are made of cheese. And this one made my heart melt.⁣
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If you've ever questioned the magic of a deliciously hot and gooey grilled cheese - Tweet Cute is here for you.⁣
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It all starts with a Sandwich. A stolen sandwich.⁣ ⁣

When Pepper's family's burger chain steals Jack's small family deli's secret grilled cheese recipe - a Twitter war ensues and the ultimate comfort food has turned 2 teens lives into the shadiest of shenanigans.⁣
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Pepper and Jack each run the social media for these respective accounts - and they could not be more different. But overachiever Pepper vs. wants out of the spotlight Jack do have one thing in common - the snark and shade they tweet is the stuff internet meme dreams are made of! But soon, the internet world starts shipping them and so many secrets and lies start to emerge. Who knew a sammie could cause so much drama?!⁣
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I loved this one! Sometimes it just takes an American Classic to bring two people together. The relationship arc was a bit predictable, but still had some fun surprises at the end. I adored Jack and Pepper and their families and friends and I'm pretty sure I gained ten pounds reading this because of all the delicious foods mentioned!⁣

Tweet Cute is, well, VERY cute. A YA contemporary done right producing all the feels of the teenage experience without being too predictable. I've read my fair share of YA that revolves around modern meets through social media and I think that this is one of the best so far.

The character dynamics and reactions feels genuine and well thought through. I especially liked that the teen characters doesn't naturally fit together from the start. They clash, grow and mesh together.

The one negative that I have for this book is that the narration of the two main characters Pepper and Jack are somewhat similar and if I didn't read the chapter headers I sometimes mistook which perspective I was reading from. The main characters are stinking cute though, together and individually. Even with similar "inner voices".

The plotlines are well managed with twists and turns, a solid background that gave me a light bulb moment when revealed and when you're thinking "huh, the story came to this point way faster than expected". Don't worry, there's more and it's intriguingly unfolding before your eyes. I think the plotlines all complement each other and furthers the story, in opposed to it dragging on for too long (as the case can be for stories such as these, where you wonder why the book didn't end after 2/3 of it).

For a debut, Tweet Cute is well written and engrossing. I'll be on the lookout for more books by this author!

Ahh, finally a contemporary that I love and adore!

Chelseadolling Reads put this one on my radar and after hearing her gush about it, and discovering that it was a You’ve Got Mail spin-off (!!!), I decided to request it from NetGalley. Let me tell you; it did not disappoint.

Tweet Cute follows the story of Pepper and Jack who are two high school students in their final year, anxious about college applications and dealing with the pressure of some slightly overbearing parents ~ to say the least!

Pepper’s parents are the founders of a fast-food restaurant called ‘Big League Burger’ that grew in both popularity and locations very quickly. Pepper and her Mum move from _ to New York City to help support the business and increase its success. Alongside it, Pepper runs a blog with her older sister Paige who the family has a complicated relationship with. Jack's parents, on the other hand, own a small independent deli in the East Village founded by Grandma Belly called ‘Girl Cheesing’. They are traditionalists so when the mammoth ‘Big League Burger’ steals one of their most-loved recipes, and Jack sends a salty tweet, things quickly get out of hand and their little deli flies on the wings of the internet.

I loved Pepper and Jack’s friendship-turn-relationship (friends to lovers bois - we love to see it), their banter, their competitiveness and how we waited so long just for them to kiss. Their relationship was innocent and fun and really felt like a first love should. I also loved the exploration of anxiety surrounding college decisions and the existential crisis that comes with discovering that maybe you don’t want to go to college at all.

I would recommend Tweet Cute to anyone who is looking for a story where the characters are college age, where the pop culture references aren’t overbearing but relevant and funny or just about anyone who is in need of a fun, enjoyable read that packs only the lightest punch.

Tweet Cute is essentially You’ve Got Mail but for Gen-Z.

Will I be buying a physical copy of this book for myself? Definitely! I can’t wait for release day…
Should you buy this book? Please do! It’s so much fun. I’m sure it would appeal to many readers across the world.

Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books and NetGalley for granting me this e-ARC.

This is a sweet and sometimes problematic love-to-hate romcom about two teenagers battling it out on their parents' company twitter accounts.

Though it is at its core a straight romance, the first two kisses shown on the page were between queer characters. I really appreciated that a gay couple and a lesbian couple were the icons of longterm coupledom in this story. It's a subtle decision for an author to make, but I consider it strong allyship to step forward and normalize queer relationships in a way that is almost background noise.

