Thanks a lot to the publisher for granting my wish for this book via Netgalley! I really enjoyed the story. It was funny, witty and took a very interesting approach to the premise we get in the blurb. Jack and Pepper are great together and it's impossible not to root for them. I loved Jack instantly and Pepper found her way to my heart pretty soon too, once I started understanding where she was coming from. They both experience some of the typical fears and insecurities of their age and that makes them very relatable. It totally took me back to my high school years and my own dealings with first love, uncertainties about the future, school and family drama, and I loved the ride. :) All in all, it was a very entertaining book and I totally recommend it.

Review copy courtesy of NetGalley.

This book has several romantic tropes going on simultaneously: new girl getting teased by her cute classmate, two strangers in love talking anonymously online, and then, the best part, the social media shenanigans of two restaurants publicly feuding. At times it was a little too much (did we even need the anonymous app?), but it was a still a fun, cute read that I enjoyed. Props for diversity in terms of sexuality.

This reminded me of a modern day teen version of You’ve Got Mail/Shop Around the Corner. Set in NYC behind apps, tweets and 2 restaraunts. I thought both characters were interesting and likable. I would have liked to see their romance develop a little bit further with some more sweet moments, but it was still adorable with a satisfying ending.

Friends. This book is EVERYTHING.

I remember the first time I heard about Tweet Cute – ironically, it was on Twitter, and the premise immediately had me hooked. We’ve all borne witness to jokey rivalries on corporate social media accounts, with franchises making sassy retorts and getting thousands of retweets on their posts. This story follows high school students Pepper and Jack, who are in charge of the Twitter accounts for their parents’ respective restaurants. At first, their Twitter rivalry is all business, but as the war escalates, so do their feelings for one another – and it was so. Damn. Cute.

This book has so many fantastic ingredients (pun absolutely intended) and they all cumulate to make an absolutely beautiful story. We have an adorable romance, memes galore, discussions of academic pressure and uncertainty, complicated family relationships and some serious drama, all of which make Tweet Cute impossible to put down, and have led it to be one of my favourite books of 2019… even though it doesn’t come out until 2020.

There was so much going on throughout the story, with so many different dynamics to keep track of, but it never once felt overwhelming. Every subplot had me totally invested, and I liked that there was a great mix of predictability and mystery, allowing me to enjoy the comfort of familiar tropes while also having some surprises in store. There’s also a great mix of light-heartedness and some more difficult themes – Tweet Cute illustrates the good and bad sides of the internet, as well as highlighting some interesting grey areas in other aspects of the story.

The characters were incredible – I have such a soft spot for Jack and Pepper, and I kind of wanted to protect them from the other characters because NOBODY ELSE IS WORTHY. (Except for Grandma Belly, my new favourite fictional family member.) I love that the main characters have so much going on in their lives, that they’re allowed to realistically struggle but still have hope. I teared up at the end because I was so satisfied and happy to see things work out for these characters, and I was so happy to get to spend time with them.

All in all, I loved this story. It felt wholesome, sweet and relevant, and I’m so grateful I had the chance to read it.

Tweet Cute was exactly the fun-loving book that I needed this weekend. Thank you, NetGalley, St. Martin's Press,
Wednesday Books, and author Emma Lord for this Advanced Reader Copy.

First, we meet Pepper, daughter of the owners of the ever popular Big League Burger. When BLB grew, Pepper was moved from her happy home in Nashville to the crowded streets of New York. Though BLB has a social media specialist, Pepper is asked to help out with her quick wits and snarky responses.

Then comes Jack, son of to the owners of New York's very own Girl Cheesing. When BLB releases their very own grilled cheese special, Jack can't sit around and take it. So where does he go? Social media of course. Who will win this tweeting battle? Will this be all fun and games or will someone get hurt in the process?

I truly fell in love with Jack and Pepper (PepperJack), and I hope that you do too!

This book is so stinking cute and un-brie-lievably cheesy.

