Hii bookworms!! I am incredibly excited to be writing out this review of one my new favourite rom-com books:⁣⁣
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TWEET CUTE BY @dilemmalord ⁣⁣
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𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 5/5 STARS (or more appropriately 2.5 monster cakes and 2.5 grilled cheese sandwiches) ⁣⁣
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𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: Pepper, Jack, Paul and Pooja! ⁣⁣
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𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: Landon (🙄) ⁣
⁣⁣𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦: THIS BOOK IS THE PERFECT ROM-COM. I have been searching far and wide for a rom-com book with delicious food themes, a heaping of angst and a wildly shippable couple; Tweet Cute goes above and beyond this criteria. ⁣⁣
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The plot is unpredictable, which is sometimes difficult for a genre like this which is riddled with clichés. However, Tweet Cute takes what you expect, gives homage to the cliché, and then completely flips everything around by keeping you in suspense throughout. The plot endlessly revealed aspects of the story and kept me hooked all night!⁣⁣
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Onto my favourite part of books to talk about: the characters. Firstly, I related with Pepper and Pooja the most; their desire to be perfect, their need to fit in, was a very realistic depiction of the struggles of being a student. Jack and Pepper’s conflict with doing what they desire and what’s expected of them is achingly similar the struggle of a student. Jack has FIRMLY taken his place as a book boyfriend. Witty, intelligent and good-loving? With a dash of understandable insecurity to make him realistic? Perfect.⁣ ⁣
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Also, anyone who completes the book and doesn’t feel the urge ⁣to make Monster Cake and the Girl Cheese, Grandma Special, are you even human?? ⁣
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𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦: P E P P E R J A C K. PEPPERJACK. For the sake of avoiding spoilers, I will not recount every single adorable/angsty moment of this couple BUT I will say that they were ridiculously well-balanced for one another and it was hugely pleasing to see a friendship/ship that could be emotionally open with another and not repressed all the time! ⁣⁣
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𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥: readers looking for a foodie rom-com with a modern ‘You’ve Got Mail’ feel.

There was so much I loved about Tweet Cute. Let's talk characters. Pepper and Jack (our two main leads) were so fun to read about. Their witty banter, one-liners, and general repertoire was hilarious. The dialogue between these two was *chefs kiss.* More than that, though, they had great, realistic, and complicated interactions with both their families. I truly felt like I was reading through the lens of two, real, 17-year-olds.

The plot of a tweet war between rival bakeries in upper East Side felt so fresh and funny. I loved reading about the baked goods, the tweets, the memes...I could go on. This was such a cute read, I was cheesin' all the way through.

Overall, I actually loved this one and it gets a 5/5 from me. Keeping in mind that this is young adult (a note as I usually read new adult), it's a sweet romance. Y'all should definitely check this one out.

Full review will go up on my blog (www.whimsicalandwitty.com) on January 14 (the date scheduled for me to be a part of the blog tour.)

Tweet Cute, by Emma Lord, is an adorably warm and fuzzy book. I read it when I was in the mood for something light and happy and it was perfect.

Obviously it's not a story filled with nothing but comfort and joy, there's drama and conflict and enough action that I kept reading it well into the night, but there's also a really sweet romance that was so fun to watch unfold. Plus the main girl, Pepper, loves to bake and there's just something heartwarming to me about stories that include a smorgasbord of delicious treats. And there's a grilled cheese sandwich they describe that I'm still totally craving. There's also a lovely friendship that develops, and some great family relationships.

It was a five star read for me, and I'd recommend it for fans of cute YA romance books like Love & Gelato, or The Best Kind of Magic.

Thanks NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book for free. All opinions are my own.

{Publishing October 7th on my blog, linked below.}

** I received an arc in exchange for an honest review.**.
Oh how I need a good, sweet YA contemporary. I have been reading so many books with really serious content that I needed a bit of a reset and this book gave that to me.
Pepper & Jack (yep cue the cheesy ship name) were just pitch perfect as high school seniors who aren’t exactly sure who they are, where they fit in their families, or what they want after graduation.
I love that you have them interacting in several different ways. They’re on an app, anonymously chatting. They are at school snarking at one another and then their family businesses get into a bit of a twitter war. Of course, Pep and Jack are (mostly) running the twitter campaigns too. And boy are they competitive.
There were a few pop culture references that felt a bit dated , but over all this book is an easy read. There are some things that crop up and cause problems but these two are actually more mature than the adults they are around.
Very much a modern take on You’ve Got Mail but with apps and food, instead of email and books. Along with the.changed that come with leaving school and reaching for your dreams, not the ones your parents have for you.

I don't know what it is lately, but I have been striking gold with YA contemporaries. Specifically, YA contemporaries with the most cinnamon roll characters ever, but my heart cannot take the adorable cinnamon rolls. Emma Lord's writing style and characters remind me a lot of Jenn Bennett, so if you are a fan of Jenn Bennett, you have to pick up Tweet Cute.


