In many ways, 'Wren Martin Ruins It All' is the kind of book that I wish I could have when I was in high school. It's funny, it's chaotic at times (but in the best possible way), and it has a big, big heart.

This story hit close to home for me in ways that I was expecting and in other ways that I wasn't expecting...

Like Wren, I was dealing with grief during my high school years. Maybe my lost wasn't exactly the same one as his, but it's close enough... Because when I was reading this, I could see some of my thoughts mirrored in Wren's words and some of his feelings. Having something like this when I was 17 would have helped me in so, so many ways.

And like Wren, I was also in the asexual spectrum and when I was in high school I was working through some of that stuff (even if at the time I didn't know it, because let's face it, back in 2006-2010 I didn't have the language to know what was happening to me). Maybe my connection with Wren differs a bit more on this point, but still... I've been able to find some bits and pieces of myself in this story. Some of the feelings that I've experienced before and some of the thoughts that may have crossed my mind in the past...

Maybe that's why I feel like I would have needed this book when I was in high school, because there's something truly powerful in seeing yourself in stories (it doesn't matter their genre), and back then I didn't have something like this. But at least I'm glad that it exists now, that teenagers in the ace spectrum can pick this story and find these bits and pieces of themselves in it and feel that like Wren, they deserve to be the main characters of their own story.

Amanda DeWitt has crafted a story that feels both comforting and hopeful, a story that speaks about first impressions and the truths that we sometimes miss, and the power of being seeing and appreciated for who you are (both the good and the not so great).

There's a power on this story and its characters, a power that may go unnoticed, but it's still there.

'Wren Martin Ruins It All' is a love letter to ace spec teens, to the chaotic gremlins, to the teenagers who have lost someone and don't know how to move forward, to the teenagers that just want to be seeing and love... It's all that and so much more... and I can't wait for people to meet Wren, Ryan, Leo and the rest of the characters on this story.

You know those books you read and just know, in your soul, that had you access to it during your teen years you would have been feral over it? That's how I feel about Wren Martin Ruins It All.

As someone about 10 years older than the characters in the book, YA is not a genre marketed at me, but the sheer amount of incredible queer lit coming out in this genre is stunning, superb, excellent and heart warming.

I loved every second of this charming, chaotic and sweet book. It was all at once funny, youthful and thought provoking.

Oh! My! God! I devoured this book in one sitting the second I was approved for it because I was so excited to read this, and I'm so glad I did. Wren as a narrator was absolutely hilarious, and I found myself audibly laughing throughout the book. He's flawed, but in the way a teenage boy usually is, y'know?

Listen. I could tell what was going to happen in this book from the very beginning, it's all incredibly obvious. Like, big glaring lights kind of obvious. Did I mind? Not really, honestly! It actually worked in this book's favour, in my opinion. I enjoyed knowing the twists because I got to see all the little miscommunications between Wren and Leo and laugh at them from my opera house seats with my special little binoculars.

It was funny, it was entertaining, and the characters were awesome. Wren's asexuality and romantic attraction to men was important, but wasn't used as a huge plot device which made me SO happy because queerness in YA is very often used as a huge plot device. It's refreshing for that not to be the case for a change. I'm really glad I got to read this.

(Also, I recognized the artist who did the cover artwork because that cover is GORGEOUS. Cherriielle??? SO good. I want to eat it.)

“It feels weird, defining yourself by the absence of something. Sometimes I wonder if I would have ever realized my asexuality needed a label if the world didn’t keep telling me I did.”

Wren Martin Ruins It All is such a fun YA book about an asexual teenager navigating his senior year, dealing with his mortal enemy, and finding a friend (or perhaps something more?) on an online Buddy app.

I really enjoyed the MC, Wren. He was such a grumpy person but with the softest heart. I was initially a bit worried about the “asexual person wants to stop a fun Valentine’s Day ball from happening because of their own complicated feelings about love”-vibes I was getting from the synopsis, but I have to say, the story won me over. It was about far more than that. Wren had such good intentions with the things he did, I couldn’t help cheer him on - even if he was prickly and difficult at times. I think the way he directly spoke to the reader at times really helped to endear him to me.

Is the main plot-line predictable as hell? Oh, yes. But I feel like that was intentional and all the fun is in thinking about what will happen when everything comes to light. And of course in getting to know the characters, and the inner workings of Wren’s mind. There were plenty of thoughts about asexuality that I really loved seeing written down and put into words. I highlighted a whole bunch of great quotes in this one.