I wish there were more racial diversity on the page; with the exception of one secondary character, the characters seemed to be entirely white; Jack was described as brown-eyed, and I really wanted him to be a POC, but there was nothing explicit enough to make me believe he is (and I do believe that right now, authors need to be explicit in including race and culture in their character diversity).

The story centers around an app called Weazel, which I really loved as a concept; I could see absolutely falling in love with it as a user; and often in the story there are references to the teen characters needing a space that is absolutely their own to claim and shape. That really resonated with me.

One of the key themes in the story is connecting in a real, genuine way, and bucking the desire to compete rather than connect with the people around you.

Also food.

It's a fun quick read with a lot to love about the teenage characters, but it left me with some major reservations.

CW for parental neglect, verbal abuse, and gaslighting:

Pepper's mother was described as "scary," and I genuinely found her to be *too* scary. She overpowered Pepper's needs and identity, and forced her kid to overstep her moral boundaries constantly. She dismissed the time and effort she was expecting Pepper to put in, and forced Pepper to pursue a twitter war with such obsession that she seemed to be genuinely dangerous.

I worried about Pepper's safety, both from strangers on the internet and from her own mother.

The mother's motivations were saved for a late-story reveal; if the reader were able to understand her perspective earlier in the story, perhaps she would be less of a monster. I found her behavior to be downright abusive, and this element in the story was never felt resolved.

..Along those lines, it felt unrealistic that these two kids were the ones thrust into this twitter war; so even though I found them completely cute, I had a hard time buying into the stakes of the story.

All told, I really enjoyed the story arc but there is an undercurrent of abuse that made it difficult to devour this as a fun, light read.

This book wasn’t all tweets and memes — thank goodness. I was pleasantly surprised at how deep the book actually was. Both Jack and Pepper are high school seniors wrestling with the question: What’s next?

Jack’s parents expect him to run the family’s deli: Girl Cheesing. Secretly, he wants to design apps and software, all the while feeling overshadowed by his popular twin brother, Ethan.

Pepper, on the other hand, has poured all her time and energy into fitting in at her high school, getting straight-As, and competing with her classmates. She struggles with juggling homework, swimming, Twitter, and her dysfunctional family. She doesn’t have much time to think about her future.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of how all these issues were implemented into the story, but I loved them all the same. These are such important topics, especially for teenagers who are reading YA books.

I’ll never say no to a fluffy YA romance, but I’m an even bigger fan of adorable friendships — especially in contemporary! There were a bunch of side characters, from Pepper’s frenemy, Pooja, to Jack’s brother, Ethan. The side characters were really well-developed, and I loved their entire chaotic friend group! Pooja was probably one of my favorite characters, and definitely not because she was shipping Jack and Pepper the whole time. 😉

Be sure to stock up on plenty of snacks and treats while reading Tweet Cute. Believe me — you’ll need them! This book has all the food you could ever want, from burgers to macaroons!

Pepper’s mom owns a fast food joint called Big League Burger, and Jack’s family runs a small deli in New York City. They eat burgers, grilled cheese, and other delicious deli sandwiches. Plus, Jack and Pepper spend plenty of time cooking, baking, and working, so there’s food everywhere! All the time!!

Believe me when I say that Pepper Evans is giving Lara Jean Covey a serious run for her money. Pepper and her sister, Paige, run a dessert blog where they post their one-of-a-kind dessert creations. There are cookies, macaroons, and even Monster Cake — which is just about every treat smashed into one giant cake!

As a writer, one of the most important things to “get right” is the beginning of your story. It’s crucial to make sure your book doesn’t begin before or after the real beginning. While the story started at a good place, there was way too much backstory that had to be filled in. And instead of weaving in the little details as the book went along, most of the backstory consisted of a few big chunks scattered throughout the book.

On top of that, there were a bunch of weird time jumps that were confusing. Pepper or Jack would recap things that had happened in the last hour, and suddenly things were back to the present moment. It made my head spin a bit, and sometimes I went back and re-read so I understood what was happening.

I loved the book’s deeper questions and family dynamics, but the book felt a little disjointed?? The first half was centered on the Twitter War™️ while the second dug deeper into Jack’s and Pepper’s questions of their future, as well as the expectations their family had set on them. I just didn’t think they fit well together.

I am surprised by how much I like this book. I do not usually enjoy YA books because I often find the characters immature and the writing style too conversational. This book, however, is written more like an adult contemporary to me. I did not feel at all like I was reading a YA book.