It follows the tale of Pepper and Jack, two teens that go to the same school in NYC and help run the Twitter accounts for their family's restaurants. After Big League Burger, Pepper's family's business, comes out with a grilled cheese that is eerily similar to Jack's grandma's grilled cheese on the menu at their business, Girl Cheesing, the two begin a Twitter feud.


There is a ton more to the story and Pepper and Jack's lives and it is such a rich story. The characters feel so real and it was too easy to get invested in the pair of them. I think a lot of the typical tropes were done in a really wonderful way, especially miscommunication. I usually hate seeing miscommunication in YA books (and movies and tv shows, etc.) but it was so well done in Tweet Cute. Every single part of the story worked together perfectly and I really loved how it all ended.


Again, if you like cinnamon roll characters...if you like Jenn Bennett, you MUST pick up Tweet Cute. IT'S SO CUTE.

Tweet Cute immediately drew me in by the title alone. I love a good play on words! Once I read the plot synopsis above, I knew I would love it. I have twin boys so stories with twins always capture my attention and I can't resist a good love story either! There was so much to love about the book: the Twitter war between Jack and Pepper, the added romance of them falling for each other both in real life (although neither of them seem to know it is happening) while also falling in love on an app where neither know it's the other, and being set in on of my favorite places on Earth, New York City. There was heart written all over this story, it is definitely the type of book I see being turned into a movie or I think this one could even be a tv series really! Tweet Cute was the cutest teen rom-com novel I have read in a really long time. I recommend it to anyone who loves a good love story!

Review will be posted on my webpage one publisher's schedule!

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Tweet Cute is a fun story and definitely is going to appeal to young adults. Anyone who lives in the world today should be able to relate to the fact that social media can be a great thing but it can also be a challenging thing.

Pepper still feels a bit like a new kid at the school but she's determined to do well at everything she can. She struggles with her Mom expecting her to run the social media for their successful restaurant business. How do you say "no" to your Mom though, especially when your Mom and Dad are divorced and your older sister has run away to college?

Jack lives in the shadow of his perfect twin brother. He's funny and personable and pretty sure that his family expects him to stick around and take over the family deli because he's not going to amount to much more.

When Jack and Pepper have to work together as leaders of the swim team and the diving team they figure out that they like each other. But there's a bit of an issue... both Jack and Pepper have been chatting online in an anonymous app with someone else. . . someone they are very interested in.

Then things go completely off the rails! A Twitter fight between the two restaurants erupts and grabs a lot of media attention. Things escalate quickly... and soon Pepper and Jack are engaged in an all-out war on Twitter!

This story has a couple of great things going for it. There's a bit of a mystery. There's got to be a reason that both family restaurants are suddenly offering the same grilled cheese sandwich, right? Turns out there's a lot going on in the history of each family. And Pepper and Jack... are they meant to be together? Are they just friends? Are they more?

This is a sweet, funny story about making mistakes, fixing things, learning the truth and having a good time while you do it all!

This was SUCH a cute, fun read! Also, it made me really hungry. I enjoyed the various "relationships" Pepper and Jack had: rivals, somewhat friends, anonymous friends lol! I liked that once they were about to be "together" and it seemed to be wrapping up, things kept popping up which kept the story going. Kept it unpredictable for me which I appreciated.

This was loads of fun. It's cute and witty and the stakes never get too high. The details are clever. Every character is likable. Families and friends are loving and supportive, even when tensions mount. Conflict resolves with a quick convo. It's the kind of book you can relax into and just enjoy, which, frankly, was exactly what I needed after pouring through a streak of YA books about drug abuse, chronic illness, molestation, teen pregnancy, and a load of other hard topics. This one's filled with joy and the central couple is easy to root for. I suspect readers are going to love this and be begging for Emma Lord's next book as soon as it can hit the shelves.

The e-ARC has formatting issues to clean up with inconsistencies about dialogue and texting--much of which is left untagged and therefore hard to follow, but I suspect the editorial team is on top of this and the final print will be an easier read.

Although I think my students will enjoy this book, I didn’t love it. I got a little bored half way through even though I loved the concept.

If I had to describe this book in just one word, I would use fun.
this book was everything I hoped it would be, cute, fluffy, and romantic. But it also had so much more. I loved the banter between Pepper and Jack which had me actually laughing. I loved the meme talk and twitter usage, it really helped show that this story is current and fresh in today's world. I would definitely recommend this story. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book!

This book was so so cute. It reminded me of what Kasie West books used to be like. I was granted a wish by Netgalley to review it and it was a great time as I was on vacation and devoured it in only a day. The characters were dynamic, it wasn't a game changer for the genre, but it satisfied everything - conflict, fun characters, plot development. I really really enjoyed this book.