In my opinion, Wren Martin Ruins It All is the cheesy teenage cliche that all the ace teens deserve. A teenager managing the complicated field of being asexual, dating, and potentially falling in love is definitely a story that is worth reading - for ace folks and non-ace folks alike!

Thanks to Netgalley and Holiday House / Peachtree for letting me read an early copy of this book. Wren Martin Ruins It All is out in the world on 7th of November (and you best believe I’ve already ordered a copy!)

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

Wren Martin Ruins it All is a cute little queer romance, with a grumpyxsunshine MlM couple, and an ace MC.

it took me a moment to get into it because at first Wren was a little too grumpy for me… but once the storyline of the potential romance really picked up, I got really into it!

Wren is ace and it was so refreshing to read about an ace character who’s already aware and not still figuring it out.
And Leo? Leo is the little sunshine boy I just want to protect 😍
I saw the little twist with Leo at the end coming… Just because it was too easy in the beginning not to be the case… But I still enjoyed being proven right! 😆

if you’re looking for a quick enjoyable read, I can definitely recommend this book !

Thank you NetGalley for the review copy!

chicken and ace rep? 10/10.
lovely queer ya rom-com I wish I had as a teen.

Read For:
Small Town
School Dance
Rom-Com Vibes
Good Friendships
Enemies to Lovers

Wren Martin Ruins It All is one of my new favorites. It was such a well-written and comforting read. The humor of this was so good, the characters and the friendships were amazing. I loved Wren and his questionable yellow plaid fashion.

The ace rep was so good! Wren already knew he was asexual and just having that be a casual fact about him was really nice to read, showing he could simply exist. Having an asexual main character AND even an aromantic side character was very exciting to me since half the time people don’t even differentiate the two.

This book dealt with Wren finding out what to do with the rest of his life, finishing high school, and finding a plan for his future. It dealt with grief and surviving past the worst day of his life when he didn’t think he would. There were some heavy moments but for the most part this book was lighthearted, funny, and comforting.

Leo and Wren were both favorites of mine and I loved all the banter and Wren just absolutely not being able to stand the guy, meanwhile, Leo just kept showing up. It was hilarious.

Wren Martin was made the President of his school council this year and the first thing he wants to do to fix Raptur High is eliminate the Valentine's Day Dance. Unfortunately for him, his school has been taken over by an anonymous (but everyone uses it for dating) friendship app called Buddy and when Wren's VP suggests that Buddy sponsor the dance, Wren is outnumbered. Things get complicated for asexual Wren when he downloads the Buddy app and starts falling for his new anonymous friend.

This book was so cute. Wren is a very complicated character -- he's kind of sarcastic and funny in a way that's really relatable and doesn't come across as really corny like it can in other books. I think the fact that he's a little bit bitter and dry instead of being super peppy and positive was nice and different from other books and as I said, in other books where the main character is sarcastic and dry, it can come across as a little unlikeable and embarrassing for me, but I never had that problem with Wren.

I liked that his asexuality wasn't a big deal, it was just a fact and it only became a conflicting plot point when he was thinking about the fact that his crush(es) might not be so into it because he was so aware that everyone else around him seems so interested in sexual relationships. Aside from that, it was just a fact and a part of who Wren is and I liked that this book skipped over the self-discovery and figuring himself out in favor of just presenting Wren as-is.

The identity of Wren's anonymous Buddy Boy was obvious pretty much immediately, but that didn't make it any less cute. I found that it added to it as I was excited for them to figure out who the other was and it was so cute watching Wren fall for the same person twice without even realizing they were the same person. I really liked the way that their relationship was split across these two different "people" and it added a lot of depth.

I loved this a lot! it's funny and emotional and lacking the excessive drama that similar books can have.

I was a little nervous about the concept of ‘ace hates the school dance and wants it shut down’ - there can be a bit of a stereotype of aspecs being boring Fun Haters - but I think it did a really good job of showing the specifics of why, not dragging it out, and also that he’s just a snarky person in general with not much weight behind it. There’s also no discovering of sexuality or big coming out (just one-on-one) - he already knows he’s ace, and it comes up naturally a bunch, talking about how dances etc can feel isolating, the way the friendship app called buddy being called ace-friendly can feel infantilizing, avoiding dating because of the stress of having to check upfront if people about it, etc.

