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Tweet Cute

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Thank you again, Goodreads and NetGalley, for giving me an ARC of this book. I really enjoyed it...and it made me hungry for grilled cheese.

The story is kind of simple. Jack and Pepper, both children of different sides of 2 New York City competitive deli/fast food style food chains, also go to the same private high school where they're on different sides of the pool (him on the dive team, her on the swim). They're forced by their parents to engage (unknowingly at first) in a Twitter war with each other's family companies (Pepper's Big League Burger vs. Jack's Girl Cheesing). Also, they're unknowingly talking to each other as friends on an anonymous app (Weazel) that Jack created. When they discover the other one's identity (that they're the Twitter Handler of their family's food chains), they try to keep the "war" professional and not personal, but it's hard when they might secretly be falling for each other on Weazel.

I'll say it right now--this story is a "grilled" cheesy romance (pun intended). It's got a little bit of mystery, diversity, and a cheese romance to boot. It had me smiling and laughing along with the funny parts and awning at the romantic parts (even when Pepper-Jack tried to deny their growing attraction for each other).

I can't really pinpoint a thing I didn't like about the story, and I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of it.

This book is a good, cheesy, savory teen romance, like a good bite of grilled cheese melting in your mouth. Teen romance fans should give it a go with this one.

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3.5 stars. This was a cute read and I liked the modern You’ve Got Mail vibe but it was rather cheesy.

For the most part, I enjoyed the characters and banter. Some of it felt unnatural and parts of the were far fetched - like, why are kids in charge of business social media? That just doesn’t seem right at sll

If you want a cute, light, cheesy read, then I’d recommend this.

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Just as cute as the title suggests, this YA romcom is refreshing. Thankfully devoid of the miscommunication driven plotlines, Pepper and Jack are easy to root for and relate to, as they find their way in and out of the Twitter-verse.

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Absolutely ADORABLE and original. I loved every minute of reading this book. I love that Jack and Pepper are so relateable. I loved the plot twist. I DESPERATELY want to try some Monster Cake now!!

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Thank you to Emma Lord, Wednesday Books & NetGalley for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really cute story. It's been a while since I've read a really romantic young-adult novel. The story is unlike anything I really have read before. I liked the current time-period of this book. A Twitter feud? I mean, come on! It's so relevant to today and it was just overall a clever premise. 

The characters were my favorite part of this book. I loved that they didn't know each other behind the screen, but they got to know each other in person. Obviously, there's no secret of how this book is going to end, but it turned out to be a fantastic way of writing by Emma Lord. 

Also, I felt like the writing was funny. It wasn't really classified as a comedy, but I definitely laughed-out-loud a couple of times. One of the best things about this novel is the writing by Emma Lord. She wrote the story in a romantic-comedy type of way, which I didn't expect. I thought it was going to be just a cutesy romance with little background on anything. I was pleasantly surprised.

There are two reasons why I gave this book a 4-star rating. First, it was because it took a little while to get started. I was already a good amount in when I felt like it really got in to what I needed it to. Lastly, I feel like there was maybe a little too much going on. They communicated through Twitter, through their school app and in person and sometimes it threw me off. 

Overall, Emma Lord did a great job on this novel. I loved all of the relevance to today's society and all the references that I understood. I really enjoyed the comedy side of it and how cute it turned out to be. This was a great debut and I'm very excited to see what Emma Lord puts out in the future.

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Did someone say "You've Got Mail retelling"? Count me in! I've read several YA takes over the last few years including P.S. I Like You and Alex, Approximately, but Tweet Cute is definitely my favorite...for now.

Tweet Cute is everything I imagined it would be...and more. Seriously! There are so many moving parts and pieces that come together in this cute contemporary that I was a little anxious something would get lost or be left hanging in the end. Nope, it was brilliant. Everything was brilliant. Plus, Pepper and Jack are two of the most likable young adult characters. Ever.

This is not just a Twitter war. There is business drama and school drama and rivalry drama and friendship drama and sibling drama and parental drama. There's Twitter and Weazel and blogs and memes. Grilled cheeses and cakes and macarons. This book is EVERYTHING.

Yes, I ship Pepperjack! Now I want a movie.

I'm slightly disappointed this is a debut book because there are no other Emma Lord books out there for me to binge myself on.