4.5/5 stars

We have two POVs:
JACK: the self-identified "class clown" (really he seems more like an apathetic teen who enjoys banter than a class clown), he's a twin (but not the "golden one"), app enthusiast, and son of mom and pop sandwich shop owners
Jack usually uses a ton of similes, sarcasm, and other quips in his narration (while a tad overdone in the beginning chapters, it mellowed out to a more enjoyable level as the book went on), all while nailing that mild teen self-loathing, constant tinge of sadness.

PEPPER: her picture shows up as the first image when you google "Type A", part-time baking blogger, full-time over achiever, and daughter of burger empire owners
Pepper's POV you can practically feel her nervous energy and near constant state of anxiety over trying to meet all of her commitments, while still be the best daughter and sister she can be.

Both teens are super relatable in today's high stress, "need" to go to college, U.S. education system in a joke, sleep is for the weak, just let teens be teens. It's something a lot of Gen Z kids can relate to.

Things I adored about this book:
• the level of absolute cheese (i mean, come on the two MCs are named PEPPER + JACK what else would you expect?!?!?!!?)
• the sarcastic banter (three ways: Weazel, Twitter, and in person)
• Jack is a sarcastic and nerdy boy. but also makes an app where any and all bullying is shut down so fast (he's a softie)
• Pepper is so sweet, she stress bakes and names her treats the most outrageous names, and can literally shut people up with cake
• it's a pretty relatable book (two teens just want to fit in with their peers, not let down their parents, and be supportive siblings, all while trying to figure out their own dreams)
• the romance is adorable
• the book shows readers not to judge someone based on your own limited viewpoint. which was amazing, and sweet, and i love fully.

I will warn you that the pop culture references seem more geared at people born in the later 1990s rather than kids born in 2003 (a lot of Mean Girls, High School Musical, and other sort of "dated" pop culture references). BUT Paige (Pepper's older sister) is in her early 20s and I can definitely see an older sibling force the younger one into watching that mid-2000s goldmine of tv and film. Also, some things are resolved a tad quicker than I expected with fewer consequences than I imagined they would in real life.

All in all: this is a cute, fluffy rom-com that delivers all that it promises.

Content and Trigger Warnings: emesis, mentions of bullying

I loved this book. The characters were great and realistic. Their relationship developed organically and believably. And it had a happy ending. It was a lot of fun to read. Thank you!

Earlier this week, I had the incredible luck of being randomly selected to receive a wish-copy of "Tweet Cute," one of my most anticipated reads of 2020, on NetGalley. suffice to say that it did not disappoint.


SUMMARY

Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming ― mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account.


Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side. When he isn’t trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin’s shadow, he’s busy working in his family’s deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma’s iconic grilled cheese recipe, he’ll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time.


All’s fair in love and cheese ― that is, until Pepper and Jack’s spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they’re publicly duking it out with snarky memes and retweet battles, they’re also falling for each other in real life ― on an anonymous chat app Jack built.


As their relationship deepens and their online shenanigans escalate ― people on the internet are shipping them?? ― their battle gets more and more personal, until even these two rivals can’t ignore they were destined for the most unexpected, awkward, all-the-feels romance that neither of them expected.



REVIEW


WOW. I had high expectations for this one - the premise alone is squee material - but they were absolutely smashed. Let me explain why.


1. Jack and Pepper are pure smols and their relationship was one of the cutest things I've ever seen. Pepper reminds me of myself to no end and Jack is a total sweetheart and both of them are fleshed-out and have depth and heart and real motivations and their chemistry is so !!! that I'm typing in extensive run-on sentences just to convey HOW FREAKING AWESOME THEY WERE. The high dive scene? Per-freaking-fection. 


2. The Twitter war and their subsequent internet fame was not only sheer perfection but something I could totally see happening irl. It's a little bit out there but Twitter is consistently a platform for ridiculous drama and I can 100% see a showdown between rival restaurants going down on Twitter. Plus, the Hub Seed articles and the Pepperjack fandom were so perfectly in tune with the sheer insanity of today's internet culture - and so delightful - that I couldn't not love them. 