There’s also a major side character with a brief subplot of realising she’s not into romancey stuff and might be aromantic, which I loved! (Though I have noticed a bit of a trend of “maybe aromantic but I don’t like labels” in YA contemporary recently that I don’t love - but it’s not an inherent issue with this book)

From the title I was preparing myself for a lot more overcomplicated drama and messups, but I really appreciate how most issues or misunderstandings are sorted out pretty quickly rather than spiraling into some big thing. Even the confrontation at the end where feelings are confessed isn’t made into some big dramatic thing in front of everyone with no communication. But it also doesn’t feel emotionally anticlimactic. (maybe a couple of the reveals in the confession felt unnecessarily dramatic to me?) but otherwise it felt refreshing to me that it didn’t lean into drama for the sake of being more exciting. possibly this is just my adult opinion about teen narratives.

I’ve read a lot of YA contemporary books where the portrayal of social media and made up apps doesn’t feel right, but this one did to me for the most part! maybe it’s because it’s from the POV of someone’s who’s cynical about it.

The adults (even though they’re mostly background) feel like real people. I would have liked to know more about his relationship with his mum especially? Though I understand that it’s clearly something he avoids thinking about - going too deep into his relationship with his parents might have changed the tone a lot. Still - you can feel that there's more under the surface there.

* 4.75/5

(Thank you to NetGalley and Amanda DeWitt for letting me read this ARC copy)

I absolutely adored this book. It’s a cute rom-com book filled with a sort of grumpy x sunshine trope when it comes to the main character and the love interest that will probably have you giggling and smiling widely at the end because of the cuteness.

However when it comes to the first few chapters I did feel like they were really slow and mildly dragged out that makes me have to give the book a lower rate. But the rest of the book made up for that since I got so invested in BB and Wren meeting and the book had me in a very strong grip to finish it in the end.

There are also some minor spelling errors in a few chapters but that might be fixed for the real official published version.

Either way I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a cute romance book with asexual representation because this would definitely be a perfect choice and I need to pick up another one of the author’s books now.

** I'd like to thank Peachtree Teen for offering me an eARC in exchange for an honest review **
rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️'s

I really loved this book, seriously! It took me a long time to finish mainly because I started school up again, but I was so happy with what I did read over time. As an asexual person myself, this book made me smile in a way few books do when it comes to seeing *myself* in a book. The gay aspect of it was also a very nice addition and really tied together how much Wren's story meant to me.

I enjoyed the characters and story, and even though there were a few dips in the story every now and then, I still had lots of fun. The romance was tender, sweet, and just makes your mouth hurt. Romance is so much more than sex and I'm glad books are talking about this!

Overall, I seriously recommend this if you are ace, gay, or just looking for a good queer YA novel.

Happy reading!!

I devoured Wren Martin Ruins It All in two days--it was such a heartfelt and funny book. Wren is a disaster freak after my own heart, and easily one of my favorite romcom protagonists. Seeing an ace boy on page was extremely impactful to me. While I can't relate to Wren's grief, it was beautifully written and I still found myself in his struggle of fearing what comes next, of fearing change and wondering if you'll regret not taking the leap, if your life might just become better for it. I'm beginning to ask myself the right questions, too.
Wren and Ryan had a phenomenal friendship, with laugh out loud antics and tender, quiet conversations that were hard for them but so important to see.
Wren and Leo had me giggling and ranting out loud. The Buddy Boy/Leo Anonymous/Wren dynamic was easy to predict but that added to the story so much--I love when the reader knows more than the characters and has to agonize. I loved their romance and the fusion of their personas that showed just how much someone can love each and every part of you; the parts you want to hide or project or feel are truest.

Wren Martin Ruins It All

Tropes: Grumpy x Sunshine
Forced Proximity
One-sided enemy to lovers

Do you ever find yourself checking the remaining page count for a book because you’re worried it’s going by too fast and you want to live in the story for as long as possible? That’s how I felt about Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt.

I did NOT want this book to end. This story centers around Wren Martin, the asexual newly appointed President of Rapture High’s Student Council, and his vendetta against the school’s annual Valentine’s Day dance.

