What I Like About You
by Marisa Kanter
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Pub Date Apr 07 2020 | Archive Date Jun 07 2020
Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Description
Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can…but in the real world, its more complicated. In this debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Marisa Kanter hilariously and poignantly explores what happens when internet friends turn into IRL crushes.
Is it still a love triangle if there are only two people in it?
There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash.
He’s an incredibly talented graphic novelist. He loves books almost as much as she does. And she never has to deal with the awkwardness of seeing him in real life. They can talk about anything…
Except who she really is.
Because online, Halle isn’t Halle—she’s Kels, the enigmatically cool creator of One True Pastry, a YA book blog that pairs epic custom cupcakes with covers and reviews. Kels has everything Halle doesn’t: friends, a growing platform, tons of confidence, and Nash.
That is, until Halle arrives to spend senior year in Gramps’s small town and finds herself face-to-face with real, human, not-behind-a-screen Nash. Nash, who is somehow everywhere she goes—in her classes, at the bakery, even at synagogue.
Nash who has no idea she’s actually Kels.
If Halle tells him who she is, it will ruin the non-awkward magic of their digital friendship. Not telling him though, means it can never be anything more. Because while she starts to fall for Nash as Halle…he’s in love with Kels.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781534445772 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 416 |
Featured Reviews
What makes a YA book great is when the author can get the tone and the voice of the characters <i>juuuust</i> right. Not too much tween. Not too Dawson’s Creek adult speak (I’m dating myself here with that, I know). Kanter nails it.
What I Like About You has it all and then some. Perfect for YA readers that are actually YA and perfect for all the rest too.
This is such a fun, romantic, delightful read! Kanter has such a fresh, authentic voice and I loved her debut. It feels like "You've Got Mail" for the modern teen. I love that Halle is a book blogger and think so many bookish teens and adults will relate to her. Nash is a dreamy love interest, too, and I appreciate the Jewish representation through both characters and how present that part of their lives is in the story. This book definitely made me hungry for cupcakes and want to curl up with another good book, in a meta sort of way. I look forward to enthusiastically recommending it!
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