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Debut author Emma Lord puts a fresh, Gen-Z spin on You’ve Got Mail in this ultra-cute contemporary romance! Four years ago, Pepper’s mom divorced her dad and moved them to New York City to focus on growing the family’s fast food chain, Big League Burger. A classic overachiever, Pepper has done her best to fit in at her fancy private school, but she still feels like a small-town fish out of water. Her mom coaxes Pepper to oversee the company’s social media presence, which Pepper reluctantly adds to her full roster of swim team, baking blog with sister Paige, mostly straight A’s, and not getting lost on the subway. Jack is an NYC native, less popular twin, and heir apparent to his family’s deli, Girl Cheesing. He’s also an ace app developer who has the whole school hooked on his anonymous chat platform, Weazel. As Wolf, he enjoys refreshingly candid exchanges with Bluebird (guess who?), but would she like him IRL? Speaking of IRL, Big League Burger has a new menu item that’s suspiciously identical to Girl Cheesing’s own Grandma’s Special, and a Twitter war between them goes viral. It sounds complicated, but Lord keeps all the plates spinning with aplomb. A strong cast of supporting characters and well-timed plot turns prevent predictability in a read that’s both savory and sweet!

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I heard so many good things about this novel so I knew I had to pick it up. And I'm so glad I did. I absolutely loved the characters and the unique storyline was a lot of fun. The story was engaging and had me constantly giggling and guessing what would happen next. I would highly recommend this one if you're a fan of YA Rom-Coms! Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday books for the free copy!

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I devoured this book (and am now desperately wanting a grilled cheese!). Such a cute, swoony, and banter-filled story. Absolutely delightful read.

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This book was a delight to read, from start to finish. Lord's characters slowly attached themselves to my heart! This is a book that my younger self would've wept over (Current me only teared up, being the adult I am). From popular culture references to mouth-watering food, this rom-com will not disappoint. This is Lord's debut and I cannot wait to see what else her brilliant mind brings to the world!

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I did really like this book but I feel there was quite a bit going on. There were just too many coincidences and I felt like some of it could have been left out and it still would have been a good read. I honestly think the connection between the parents was a little unnecessary. It also made Pepper's mom to come across as just a horrible mother. I mean even after she comes clean to Pepper about everything I still felt her actions were very childish and the way she put so much responsibility on Pepper it was just sad. Not that Jack's dad was any better I mean after Pepper's mom comes clean about everything I think it was pretty bad that we never heard his side of why exactly he stole and kept using Ronnie's recipes. I mean what a jerk. Anyway other than that I thought it was a really cute story. I love that Pepper and Jack fall in love slowly and really get to know each other. I also really loved the epilogue!

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Four stars: A cute rom com that has a strong You’ve Got Mail vibe.