This book is Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies meets A Cinderella Story with a dash of 10 Things I Hate About You and more chickens. Wren keeps lists that rival those made by Alex Claremont-Diaz of RWRB fame. His first and ever-growing list is about why he HATES Student Council VP Leo. Most notably, Leo just foiled his plot to cancel the Dance by convincing social media app BUDDY to sponsor the annual event. Wren clearly cares for the legacy he will leave at the school by making things better for the disenfranchised and oft-overlooked groups in the school. No matter what he does, however, he can’t escape Leo.

Despite being vehemently opposed to everything BUDDY stands for and is used for, Wren decides to download the app. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, eh? But the one thing Wren doesn’t expect when signing up for BUDDY is to find an actual anonymous friend. As the school year progresses and the dance gets closer, Wren has to tackle his relationships, priorities, and plans for the future.

I absolutely loved this book and I can’t wait to read more from this author.

I officially declare this book to be my whole personality for the foreseeable future.

Wren Martin is a chaos gremlin™️, and when he becomes the student council president on a technicality, he’s determined to fix Rapture High. His first order of business is to abolish the school’s annual Valentine’s dance, because, well, it really sucks to go to a school that’s obsessed with romance when you’re asexual.

Enter stage left, annoyingly perfect Leo Reyes, who comes bearing clever solutions that Wren is determined to hate. It all gets delightfully chaotic from that point on (seriously).

Now, when I say I love this book, I truly can’t shout it loud enough. I often read queer YA novels, and love the genre dearly, but very rarely do I find a book like Wren Martin Ruins It All. It’s a little funny, a little sad, and on these pages I not only found my teenage heart described so very well, but I also found many little pieces of a life I wish I could have lived. It’s not a distinct “oh! this!!”, but more of a *gestures broadly, enthusiastically*, because describing me, my life, my feelings, any of it in a clear way, is something I have yet not found the words to do. I know this book felt familiar, safe. It felt like a little piece of a home I have yet to inhabit, and maybe never will. I just know I would fit in it, big feelings, small ones, bad, good, chaos, all of it would fit.

I have spent my life daydreaming of everything being different, feeling different. Being someone else. Books like this allow me an escape into oblivion, a different dimension. I find love, friendship, normal teenage experiences and feelings so incredibly fascinating, because those are things I have felt so little of.

Wren Martin Ruins It All is a sweet, clever, and all around lovely romcom. It touches on grief so delicately and kindly, and it feels like the warm embrace of a friend. I wish I could read it for the first time again, but I will settle for infinite rereads and incorporate it into daydreams as sweet as reece’s cups and fancy Starbucks coffees.

Y'all, this book was adorable, I had such an enjoyable time reading this. I loved Wren as a character and I couldn't help rooting for him until the very end and all the side characters were entertaining as well.

The way this book is structured also really worked for me. I was a big fan of the different chapter titles, why did YA books stop doing those? And the fact that this book takes place over several months really helps getting to know Wren and his environment better. I also didn't know much about the plot going into this and I think that really heightened my enjoyment. Not that the description spoiled anything, I just enjoyed following Wren and learning things as he did.

The whole Buddy anonymous texting plot was also really fun, even if the concept is a little clichee and it's pretty easy to guess who "Buddy Boy" actually is. I don't think it's meant to be hard to figure out, though, and seeing Wren and his love interest being incredibly dense about it was both entertaining and painful to witness!

I also liked that the book dealt with a lot of stuff that personally relates to me, like handling your own asexuality and how that can impact your relationships and the loss of a loved one and how that can make you rethink your future and what you want to do with your life.

I honestly only have very minor complaints about this book. I wish there were a couple more conversations about Wren's asexual identity, especially with his love interest. But I guess you can also argue that it shouldn't be a big deal, which I also agree with. Another things would be a spoiler, so I'm not gonna explain in detail before the book comes out, but there was one minor plot point in regards to Leo towards the end that I felt was a little unnecessary and didn't really add a lot to the story, but that's just my opinion.

Overall, I would 100% recommend this book, it's an enjoyable read, that doesn't have a problem with dealing with heavier topics with the right amount of care. Also, you just gotta love the chickens on the cover, I mean, look at them!

Positively screaming right now. bouncing off the walls, even!!

Wren Martin Ruins It All is such a funny, heartfelt, and an incredibly frustrating book to read (for all the good reasons). The writing is just amazing, I actually loved Wren's voice! Normally I'd roll my eyes and try to push through a sitcom-y character narration, but Wren has that chaotic loser dork energy that quickly made me love him from the opening scene. What a guy (he's literally me). I like how genuine he sounds, how I'm able to understand him as a person, and he's just really randomly funny. I did laugh out loud while reading, and it's very embarrassing when your parents are literally right there watching the news on unfortunate events.