The teenage characters in this book are smart and witty and realistic. They do not feel stereotypical or cliche, at least not the two main characters. Pepper reminds me so much of myself at that age with her focus on being the best and make everyone else happy. And Jack is so funny and kind. They both have real struggles they are dealing with and they deal with them in a way that make senses to me. Nothing in the plot feels unbelievable or too conveniently resolved.

My one complaint is the epilogue. I feel it is unnecessary and too "perfect." I don't feel the book needed to wrap everything up in such a neat bow at the end. I like the way the last chapter ended. I think it would have been enough to end it there.

Overall, I found this a very cute, enjoyable read. I'll definitely check out any other books that Emma Lord writes.

This book totally lives up to the adorable title; it’s the sort of sweet romance that leaves you with the hum of a sugar high in your veins!

What Fed My Addiction

Cute banter and a swoonworthy romance.
Pepper and Jack actually communicate in multiple ways without realizing it: First there’s school, where Jack tends to tease Pepper for her over-achieving and Pepper just sees Jack as a class clown. Then there’s an app called Weazel that Jack has created where the two have been bonding for months without realizing it. And then there’s the Twitter war. It starts out badly, but it actually morphs into something surprising—a fact that I loved. But however Pepper and Jack talk to each other, there’s always witty banter involved. Basically, right from the start, it’s hard not to ship them together (right along with everyone on the internet).

Family tensions.
Beyond the romance, the book also features complex family relationships. Pepper’s parents are divorced and her mom and sister aren’t on speaking terms, so she always ends up feeling stuck in the middle. Jack is constantly comparing himself to his twin brother—and he’s sure he doesn’t measure up. I loved how the book put these relationships in the spotlight without turning overly dramatic or angsty—the tensions all feel real, and none of the family circumstances seem hopeless.

Rivalries that turn into friendships.
It’s not just the romance that blossoms from hate to love. I loved that this book explored the idea that we can base our opinions of someone on false impressions and misunderstandings and how sometimes we can be so rigid in our beliefs about a person that we fail to see that we may have misjudged them.

So much delicious food!
Expect your mouth to water while reading this book. Food is heavily featured, and Pepper’s baked goods sound absolutely scrumptious!! I so wish that I actually taste some of her heavenly creations.

What Left Me Hungry for More

Star swimmer?
I got the feeling Emma Lord doesn’t actually know anything about high school swimming. Pepper is apparently the fastest swimmer and captain of the swim team at an exclusive private school, but she only swims competitively during the swim season? (She makes mention of occasionally practicing in the off-season and says her biggest rival swam during the summer, like this was a huge advantage.) She talks about adding twenty minutes of dryland practice to their schedule (in place of swimming) like it’s a brand new idea she just came up with. Also, the boys and girls teams apparently swim together? My daughter is on the team at her school, and she is one of the only varsity girls who doesn’t swim competitively all year long (she switched to only summers last year). The varsity swimmers practice at least three hours a day (often including a practice early in the morning) and they do dryland for an hour and a half multiple times a week. The star swimmers eat, breathe, and sleep swimming. It was just a thing that Pepper seemed to do after school for a couple of hours a day, along with a million other activities and achievements. Oh, and the girls’ high school season and the boys’ season aren’t at the same time—they don’t practice together (they do for club swimming, but not for high school seasons). Since swimming was a key element of the book (it’s how Pepper and Jack connect most in the book since he’s a diver taking over captain responsibilities for his twin brother), it was hard for me to overlook all the glaringly obvious issues with the way their swim team worked!

***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

I will be the first to admit that I don’t tend to read contemporary, and especially Young Adult contemporary at that. BUT, one of my goals for 2020 is to branch out of my comfort zone and what better way to do that than with Tweet Cute! This book has it all; witty banter, family drama, an adorable romance, and wonderful friendships.

One of the main praises I have for this book is that there was no insta-love (YAY!). The relationship that was formed was done organically and naturally through cute texts, Twitter, in person of course, and just social media in general. The world has changed with the boom of social media and because of that relationships and friendships have changed along with it. It was a fun ride watching it all unfold for these sassy teens. I especially liked that because the world has changed so much we got to see the pressures that teens are placed under these days and how they cope with it.

Emma’s take on the world online and teens felt authentic and true. I never got the feeling that anything was cliche or over the top which I think can be difficult for an adult to capture, so major props to you Emma for keeping it real 👏🏼 I think what made this book feel true was that we were given both POV of Pepper and Jack. I love having more than one POV so you can really see what the other person is thinking, why they act the way they do, all of it.

This book was filled to the brim with hilarious (and also VIRAL!) tweets, cuteness, and witty banter. But it also had a soft sweet side full of layers and depth that I wasn’t anticipating!