Pepper is just trying to stay afloat. It is her senior year, and she is feeling the pressure. Pepper is always striving for perfection, and thus she has little time for fun. Then her mother adds to her pressure by asking her to step up and run the corporate Twitter account for Big League Burger, her family’s business. When a local mom and pop restaurant accuses Big League Burger of stealing their famous grilled cheese recipe, the Twitter war is on. Enter Jack, he too is busy trying to make plans during his senior year, and running a secret chat app for his high school. When Big League Burger starts throwing out accusations, Jack isn’t going to let it stand. What follows is a fierce Twitter war with his classmate, Pepper. The funny thing, neither knows the other is behind the opposing Twitter account. Even more funny, the two are constantly chatting on the secret high school, but neither knows the identity of the other. What will happen when secrets are out and identities are revealed?
What I Liked:
*Tweet Cute is a fun little contemporary rom-com that borrows a little from the old classic: You’ve Got Mail. I loved the Twitter feud, the online penpal relationship, and the real life bantering, all the while, neither knowing the other is behind the Twitter account and the online penpal. Lots of goofy fun!
*#PepperJack are the funniest couple. I love that in real life they don’t exactly get along, think lots of jabs and banter. Then there is their online penpal relationship. This is where they pour out their feelings to one another, not knowing the identity of the other. I adored their relationship. I especially liked watching them grow closer in real life. It was easy to ship this couple. Loved them and their romance.
*I enjoyed seeing both Pepper and Jack struggle with the demands they faced whether it be school, the swim/ dive team, and the pressure to help each of their family businesses. They both worked hard, and for the most part balanced everything. I love that they were both smart, dedicated and hard working.
*I loved Jack’s family. His parents do occasionally have issues with the Twitter account, but when it comes down to it, they are there for their boys. One of the most profound scenes in the book was when Jack has a heart to heart with his dad. Grandma Belly was a hoot, I only wish she had a larger part.
*Another highlight of the book was when Pepper ends up finding common ground and a friendship with someone she thought of as a rival. I loved the girl friendship.
*The book ends with a fantastic epilogue. I loved seeing where the gang ended up after a year. Lots of feel good stuff at the end.
And The Not So Much:
*I struggled with Pepper’s mom. I found her character irritating throughout the book. The mother was completely career focused, and she made many poor decisions. I especially didn’t like the way she put the pressure on Pepper to continue the nasty feud. I didn’t understand her motives until the end. Even when her secrets are revealed, it felt like too little too late. I don’t feel like she redeemed herself.
*I also was not a fan of Ethan, Jack’s twin. I wish Ms. Lord had taken the time to flesh him out better. Ethan is introduced as the favorite child who can do no wrong, but the only Ethan ever seems to do is stand around in public places and make out with his boyfriend. The boyfriend doesn’t even have a name if I recall right. I wish Ethan had more substance and he did more.
*The Twitter war starts out rather innocent, but then it soon takes a nasty turn. I especially hated when Pepper ended up a victim of social media even because of her mother’s actions. The mother really needed a kick in the behind! It honestly felt like who was the parent?

Tweet Cute is a fun romantic comedy with lots to love. I enjoyed the nod to You’ve Got Mail, as well as the fun banter between Jack and Pepper. The budding romance is a joy to watch as it unfolds. The only drawback to this one was Pepper’s immature mother and her ridiculous behavior. If you want light and fluffy, grab this one.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own, and I was not compensated for this review.
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Tweet Cute by Emma Lord was a buzzed book. A really highly buzzed book. But that didn't stop me from wanting to immerse myself in this story, be obsessed about the cover, or even fall in love with this story. 

The synopsis says it all. It's a Romeo and Juliet if it revolved around grilled cheese snark on the internet. I fell in love with three simple details:

Grilled Cheese was the main attraction.
Their social media snark was EVERYTHING.
Their virtual conversations were like a 20th century Cyrano retelling.

I love Pepper. She's who I thought I was in high school, if I was actually that cool. I really connected to her, especially with every worry and desire that she had. It was easy to get completely obsessed with her story. My heart goes to Jack. He is a sweet guy, who means well, and well. High school, right?

I appreciated and loved the dynamic between Pepper and Jack, together and individually. I also enjoyed the interactions with their families and their personas online. They added a third dimension, another special element that just added to why I loved LOVED loved Tweet Cute. 

This story had it all, for me. The pacing was perfect. I was engaged the whole time and just couldn't put it down. I'm so thankful for the the early copy that I had.

I can't wait for more from Emma Lord. 

*Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.*

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What happens when you mix You’ve Got Mail, with A Cinderella Story and a heaping mound of grilled cheese? You get Tweet Cute, which is full of adorableness and heart.

Pepper is a Nashville native who was relocated to NYC (upper East side to be exact) for high school as her mom launches their small burger joint on a global scale. She now is thrust into the competitive grades and social hierarchy that comes with elite private education and sometimes feels like a fish out of water.

Jack in an NYC native, hailing from the Village, where he and his twin brother help their parents run the family sandwich shop, Girl Cheesing. They attend school with Pepper, but Jack and his brother couldn’t be more different. Jack is carefree and destined to stay and take over the family business. But he codes by night and created the hottest app to hit their school. A private anonymous social network that will randomly reveal identities to keep things authentic.

Problem is, Jack and Pepper are getting close, just when Pepper’s mom’s business seems to rip off Jack’s grandmother’s famous grilled cheese sandwich. What follows is an all out twitter war, private massaging romance and then a friendship blossoming, but ready to implode.

Even though it’s compared to You’ve Got Mail, Tweet Cute is so strong that it stands out on its own. The family relationships, struggling to figure out your future, standing up for yourself and the romance were so well done, that I couldn’t stop smiling. It’s absolutely a new favorite that I will be recommending to everyone! Just make sure you have ample amounts of bread and cheese around...because you will absolutely need it!

