I'll admit to being a little skeptical going in, but I was quickly won over. Pepper is a senior at a prestigious high school who has been driven to succeed in EVERYTHING, including academics, swim team, bake blogging, and tweeting on behalf of her family's burger empire. Jack is on the dive team at Pepper's school and runs the social media for his family's small (struggling deli). They find themselves in a twitter war on behalf of their brands while navigating a budding friendship.

Pepper is overwhelmed, and I related to that. I was an overachiever, too, though not on her level. I really appreciated the way she evolves and slowly emerges from the bubble she built around herself. I liked the interplay between the two main characters, as well as the way the secondary characters had depth for the most part. I also loved all the named bake goods. Where can I get some Monster Cake?

I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was clever, cute, and sincere. The book was well written balancing the different forms of communication that the characters used just right. I also am a sucker for anything NY so the setting definitely contributed to my liking of the book. One thing that I would change about the book was the amount of miscommunication. I know, I know, that's kind of the point of the book but after a few misunderstandings that could have easily been avoidable, it gets a little frustrating as a reader. I did however loved how everything played out in the end! Also having an epilogue with a where are they now segment is so fitting and fulfilled everything I needed at the end of a book.

I am so, so, obsessed with this book. I felt so many aspects of this book in my soul, that I slowly and quickly fell in love with everything about it. The characters, the backstory, the setting. *chefs kiss*

Emma Lord's Tweet Cute is a modern, YA version of You've Got Mail. The same way that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan embark on the cutest, most comforting rom-com of mixed up identities, so do Pepper and Jack-- the star-crossed teens of a NYC private school. The plot has some great concepts-- daughter of a monster chain restaurant owner versus son of a local family owned deli in a Twitter war that goes viral. The characters are fun, cute, and easy to root for. My only complaint is that Pepper's mother is drawn very flawed-- in a way that I found hard to believe. Teens will like reading about young people who are struggling with which path to take in life-- the one you THINK your parents want for you or some other great unknown.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord is a super cute YA contemporary romance. I’ve been loving this genre lately. I was rooting for Pepper and Jack to get together right from the start.
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The whole Twitter aspect of the book makes it really fun. I found some parts in the middle of the book a bit dragged out and repetitive but the beginning and ending were great.
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I especially liked how the two main characters were both dealing with their own issues and each other and the story switched from both of their points of view. I also loved all the food and dessert throughout the book.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (January, 2020) is a book reminiscent of the film "You've Got Mail" complete with snappy dialogue, lots of heart, and a surprising amount of depth for the young adult rom-com. The setting in New York City is as charming in the book as it is in the movie, only in the novel, the objects of conflict are eateries as opposed to bookstores. The main characters in the book are Pepper, the swim team captain, super-student daughter of the owners of the Big League Burger chain, and Jack the dive team captain, who is also a twin, and the anonymous creator of the Weasel app, an app upon which the plot of this rom-com heavily relies. Pepper's family and Jack's share interesting supporting roles as do their friends and teammates at school.
Emma Lord has written realistically about teens whose real world issues with both online and real life relationships are struggles to be dealt with, not ignored. Themes of family loyalty, success, friendship, and expectations are well-woven in these nicely paced pages. I especially appreciated the character development of the teenagers and their parents and I found myself attached to them when I finished the book. That Pepper is a girl who shows her feelings by baking and sharing her creations especially endeared her to my heart and stomach! It would be wonderful if a recipe for Monster Cake was included in the final pages!
Caveats: The storyline of the gay twin brother seemed to have been included more as a token to advance a politically correct stance rather than to move the story forward. The story would have been stronger without that add-in. I would recommend this book to older teens rather than the lower age of 12 that seems to be the youngest age limit of the recommendation by the publisher. Without the unnecessary storyline and the high school language, this book would have wider age appeal. In all, this is an enjoyable read with sneaky depth and I'm happy to have spent the time with Jack and Pepper and their people.

4 1/2 stars. Fun read with two schoolmates that don't realize they are tweeting in an app where the whole school is tweeting because it is anonymous. On top of that they are also in a tweet war on Twitter between their family businesses. I loved the banter between Pepper and Jack. Also liked that when things went wrong they used their heads (most of the time) and worked things through. Slight twist at the end. Overall very enjoyable read.

The title of the book should be considered a spoiler because omg, this is super CUTE.

I found this to be a unique story, because even though we all more or less know how romantic stories (and tropes) go, it has many distinctive elements, such as the Twitter war and all that baking that will make you hungry every time you read.

Even though it’s a little bit of instalove (but not too much), I was super invested in Jack and Pepper’s relationship in all of its layers: from the Twitter sass that gave me life (we’ve got all the necessary stuff: from memes to gifs to online shipping), to the secret messages through an anonymous chat and to the real life angst between two classmates that think the other is way too different from them. But I adored the chemistry between them once things start to take off, I was truly rooting for them because they freaking melted my heart.