Also: ASEXUAL MALE MC!!! I love him, he's so true about everything ace (even though my personal preferences of sex-related things is very complicated) and he's so right! It's nice seeing an ace guy being so casual about it and accepting that part of himself. I can't speak for all ace people, but it hit so close to home when he opened up about his asexuality to his Buddy because same, being ace is usually a deal-breaker in a relationship, what with the pressure to reproduce and keep your relationship intact. I'm just so happy to see casual ace representation like this :)

I had a problem with the time skips, they were too abrupt; I think the entire novel's timeline spanned from september? to february, and that's not really long but the months passed by too quickly to process. In one chapter they'd be introducing the idea of a halloween dance, and in the next, Wren is already in the halloween dance. My point is that time passes too quickly between chapters, and I understand that the big night is the Dance, but I'd love to see some buildup toward the other smaller events.

I love the supporting cast-Archer is my favourite himbo, Maggie's the Jade West girl of the group, Ryan's such a weird friend to have (but I thought she was a little passive and mean at times, but I still love her). I'm such a big fan of Ryan's victorian (?) goth spider dress!!! And her cute pompom/spider earrings!! What an icon.

And the plot- oh the plot was thickenings... Things were so messy and frustrating and joyful in the most fun way possible (because I like internal conflict), and my boy Wren is the most oblivious one ever, but if I weren't an omnipotent god hidden behind a wall of words, I'd definitely be making the same decisions and avoiding the very obvious signs (but I wouldn't be smart enough to fix everything before school ended).

Big TW though for loss of family member (past), cancer, grief, and terminal illness.

This book had be giggling, kicking my feet, screaming internally, tearing up, and physically trying to tear my ears off. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley, and Holiday House/Pixel Ink/Peach Tree for this ARC!

This was absolutely amazing. I just couldn’t stop reading once I started and I fell in love with Wren and his mannerisms. The dynamic between the two love interests is so well done and the side characters are very nicely written too. All the representation made me smile so hard and I couldn’t help but relate and understand Wren when it came to his asexuality. Loved all the chickens and I was grinning whenever they were on the page 🐔❤ I can’t wait to grab a physical copy of this book (the cover is also gorgeous!) 💕

Thank you to Netgalley and Peachtree Teen for an eARC!

This is a fairly lighthearted book, for YA, but I almost cried several times as I read it. It definitely has its heavier aspects - but a lot of it is well-written romance and snark and banter and the insane things teenagers get up to, the ‘we know they’re in love but they don’t’, the mutual pining and revelations and chaotic prom nights.

I am asexual. I also am someone who loves romance novels. I never ever thought I’d read a book that embodies everything I love about romance in YA, with a main character who is exactly like me in that aspect. For the first time, I saw myself in the stories I and many other teenagers grew up. I can’t even explain how much that meant to me and how much it’ll mean to other ace people. Thank you, Amanda DeWitt.

This book doesn’t get such a high rating just because I relate, though. It’s a romance novel and a coming of age, but it does those things well. That’s something I loved about this book - it knows what it is and it is not ashamed of that. It portrays teenage years and crushes and finding yourself in all of its messy glory, without making it seem ‘cringe’ or condescending. I can tell that the author really loved Wren and his story - as someone who writes and reads, I can tell you that when pours their soul into something as deeply as this it shines through the pages like a light that does not go out.

I went into this expecting a fun, lighthearted YA romance. And I got that, bar the usual/expected romance struggles/conflicts, but I also got so much more. I got a diverse cast that felt meaningful and true. I got a realistic main character whose thoughts weren’t always selfless or honest but relatable in a way that dug quite deep. As someone whose mother almost died of a brain aneurysm when I was a kid, I saw myself in Wren in that aspect. The effect that grief, death, and emotion have on us, especially as teenagers, was portrayed so authentically and yet with so much care. Characters were allowed to be angry. To scream and cry at the world for its unfairness. But they were also allowed to heal and find love and keep going. If you read this, Wren’s talk with Ms Little about surviving is genuinely something I will be framing and putting on my bedroom wall. This book just impacts such earth-shattering advice and observations without being preachy, or at least it did so for me. And that’s amazing.