A great concept that (mostly) delivers. Although there were some formatting issues, it was still easy enough to read. Overall, I think the idea would've been much better as a New Adult instead of Young Adult, and it seemed a weird choice not to age up the protagonists/do more with the romantic storyline. While the writing was very topical, given the memes and other references, I'm not sure how this book will hold up after a few years.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy - opinions are my own.

I'm giving this a 3.5. This review contains spoilers.

Let me just say, when I heard this was a modern retelling of "You've Got Mail" I was ecstatic. I knew I had to read this and I spent an unbearable amount of time waiting to hear if I'd been approved for an ARC (thanks, Netgalley!). I had my expectations set high.

And now I am ... torn. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this novel. On one hand, they are a lot of great things about Tweet Cute. Pepper and Jack are great narrators, there are some seriously cute moments, and I like that it wasn't an insta-love story. On the other hand, there are some pretty cheesy moments (no pun intended).

One thing that turned me off was how much time our narrators spend in the past – mostly Pepper. A lot of our first encounters with her are just huge information dumps that made it hard for me to get through. Jack is better, but still guilty of doing the same. I was happy when they got enough of their pasts out that I could see what was happening in present time.

It takes about halfway through the story for it to really pick up and then it's exciting and fun and we get to see Pepper and Jack coming together. But toward the end there's this weird kind of shift where Pepper seems to fall out of character and her encounters with Jack feel way different than everything we've seen before. This is probably just a draft issue, since the version I'm reading is still being edited. Or maybe it was me. Who knows.

Things are very cookie-cutter with our characters. No one stays mad for long, everyone is forgiving (except maybe Pepper's mom toward Jack's dad. I mean, if someone stole your pastry recipes and continued to use them in their deli, you'd probably be unforgiving too. Big yikes for Jack's dad for being kind of a terrible person.)
The fights the teenagers have with their parents at the climax of the story are eerily similar to each other, down to the way they erupt and the reasons they do, and even the talk Pepper has with her mom and the talk Jack has with his dad seem to resolve in similar ways. The prologue just wrapped up the cookie-cutter theme with all the main teens and their friends/significant others being present, which was especially cheesy but you can see the heart behind the intentions.

In the end, it's a cute little story I think most people will like, and I'm happy to have had the chance to read it. I'm not sure how well it's going to age, since it is set around Twitter and memes and a lot of modern references, but I think people will have fun with it while it lasts.

I absolutely loved this book—it's quick-paced, very funny, and also completely sweet. I wanted it to keep going!!

Omg this was actually the best. I was obviously interested in it because of its focus on social media and it delivered so well on that theme. This is the first YA book I've read that accurately depicts the good and bad of going viral on social media and the real life implications of it. Aside from that, Jack and Pepper are outstanding characters. Their development is so cute and so wholesome. The way this story develops as well is natural and still kept me guessing at every turn on how it would unravel. The side plots about college, their futures, and everything else were also incredibly well done and weaves greatly with the overall Twitter war.

Basically if you're looking for a well written YA novel about social media and technology with an adorable love story, this is absolutely your book. Everyone should try to read this quirky and fun novel when it releases next year!

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is a sweet, updated, tech-savvy, gen z version of You’ve Got Mail, The Bookshop on the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime, etc.
I enjoyed the story and it really did seem to flow organically. The Twitter war between two burger joints was amusing and accurate, as was the way both teens felt smothered by their parents’ expectations.
I really liked this book!

Shoutout to @netgalley for sending me this cute, YA rom-com!
Pepper and Jack are over the Twitter accounts for each of their parents’ respective restaurants. Pepper and Jack also go to school together. A Twitter war ensues between the two restaurants.
This book was really cute, and I loved the relationship building between Pepper and Jack - the buildup of their friendship was nice.
I really liked this book because I grew up in a family restaurant and STILL run the restaurant’s social media accounts for my parents. Some things never change. 😂 Plus, I resonated with Jack a lot when it comes to working at the restaurant and feeling like you’re expected to take the family business over.

Thanks so much for allowing me to read this one!

3.5/5

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I finished this book in one day and I would have finished in hours if I weren't busy with other things. Ahhh this was such a cute story. This is one of those rare books that makes me wish it had a movie. Pepper and Jack's chemistry, their banters and most of all Twitter wars were so fun to read. The characters were polished and their development was well versed. The story had me hooked from the beginning. I've read so many contemporaries that they're pretty predictable for me now, but this book had me at edge of my seat to know what will happen next and for the mystery involving both characters' parents. It's been a while I've read a contemporary this good, I look forward to read more books by Emma Lord.

Thank you net galley for the advance reader copy of this novel. This YA contemporary romance was so very cute! I loved every word, dialogue exchange, and that it had no swearing or sex. The banter between Pepper and Jack was very real and I liked that both had strong families. Each main character goes through the typical teenage angst and family struggles but it didn't feel like I was reading the same old story line. Great novel and I would definitely read more by this author.