I also thought they were well-developed characters and, although I’m no longer a teenager, I could really identify with them at that age: the anxiety of not knowing what to do with your future, or knowing but not wanting to let down your family… Which, speaking of family, I could not stand some attitudes from some relatives, both Jack’s and Pepper’s, but oh well, we weren’t here for the relatives.

It’s true that some messes were resolved a bit too easily, but I really appreciated the lack of excessive drama when miscommunication got it the way of things. They were willing to resolve things quite peacefully, and I found that’s a refreshing take on how teenagers handle things in YA. Plus, I loved the Gossip Girl and High School Musical references.

I would absolutely recommend this to any fan of love stories, it’s just perfect: cute, sweet and cheesy (yeah, sorry, I had to do it), but just in the right amount (I wouldn’t have minded a little bit more of romantic scenes once things are settled and solved and everyone is happy, but that’s just a personal preference).

I loved everything about this. Even at 21, I felt I still connected with Pepper on multiple occasions, whether it was her feelings towards her family or being lost in Manhattan (oof, the place can really swallow you whole).

I initially thought it was going to be more haters-to-lovers, and while it had a little of that I wouldn't categorize it as that. I still loved it and it offered more than a haters-to-lovers book.

Pepper and Jack both have good backstories to go along with their romantic plot and it really adds to the book. Aside from them, Lord writes characters really well and while there was some I wish I saw more of I think she wrote everyone in the story very well and very fully. Even those who were not main characters, they didn't feel lacking. After finishing the book, I already missed the characters.

This was awesome. All of it. I recommend it to any fan of YA Romance. I loved every second of this and sped through it in one sitting. Lord is a wonderful writer and I look forward to reading more from her in the future. (I would totally be interested in a spinoff since there are so many lovable characters).

A great teen romance in the age of twitter wars. Although the thought of teenagers being behind corporate twitter accounts seems kind of scary, it was a cute way to bring the characters together and added to their banter and relationship. The friendships were great too, although some of the family-drama seemed a little heavy-handed.
Altogether a really cute and cozy story, I loved it!

What an adorable love story! This book follows the twitter war between two high school teens, helping their parents with their respective restaurants while trying to finish high school and prepare for college.

The only thing I wish is that the recipes were included because there's no way that you won't want to make any or ALL of the delicious food mentioned in this book.

Also [I'm so glad to have a book set in the NYC private school scene, that doesn't include excessive drinking, drugs, and sex. I also appreciated the conversation that college doesn't have to be the end goal for everyone graduating high school. I really feel that kids are pushed straight into college - and a good colleges at that - that we sometimes forget that it is not the only opportunity for kids post-high school.

Cute story. It really seemed real to life with social media being so important these days. I felt like the book was a little long for what it was, but I enjoyed it. The big messes the teens were in seemed to resolve a bit to easily, but it was fun to read.

THIS WAS SO CUTE. It started off slow, but once it picked up it totally captured my attention! This is everything I've ever wanted in a book, and it was just as cute and amazing as I wanted it to be.

Such a stinking cute book!!! I swear I am filled to the brim with joy and charm and laughter and cheese. This was such a cute story about two teens, Jack and Pepper, going through their senior year of high school experiencing midterms, college applications, extracurriculars and to top it all off, a twitter war. This premise is a bit bizarre ngl but it worked so well. It was just so unfathomably cute, no wonder it’s in the title. Ugh I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy of this!

Best book I have read in a long time. Couldn’t put it down after I picked it up. Can’t wait to read more from this author in the future.

Tweet Cute is an easy to read teen romance that leaves the reader with a good and happy feeling. I hate to be blindsided by trauma in books, and I feel that can be detrimental to young readers. Tweet Cute has plot twists that keep the reader engaged, but they're not the type of plot twists that will leave you feeling punched or sick. The book would be great for pre-teens and teens who are wanting something fun and easy that they can relate to. The story hinges on old cliches, but they're told in a new and modern way that makes them seem fresh and new. Emma Lord manages to take an old story and make it worth reading again. The characters have few large flaws, but that makes them easy to root for. The middle gets a little slow, but the final plot twist pulled me back in so much that I stayed up late to finish the book - something I was not expecting.

Final thoughts: Great for young readers or adults who want something cute to pass the time.

Super sweet YA with fun twists throughout. My daughter is a hs senior, so I empathize for the pressures the main characters are going through in that time of life. Loved the dialogue between Pepper and Jack.

4.25* at a meet cute

When the publisher granted my wish to read and review this book in advance, I was totally over the moon. Seriously, the e-mail made me smile like a doofus - at 6.45 am. I am n.o.t. a morning person, so this says loads about the hopes I had for this book. I expected a cute and funny love-story with a lot of teenage-angst and issues my past teenager self could relate to. I was not disappointed.