And the lighter aspects, oh my gosh! I loved the Halloween extravaganza and the chickens and the sweet sweet obliviousness. The cupcakes and the joys of baking! Wren’s best friend, whose name I can’t remember for some odd reason, stole my heart and their friendship was so so heartwarming. Bribing each other with candy! And almost dying in a cupboard to give your crush candy… they’re all such real teenagers, messy and funny and determined, and I loved them all.

Wren’s relationship with his dad was also really good? It wasn’t a focus but I felt like it said what it wanted to say. I saw myself and many other people in them, while at the same time wishing for a parent that understood me in some ways as much as his dad understood him.

As someone who also loves Star Wars the references made me GRIN.

If you are not sold yet, may I talk about one of my favourite scenes? Wren goes to a school dance dressed as a… wren. Leo, his crush, makes a costume that resembles the Leo constellation. When I saw that picture in my head, between the puns and the comedic timing of the scene, I could not stop laughing-

So, yeah, pick up Wren Martin Ruins It All if you enjoy YA romances. Laugh, cry, find yourself, and find others, all without leaving these pages.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This book was everything it needed to be as a romcom — fluffy and fun with enough serious emotions to not be shallow or dull. Wren could be a bit of an ass and a bit wrapped up in himself, but still managed to be very sympathetic and likable. The way both Wren’s and Leo’s personal struggles with grief and uncertainty about what they want from life after high school played well with their romantic misadventure. Both their reasons for rejecting one version of the other (the anonymous Buddy app version or the real-life version) and their reconciliation and reasons for choosing each other in the end made a lot of sense and worked with their character growth.
The casual asexual rep was great too. The story isn’t about asexuality, but it’s not an incidental, throwaway element either. Wren’s behavior and feelings are very much affected by being ace in ways that, as an ace (though, unlike Wren, also aro) reader rang true. I wish there had been a little bit more discussion of that towards the end though. Leo, as BB, states his acceptance before either of them have actually floated the idea of getting together and Wren’s worries about dating as an asexual don’t come up much after that. I thought there might have been a place for that after his relationship prospects got less theoretical and more serious.
I had a few other minor issues with the story. Most notably, I got exasperated at how oblivious Leo and Wren are about their “Buddy’s” identity. They got way more hints than they should have needed and none of them clicked. But overall, it was enjoyable.

Amanda DeWitt's "Wren Martin Ruins It All" is a delightful and unconventional romantic comedy that blends humor, compassion, and a unique exploration of asexuality. With a witty and endearing narrative voice, this novel takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of love, friendship, and self-discovery.

The story revolves around Wren Martin, an asexual student council president determined to make Rapture High a better place by abolishing the dreaded Valentine's Day dance. Wren's character is refreshingly authentic and relatable, offering readers a protagonist who navigates the complexities of relationships and identity with humor and charm.

One of the novel's strengths is its exploration of asexuality. DeWitt skillfully sheds light on the challenges faced by asexual individuals in a world that often prioritizes romantic and sexual relationships. Wren's journey of self-acceptance and understanding adds depth to the story and serves as an important representation of asexuality in contemporary literature.

The banter and chemistry between Wren and Leo Reyes, the vice president and Wren's polar opposite, add layers of humor and romance to the plot. Leo's proposal of a Buddy app sponsorship to save the Valentine's Day dance sets the stage for a series of comical and heartwarming events that keep readers engaged.

DeWitt's writing style is sharp, witty, and peppered with laugh-out-loud moments. Wren's quirky and chaotic narrative voice makes the story highly enjoyable and relatable, especially for fans of Casey McQuiston's work.

While "Wren Martin Ruins It All" is a thoroughly enjoyable read, some readers may find the plot, at times, leans heavily on rom-com tropes, and certain character developments feel somewhat predictable. However, the novel's unique perspective on asexuality and the genuine emotional depth of the characters more than compensate for these minor shortcomings.

In conclusion, "Wren Martin Ruins It All" is a heartwarming and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that delivers a fresh take on love and identity, particularly through the lens of asexuality. Amanda DeWitt's sharp writing and memorable characters make this novel a delightful addition to the genre, and Wren's journey of self-discovery is both relatable and heartening. If you're a fan of quirky rom-coms and are looking for a story that explores love in all its forms, "Wren Martin Ruins It All" is a must-read that offers laughs, love, and valuable insights.