3. The whole book is very Gen Z. Contemporary novels that reference a specific era in painstaking detail often don't have a lot of staying power, but as a Gen Z teen, the fact that "Tweet Cute" goes there completely works. The author clearly knows what it's like to be a teenager today - the meme and fandom culture and the slang and the intense competition for college admissions and the utter dominance of social media - and I felt heard for it. I left the book feeling as if Lord knew exactly what it was like growing up in the environment that I did. (Sadly, though, no Vine references. It would have been absolutely WONDERFUL if Girl Cheesing had put out a "Fr esh Avo Ca Do" grilled cheese or if someone had fired off a "WHAT WAS THE REASON?!?" GIF during the twitter battle.) 


4. The family dynamics. They're not the focus of the story, but both Pepper and Jack's families have a lot of baggage that is gradually worked through as the story unfolds. The fact that those dynamics were explored at all, even if not in intense detail, added a lot of depth. 



5. THE FOOD. It made me hungry, okay? 

Bottom line? Book very good. Buy book. Buy multiple copies of book so is profitable and get sequel. 
(I know, I know, but...pleeeeease?) 


Rating: 5/5 Befuddled Giraffes


Tweet Cute will be released on January 21, 2020.

this was a SUPER cute, feel good contemporary romance book that was easy and quick to read. the book follows pepper and jack, two teens at a private school who are both from families in the catering business. pepper’s parents run big league burger, a popular fast food chain, whilst jack’s parents run the girl cheesing, a grilled cheese sandwich deli in new york city. the dichotomy is obvious – pepper’s family are corporate, with multiple store locations and all that comes with it; jack’s family have one store, with regulars who know them by name and a whole family roped into work. the book sets up for an interesting premise when big league burger starts to offer a grilled cheese on their menu that is identical to a grilled cheese from girl cheesing. to add a further layer, pepper and jack don’t know that they’re talking to each other via the anonymous app weazel.

the story unfolds the same way most contemporaries do; jack and pepper grow closer, whilst their family drama rages on around them and forces them to make uncomfortable choices. the book is full of drama but it never feels too much or overdramatic – everything feels world-ending when you’re a teenager, and this set of issues is no different. the characters had authentic voices and weren’t too annoying or whiny (as teens can often be in books!) and i enjoyed seeing their relationship develop. i was pleasantly surprised that the drama in the book wasn’t dragged out for as long as possible, and the reveals for each ‘plot twist’ were made at just the right moments in the story. jack’s dynamic with his twin brother ethan was very interestingly explored and added a deeper message to this book that could easily have remained all surface cute.

i’m not usually one for contemporary chick-lit as it were, but i really enjoyed the vibe of this one. its definitely aimed at me as a main audience (mid-20s, grew up with social media millennial) and i appreciated the various meme references and twitter jokes. i’m looking forward to reading the released copy of this and will definitely be picking it up in january! a solid, fresh contemporary debut and an author i am looking forward to reading more from.

Loved this! It was such a fun rom-com; so easy to read and perfect for a summer weekend. With witty writing, plausible mixups & teen angst, cute & quirky characters, and delicious dessert ideas, I zipped through this in one day.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord a five-star read that any romance reader needs in their lives. I don’t want to go into detail as you need to read this story with a fresh set of eyes and an open heart as it will be filled so quickly. If you like your stories sweet and deep, then this is one for you. It has gotten all the classic hallmarking of a great love story with a great meet cute set in the modern digital age. This is very likely going to be my favourite read of the year.

This book was so cute! It was such a quick read and I loved the characters. It’s something I could totally see actually happening. Some parts where predictable but not so much that I was bored. Overall a great read. Totally would recommend

Cute, sweet and fun ya romantic read! Relevant and enjoyable characters. It was a quick read but full of heart and complicated relationships. Will look for more by Emma Lord! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion!

So cute! This book was a perfect summer read with cute romance and plenty of laugh out loud moment's this is perfect for this time of year. Social media is so major right now and seeing something a little more unique where that platform was used to start a relationship was fun and made for a interesting read I myself have never been into internet romance I just feel more comfortable talking to people in person when I'm getting to know someone but this was plotted very cute and relatable and I defiantly think it goes well with this time period and the way people communicate. All around a entertaining, cute and funny book I really enjoyed it!