I can’t wait to read more from this author and it’s a fantastic debut.

*THANK YOU TO NETGALLEY AND THE PUBLISHER FOR A FREE COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR MY HONEST REVIEW*

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I am a sucker for a rom-com story and Tweet Cute hit all my feels. Tweet Cute is a funny, light hearted, haters to lovers romance. When I first read the synopsis for this book I immediately thought of Romeo and Juliet, and oh boy it does not upset. Two kids stuck between their family's feud, hello I am all there for that.

Classmates Pepper and Jack, unknowing partake in a Twitter war, via their family's business accounts. In a moment of anger Jack sends out a tweet accusing Big League Burgers of stealing his grandma's secret grill cheese recipe. With one retweet his tweet goes viral and so begins the social media war.

I usually read contemporary books in the summer, but I needed a change in genre and this was the perfect book. I was in a little bit of a reading slump and Tweet Cute brought me out of it.

Thank you to the publisher, NetGalley and Indigo for providing me with an ARC, in exchange for my honest review.

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This book is just as the title implies and is so CUTE! With this extra long January, it hit all of my rom com sweet spots. Per the blurb, you think it’s a very simple YA story. However, there are so many layers, with parent relationships, school relationships, and romantic relationships that all evolve throughout the book. A classic character mix with Pepper, the chronic overachiever and Jack, the class clown with no cares in the world as our main characters. As you discover more of the story, you realize that everyone is dealing with things that are more than what meets the eye. And it all starts off with a twitter feud. I quickly became enamored with all the characters in this book, and happily laughed my way to the end.

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I can tell you that I did love this book a lot!

Like the title suggests this book is very cute, very adorable and very fluffy. And usually that would annoy me but I loved reading this book. Even though not everything in this book felt realistic to me, I did believe everything that happened and it all made sense in some weird way. And I think it makes Emma Lord a good writer that she can make me believe unrealistic things. Sometimes it really felt like I was reading a teenage girl’s diary, that’s how believable it was.

Tweet Cute combines some quite basic romance tropes: people who don’t get along (enemies is too strong of a word for what they were at the beginning of the book) to lovers, slow burn romance and even a little love triangle. But Lord puts those tropes in a teenage world with a lot of pop culture added to it.

Now if you know me, you know I absolutely hate enemies to lovers but this is the only book ever where I didn’t hate it at all! I guess that’s because this is the only book ever where it felt believable to me. These two teens genuinely started caring for each other and it didn’t come out of nowhere.

As for the slow burn romance: it was done so good! The author created a lot of tension between the characters up until the point where you were just screaming at them to finally kiss for god’s sake. The love triangle was not a classic love triangle but if you’ve read the book you’ll know what I mean. But definitely don’t be hesitant to pick this book up if you don’t like love triangles, because it really is just a small part of the story and once again it’s not your classic Twilight love triangle.

Another factor that I loved about this book is that I could relate to Pepper on an unbelievably big level. She is an over-achiever, perfectionist and people-pleaser, just like I am and also in exactly the same way as I am. It was nice to finally read about a character like that without them being portrayed as nerdy or anything else negative. Don’t get me wrong Pepper is not portrayed as the perfect girl, but she is definitely not filled with the stereotypes that usually go along with that type of character.

Next to that I also loved Emma Lord’s writing style. I don’t know how she did it but I flew through this book. It really felt like I was reading a hundred pages per 10 minutes. Which of course wasn’t the case, but it felt like that and I loved that. She also made the story very tangible by adding so much pop culture. Although I sometimes felt like it was a bit overdone. Even I didn’t understand every reference and I like to believe I know a lot about pop culture.

So that was one minor thing that I didn’t love about this book. There is one minor other thing that I didn’t love and that was that this story really was unrealistic. Even though the author made me believe the story, it still was a bit too unrealistic and thus a bit ridiculous. But it was ridiculous in a cute way, so in the end I’m okay with it and it didn’t bother me that much.

So if this book sounds like something you would enjoy, I definitely recommend you to read it!

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4/5 stars

This was such a sweet YA romance that lightly covers some serious teen subjects. I really loved PepperJack and couldn't help shipping them from the start!