I felt especially invested in the book when the main characters had arguments with their parents. Having turned 25 myself this year, I still have these kind of arguments with my mom where you seem to work all the logic into arguing your case and also knowing it is definitely you who should leave the courtroom of family arguments as the winner, whereas my mother is hell-bent on staying convinced she did nothing wrong and it is, in fact, her being victimized and not she making herself the victim just because that seems to be the easier role.

Only midway through the book I actually consciously realised that I was following the story of teenagers, not in fact, kids about to graduate from college. And it really disagreed with me. Recalling just too well how I was at the age of 17 it just seemed a bit implausible, to name their self-confident, wise-beyound-their-years attitude. And before y'all hit me with that "That's what happens when you work [at your parents' business] from a young age on"-crap; s.h.u.s.h. I worked at my fathers bakery and tutored younger kids before from a very early age on.

Throughout the 3.5 days it took me to get through this lovely book I always caught myself being excited to get back to it.

This book is for you if… are looking for a relatable teenage love story that involves tons of baking-inspirations and cute fights with a slight Gossip Girl filter with all the over the top intrigues and drama.

What's happening.
Pepper. She can't remember the last time she was able to let go of all the <stress and pressure of handling being at a prestigious high school where she has swim captain duties and needs to keep top of the class grades, the booming franchise business of her parents' burger place Big League Burger, mediating between her mother and her sister Paige, and keeping up their food blog. Pepper, much like me, has peculiar ways of dealing with her stress; baking:

Add chocolate chips, butter, flour, salt, cocoa powder, eggs, and more embarrassment than the body of a teenage girl can possibly contain, set the oven to a bajillion degrees and set the whole damn thing on fire.

There are only two things that bring Pepper relief: the blissful hours she spends at the swimming pool and chatting at anonymously with the mysterious Wolf. Being able to be herself is a rare enough thing with her mother burdening her with the task to make their business a twitter-sensation.

Jack. Although he loves his family's deli Girl Cheesing to bits, it is hard to always compete with the older twin for some recognition, both from his family and his fellow school mates. Golden boy Ethan always seems to excel at whatever he is doing, even though sometimes it's actually Jack doing those things for him.

I resent the assumption that just because I don't have debate club practices or someone to make out with on the steps of the Met, his time is somehow worth more than mine.

It is adorable how Jack is almost like the great Chandler Bing in his way to deal with all the uncomfortable situations he finds himself in.

"Two people asked for my number."[, Ethan says]
"You already have a boyfriend", I remind him, poking one eye out to glare.
"And I told them that."
"But you didn't think to mention you have an identical twin?"

His two opportunities for a timeout from the life he feels alienated from are his passion for building apps and chat-time with Bluebird. She seems so honest and at ease with him even though there are only few intimate details they share with each other as not to reveal their true identities.

PepperJack. Being a student at a school that enforces a competitive spirit that goes way beyond what is healthy and productive for a decent learning environment sure ain't child's play. It is aspects such as this one that makes me shake my head in disbelief when I catch people making jokes about students and how they have it easy. They don't.

Whereas their paths only cross for official school matters in a somewhat detached way, is is the online time they spend with each other unknowingly that gives them a reason to smile. But all of a sudden, their real-life interaction becomes much more personal in more than just one way: on the one hand, they need to arrange their two teams to share the pool and on the other hand, they unknowingly begin a twitter-war each being the business opponent of the other that get's way too personal way too quickly. As the tweets become meaner one cannot help but wonder if the connection that is coming together between the two will survive the spitfire between Girl Cheesing and Big League Burger. Especially, since it seems to surpass the borders of friendship.
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Writing quality + easy of reading = 5*

pace = 4*

plot development = 4*

characters = 4*

enjoyability = 4*

insightfullness = 4*

Christ, this book was adorable! First book in a while that I couldn't put down. It was delightful, charming, adorable, and unexpected in how I thought things would play out. The main characters are very likable and relatable, struggling with finding their place in a world that seems to be pushing them into their respectable family business.

A couple things tripped me up, like how some of the texting conversations were formatted, but then again it's an uncorrected copy, so I imagine it'll be cleaned up before its release. And a few moments were so YA, like the classic miscommunication trope that seems to end a relationship before they decide that's what it is, and even a little unnecessary, like that the whole Twitter feud was just revenge because Pepper's mom dated Jack's dad for a spell, but it' all minor stuff that doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the book. It's one I'll be picking up when it's released.

Tweet Cute is a fun YA romance that follows the lives of two high school seniors. In a Romeo and Juliet setting, Two teens fight the odds to find true love. Lots of family drama that will remind any teen of their own, developing friendships, and family idiosyncrasies make this book move at a fun pace while keeping readers involved. A fun ChickLit novel.