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This story was cute. At times I did find following what was going on to be confusing. I liked the idea of their an app that kept the students anonymous but allowed them to confide in each other.

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Oh my gosh, the snarky banter between the two main characters is perfect, be it in person or through tweets online. Tweet Cute was 100% character driven and the two main characters were so good together, be it passing barbs in school or having serious anonymous conversations online. Pepper is the perfectionist that feels like every moment is a competition and is basically alone, and Jack is the slacker who never feels like he can compete with his overachaiveing twin. Both have hidden secret sides that mesh so perfectly together I would ship them hard if they weren't already Pepper-Jack.

This had the best ending of any YA romantic comedy, a nice wrap up a year later and it was adorable. I love spelled out endings, with no loose ends and even better with a realistic HEA and this had it. Overall, I found this to be cute, fun and entertaining (the perfect light escapism read) and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes social media, fun romantic comedies and all things baking.

Side effect of reading this book is the overwhelming urge to bake and even more importantly eat everything baked good! Seriously, I just want to eat all the delicious treats the characters made in the book.

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Super cute, I adored it!From the moment I start it I knew this is going to be amazing!I liked the characters, Pepper and Jack were fantastic.

I loved the writing style a lot, I could easily follow the story and I have a smile on my face a lot!If you are looking for a refreshing,cute and adorable story this is exactly what you need!

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Big League Burger was a family owned restaurant that somehow blew up overnight in success. They quickly became popular and they started to open many more locations. Pepper is a normal kid. She goes to school, she's on the swimming team, and is on social media...but not how some people make think or know about. She's actually the mastermind behind her parents's twitter account for their restaurant.

We meet Jack and his brother. Everyone praises Jack's brother and Jack always seems to be in his brother's shadow. He just wants to feel special too. He still however helps out his family in their deli. When he discovers that a family recipe for grilled cheese has been stolen by Big League Burger, he gets upset and begins a twitter war with BLB. But, what no-one knows is that Jack has invented an app where he talks to Pepper on and pretty soon....sparks start to fly between them.

It's a cute read with lots of social media referencing and yummy treats mentioned. I am a total sucker for a good book with yummy treats. It's pretty cool seeing a book with two restaurants going at it, when realistically you see it in today's society as well.
Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a cute, fast read and I loved the chemistry between Pepper and Jack... just their names are enough to tell you they belong together like Pepperjack cheese 😂 if you’re looking for a sweet enemies to lovers read that also talks a lot about food this is a great read!

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This was a really fun read. It was a great teen romance novel, and both Pepper and Jack were really relatable characters. This book is a thoroughly enjoyable and sweet way to spend several hours and I liked it very much. I’ll look forward to seeing more from this author.

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Tweet Cute is such a fun read!

Frenemies to lovers, fights over Twitter between family businesses, playful attitudes..made for a great romp of a contemporary read!

I do think some parts read as unrealistic, and overall are a little too reliant on tropes, but there was enough good in this story to balance it out. I think a lot of readers will fly through this book.

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I was drawn to this book immediately when I saw the comparison to my favourite film “You’ve Got Mail” and after reading it, I was not disappointed.

There are obvious differences, the fighting taking place on twitter as opposed to between rival book shops, but the frenemies to love interest classic plot is just as fluffy and delicious.

It’s a really fun, lighthearted read, highly recommended!

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Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book. Tweet Cute is the first book from Emma Lord and if this is an indication of future books from her, she has a new fan. The book is a super cute young adult enemies to lovers (except it’s YA so can I really say that?) story. Pepper and Jack both work for their respective family businesses and have been talking on an app for months though it’s anonymous. Enter a Twitter feud between the two and you’ve got a rom com.

I swear it reminded me of every good 90s rom com ever that had this type of theme. I thought it was really cute, though predictable. Definitely the fluff I needed with everything going on in the world.

You can buy the book on Amazon or maybe request it from your local library. Really a much needed bright spot in an otherwise dark time.

3.5 stars out of 5

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Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!

I've really enjoyed reading Emma Lord's writing on Bustle in the past and thought Tweet Cute (love the title) would be a super fun read but I just couldn't gel with anything in the book. The characters were painfully childish, the plot slow and the overall story cringy and uninteresting. Not for me, sadly.

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I loved this book. I thought the main characters were funny and likeable. The story itself was well written

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Thank you for the opportunity to read this. I will be posting a full review to Goodreads, Amazon, and Instagram.

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Tweet Cute is the cutest book ever I loved it! The twitter war between both family businesses, the anonymous app, and the wild desserts ahhh it was just so perfect! Pepper’s mom was a bit childish in the beginning and middle but then totally redeemed herself by the end. I loved the ending and the beginning and everything was just so cute and Grandma Belly was so sassy and great and the family dynamics were so perfect and just go read this book already 😱 I'm so glad there's a recipe for Monster Cake too. This was honestly just such an enjoyable book to read.

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What I liked was that though this story had a lot of tropes, it didn’t go the usual trope-y way on many fronts, even though it did in others. Things could have been even worse had a lot more cliched, but some relevations happened way before I was expecting them and that was a really nice change. Many brownie points for that.



My only major issue with the story is that I wish it had a better climax. A few things weren’t resolved properly and I would have liked to see them reach their conclusion and have things out in the open for PepperJack because they deserved to know the whole truth. Now, the readers are left guessing about some things and I don’t really like that.



But, apart from that one issue, I found this book an absolutely delightful read! Superbly written with well thought out characters and a fun plot. It brought a huge smile to my face, and I’d definitely recommend it to others! :))

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This was SUCH an enjoyable read! I loved seeing Pepper and Jack go head to head on twitter while falling for each other in real life. Admittedly, a lot of the time when a lack of communication is the main reason the plot works doesn't work for me but with this one, I just found it funny. The characters were so well developed, including the side characters. I loved seeing peeks into both of the main characters' private lives because their families were so different and yet so engaging.