<u>Synopsis</u>
Pepper's family runs Big League Burger and Jack's family runs Girl Cheesing. When Big League Burger releases a grilled cheese that's a identical copy to grandma's special at Girl Cheesing, things take to Twitter and get a little heated. Meanwhile, the teens go to the same school and have been anonymously getting closer on Weazel, a chat app developed by Jack.

<u>Pacing & Points of View</u>
This story was a very quick read with two points of view for Jack and Pepper.

<u>Characters</u>
Pepper was easy to love and you immediately wanted to read more about her. She tried so hard to keep the peace in her family life and be an overachiever in school that you couldn’t help but feel for her. Jack was the class clown with a hidden talent for creating apps. He spends most of his time trying to be everything his twin brother was not and it definitely made me connect to him as the underdog. I really loved reading about how they connected anonymously on Weazel, had different feelings in real life towards each other, and then watching them connect more as the story progressed. I loved all the Pepper and Jack interactions. Them both being on the swim team was a nice addition and a sport you really don’t see a lot in stories. Even though the story is sweet, there were definite serious undertones that Jack and Pepper faced including teen pressure to be good at everything, competitive peers, parental expectations vs. teen's well being, and the life of family run and small businesses. This was seen throughout the story with school, the family run businesses, swim team and their home life. The struggles they faced definitely allowed the characters to connect and made for a deeper story for the reader when it all came together.

<u>Overall</u>
Overall, I really enjoyed this super cute YA read with a few deep issues scattered throughout. Even though everyone is Team Grilled Cheese or Team Burger, I'm honestly still over here craving monster cake.

*Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for gifting and allowing me the opportunity to read this digital ARC.

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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..

Tweet Cute is a very cute and entertaining new YA book. Altough the story is quite thin and falls flat at some moments, I really liked reading it. The story alternates in POV between Pepper and Jack, it is always nice when the reader knows both sides of the story.
I think this is a book that is most suitable for younger teens, for older ones the twitter issues can sound a little childish. It was a cute and funny storyline that Jack and Pepper started to know each other in real life, and also anonymously online on the Weazel app, without knowing they already knew each other. The unraveling though of their online identities was a bit thin, I truly expected more of that part. But those little critique points, this is a cute romantic comedy for teens.

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Tweet Cute follows Pepper Evans and Jack Campbell, two fellow Stone Wall Prep students who hate each other in the real world, but find themselves connecting anonymously online through an app called Weazel, `a la A Cinderella Story, Love Simon, Alex Approximately, and dozens of other movies and books—you get the gist. However, after Pepper’s mother’s fast food chain, Big League Burger, releases a grilled cheese that’s all too similar to Jack’s family’s deli’s grilled cheese special, right down to the name—Grandma’s Special—and not to mention the recipe (I know, I know, grilled cheese is bread and cheese to me, but guys! This has, like, apple butter and bacon and stuff. It’s not average Joe grilled cheese!). Angrily, Jack sends out a tweet accusing Big League Burger of stealing their recipe, and unknowingly starting a Twitter war. When Big League Burger’s social media manager struggles to keep up with the fledgling Twitter war, Pepper is pulled in to take over.

Now this is just the general plot, but beyond this, there is so much else going on. First off, remember that app Weazel? It just happens to be Jack’s creation for his fellow classmates to anonymously talk with each other online. Jack is proud of his app, hoping to pursue app development if he can get out of the shadow of his perfect twin brother and his parents’ plan to have him take over the family business, Girl Cheesing.

Pepper, on the other hand, is struggling to adjust to life in the big city. After her parents divorced and Big League Burger became a fast food chain, Pepper moved to New York City from Nashville with her mother and sister at the start of her freshman year. Now in her senior year of high school at Stone Wall Prep, an expensive private school for overachievers, Pepper’s found her niche but still feels just as out of place. She tries to do everything she can to come out on top—perfect grades, debate team, fundraising, swim team, the whole spiel—to make her mother happy. She doesn’t have any friends as she quickly realized it’s a dog-eat-dog world at Stone Wall Prep, but she finds her own happiness in baking and managing a baking blog with her sister.