I loved this story. When i first saw it on Netgalley, I decided to test my luck and wish for it, and I'm so glad I did. This book made me laugh, and swoon, and generally wish that I was the one dating Jack and not Peppa.
Emma Lord created some beautifully realistic characters that had believable interactions AND reactions to events happening in their lives. She refreshingly didn't outright explain each characters traits but instead displayed them to the reader, in such a easy manner, that you discover you know all about these characters in a believable way.
Furthermore, she also subtly included twists to the story keeping the reader interested, and praying for Peppa and Jack to just get together already. The only negative point I have is that despite the fact that most of the characters are very realistic, the mother sometimes seems a bit too unreal, with how she reacts to certain things. This however, is mellowed out as the book reaches its end, and explains some of the actions.
I did not want to put this book down, and will definitely read it again in the future. I could not recommend this book more, it is a great and very enjoyable read.

This is a must-read for all Jenn Bennett fans! Tweet Cute is fun, hilarious and everything you could want in a YA rom-com. It's a sweet and whip-smart combination of Gossip Girl & GBBO. I couldn't put it down!

This book was super sweet,fun to read, and felt very much grounded in YA. I think actual teens, especially around 14 to 16, will really like this book and probably find a lot of themselves in it. Of course, from the title and blurb, we know this book is about a Twitter war and it relies *very* heavily on that fact; I would say at least 60% of the plot is the online back-and-forth between Pepper and Jack, meme-dropping, texting, forum-posting, etc, which got a little tedious after a while and made this feel slightly overlong. While the book might age quickly (Will teenagers in 10 years even use Twitter, or watch Mean Girls, or post cat memes? Who can say?), I think the core of the book — discussions of family obligations, questions of what to do with your future, dealing with academic stress, first love, and examining the choices we all make — will always resonate. Relatable and lovable characters, a low-stakes but memorable plot, and witty writing are all a draw for this cute debut.

⚠ Content Warnings: Expect fluffiness and memes. 😅
⚠ Read if: you are a fan of What If It's Us and other light and fluffy romances. 🥰

I was given the chance to read this book via the publisher granting my Netgalley wishlist. It's the first time it ever happened to me, so thank you so much, St. Martin's Press! 🥰

I requested for this book because of the promise of cutesy giddy slight love-hate romance between the two leads. Before I go further with my review, let me just say this: the book met my expectations.

In this story, we meet Pepper and Jack. Pepper is the smart overachiever and the daughter of giant fast food chain Big League Burger's owners. Jack is the class clown who feels that he is overshadowed by his twin and he is the son of the owner of the deli, Girl Cheesing.

When BLB introduces a grilled cheese on their menu, Girl Cheesing called copycat on Twitter which began a Twitter war. Both Pepper and Jack have control on each company's twitter account and they focus on trying to one up the other.

In the world where Twitter wars happening everyday, and brands being snarky and meme-addicted, this was such a fun book to read.

I love getting inside the minds of both Pepper and Jack, especially when they use the anonymous chat app, Weazel. Both Pepper and Jack were loving and responsible children and watching them learn more about each other while learning about themselves was such a great experience.

Though fun and cheesy, this book also hits serious notes like pursuing your passions, sibling rivalries, friendship, honesty, education, and deciding on your career paths.

All in all, this was a great debut for other Emma Lord. Congratulations! I cannot wait to get my hands on the final copy when it hits the shelves next year!

Emma Lord's effervescent, wholesome Tweet Cute is all the sweetness without the stomachache of actually overdoing it on Monster Cake! I think this fresh story about an unlikely friendship turned romance will find readers amongst those who enjoy Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen, and Kasie West's novels. I do think the swoon could have been turned up a notch or two--it was very, very wholesome--but I still loved the banter and ultimate marshmallowness of Pepper and Jack.

This book is equally hilarious and cute. The Twitter war turned into a love story is well told. I couldn’t put it down. Pepper and Jack are extremely likable and the motley crew of side characters adds to the amazing story.