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Tweet Cute was a cute but slightly cheesy read. It really incorporates modern technology and pop culture references. I could see it being a big hit with teens. Most of the characters are likeable (except for one of the main characters parents - Pepper’s mom) and the story flows easily. One problem I had with the storyline was that the main characters, Pepper and Jack, were not aware that each other’s parents owned restaurants. They don’t have many students in their class so I would assume they were fairly knowledgeable about their peers. I still think it is a cute book that many will enjoy.

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This book was Gossip Girl meets Romeo and Juliet meets You’ve Got Mail. I would say out of all these comparisons, it’s more like You’ve Got Mail and here’s why.

Tweet Cute follows Pepper and Jack. Pepper's family owns and operates Big League Burger; a fast food chain that's been growing exponentially over the last few years. Jack's family runs a small deli called Girl Cheesing in the East Village for the past two generations and Jack's dad is thinking of passing the deli to Jack in the future. When Big League Burger announces a brand new sandwich, Jack and his family can't help but see a suspicious resemblance to one of their iconic sandwiches. And in good modern fashion, they retaliate via Twitter starting a Twitter hashtag war between the two brands.

And here's the added layer; both Jack and Pepper go to the same school in the same homeroom class and they're both on the swim team. However, for the four years Pepper's been in school, she's been a little robotic focusing only on schoolwork than making friends. Meanwhile Jack is hidden behind his twin brother, Ethan's, shadow. Jack and Pepper will have to work together in their final year of high school as Ethan shirks his swim team captain duties to his twin.

But then there's another added layer. There's a new app the entire school has been using called Weazel. It connects its students anonymously to set up study groups, complain about tests and teachers, and speak directly with each other. Of course this app isn't an official school app, but everyone uses the app to connect to one another and that even includes Pepper and Jack. Pepper has been talking to Wolf for a few months now, but his identity hasn't been revealed yet to her. She thinks it might be her high school crush, Landon. Jack created the app and spends his time filtering out the trolls and bullying on the app, but he's been talking to Bluebird and really enjoying their conversations. The app hasn't shown either who is who, but when both Jack and Pepper find out who they've been talking to for all these months, it's not very surprising.

This story isn’t the easiest to explain mostly because there’s so much going on. I was worried with so much going on that one will get dropped over another or Emma Lord would forget something. However, she was able to cover all her bases and do it in a way that makes reading so natural. I honestly was surprised by how easily everything fell into place. Did it work really well together? Yes. Did it work 100% of the time? Not really.

I loved this story and to be honest, I was a little nervous with reading this one. I'm not a huge fan of Gossip Girl-like stories where the super rich just abuse their privilege to get whatever they want. It doesn't read well with me, but because neither Pepper or Jack are born with spoons in their mouths, the story was a little bit more fun to appreciate. I love that Pepper is a chronic people-pleaser and that conflicts with Pepper's entire life. She feels beholden to her mother and continue a toxic Twitter feud. She also feels like she needs to get everything done and perfect. I absolutely loved that Pepper wasn't perfect.

Pepper's mom also seemed like a such a complex character. At first, I thought her instance to keep the Twitter feud going was a little hard-headed, but when she tweets herself I knew she was as stubborn as myself. But when you finally learn the truth about Pepper's mom, it starts to make more sense why she pushes so hard. I felt like Pepper's mom was a much bigger feature in the story than Jack's family. I mean, Jack's family does get some of the spotlight, but I feel like I knew Pepper's mom's character way better than I knew Jack's entire family (including Ethan).

Coming from this third part perspective where the reader is exposed to both Pepper and Jack’s perspective really made it difficult for me. I wanted to side with Pepper but Jack’s side revealed something I couldn’t look past and vice versa. You couldn't help but to love both these characters and hope for the best for both.

For issues, I don't really have many. There was one big reveal that didn't make sense to me or was a little too convenient and the story does lag a little bit, but it's not the end all of the story.

Overall, this is such a great and fun read. I absolutely enjoyed this book from cover to cover. It's perfect. It's fluffy as hell. And you'll definitely be satisfied by the ending.

I received a copy of this book from Wednesday Books for free in exchange for an honest review. My opinions have not been influenced by the publisher or the author.

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This book was absolutely adorable. I loved Pepper and Jack so much! I had the best time reading this amazing story. While reading this book I had a huge craving for deli sandwiches and pastries. Thank you so much Netgalley! I would definitely be purchasing a few copies for my classroom.

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Tweet Cute is a well-written, adorable YA book. I've seen the comparisons to a YA modern "You've Got Mail" and I agree. Instead of email or IM, these teens are using Twitter. One of the things I liked the most was when one realized who the other was, it wasn't kept a big secret. It got out and they had to figure out how to deal with it. Their parents were involved (so often in YA books, especially romances, the parents are MIA). It dealt with many issues that teens face as they navigate high school, but was done in a very cute way. There was little-to-no swearing and it was very PG.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it for those looking for a cute YA. Although, beware, it will make you hungry: so much talk of yummy desserts and grilled cheese!

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If you’re a fan of rom-coms, you are going to want to read Emma Lord’s Tweet Cute right away! This books is freakin’ adorable, and I instantly fell in love with Pepper and Jack. Their banter is so delightful, and I loved how the Twitter war unfolded and how the two grew closer through it. This book also touches on family expectations and high school burnout, which is a very relevant experience. Plus, it was so fun reading about all of Pepper’s delicious desserts—now I want to bake all of her creations.

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