There are so many things that this book just excelled at like managing so many plot lines. We have the Twitter war, Pepper and Jack’s friendship as Wolf and Bluebird on Weazel, their family lives, their friendships, their dreams and struggles, etc. Lord handles all of them like a master, weaving the plots together to make a story that feels real but not over loaded.

Next, there’s the wit, which really should have been the first thing I mentioned. Whether it’s Pepper and Jack, Bluebird and Wolf, or Big League Burger and Girl Cheesing trading spars, the conversations and Tweets are fresh and funny, keeping you invested and on your toes. For example:
“Big League Burger @B1gLeagueBurger
Anyone who unfollows Girl Cheesing on Twitter gets 50% off our grilled cheese too! All three and a half of you are welcome anytime
Girl Cheesing @GCheesing
Anyone who unfollows Big League Burger on Twitter gets 50% off their next grilled cheese! And, y’know, the relative comfort of knowing they’re eating something that doesn’t suck”

Then there’s the characters, who all seem so carefully crafted and have their own personalities, preventing them from blending together. Besides the main characters of Jack and Pepper, there’s also Paige, Pepper’s confident older sister attending college in Philly; Paul, Jack’s hopelessly naive (but adorable!) best friend/sidekick; Pooja, Pepper’s rival/frenemey; Landon, Pepper’s sort of crush; Ethan, Jack’s golden child twin; Taffy, the dog loving social media manager for Big League Burger; and not to mention the parents—Pepper’s domineering CEO mother, Jack’s busy dad and cool mom, and of course, Grandma Belly who’s the sassy, caring grandmother we all need in this story. There’s also the students of Stone Hall and the regulars at Girl Cheesing making appearances on the side who are more vivid and realistic than your average side characters.

And there’s the family dynamics! Pepper’s family feels very distant. Her parents are divorced and her mother and sister have had a falling out and don’t speak to each other. Pepper also feels a weird type of guilt for disappointing her mother, pressuring her to be perfect. However, Pepper and Paige have a great sisterly bond that feels real and true through the pages. Jack, on the other hand, has a tight knit family, but he also seems to clash with his father, who he doesn’t always see eye to eye with. He has a great relationship with his mother and she gives him lots of motherly advice. Grandma Belly takes the role of being Jack’s listening ear and helping him be more understanding of life.

And I kind of loved Jack and Ethan’s brotherly relationship. They had a sort of sibling rivalry I don’t really see in other books, and I loved how Emma Lord described Jack’s struggle to get out of a shadow identical to his own. Ethan is the popular guy at school and most of the students mistake Jack for his brother only to be disappointed it’s Jack, not Ethan. I felt like this was a really interesting dynamic that a lot of people can relate to in different ways.

You also might have guessed from the play on words in the title that there is eventually a romance—and you’re right! It’s slow building, but it doesn’t leave you eye rolling or annoyed. It’s realistic, guiding Jack and Pepper from enemies to friends to something more so smoothly you can’t really tell where they even start to like each other.

Unfortunately, there’s some odd points in this book that just didn’t hit the mark. Like Landon.

For a good chunk of the book Pepper insisted she only liked him her freshman year and no longer had a thing for him, but boy she could’ve fooled me. She quickly revisits that crush, but I couldn’t tell you why. The boy is rude, arrogant, and sort of a jerk. He constantly blows her off and hardly acknowledges her. However, it does show that sometimes crushes are only surface level in the real world.

Then there’s also Stephen. For some reason, I picture Stephen (Ethan’s boyfriend) in my mind as this cool, sweet, nice guy everyone is friends with. And, um, why??? First of all, Stephen is rarely mentioned in the book other than when he’s making out with Ethan. And he also never talks. Like at all. It isn’t until the epilogue that we finally see him talk all of two times (and I was right, he's lovely!).

And the sandwich stealing ending. It felt like the whole time we were supposed to be mad at Pepper’s mom for Big League Burger stealing the grilled cheese recipe only for the ending to seemingly try to pin the fault on someone else. It just felt awkward and uncomfortable, especially since that character didn’t even address his/her own fault in the situation.

To round out this super long review, I’m giving this book 5 stars. Sure it has a couple minor faults, but it really excelled across the board. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a little wit in their stories and is tired of easy, one-dimensional love stories. Tweet Cute is fresh and sweet, but leaves you hungry for grilled cheese and Monster Cake!

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