Sweet and interesting book with good rep and romance, cute read for anyone who enjoys this type of genre mix.

Great, fun YA!! I loved the writing, and I couldn't put this one down. If I could read it again, I would—I'm likely to pick up future books by this author, if I can, based on name alone.

Unfortunately not for me ... I'm not rating this anywhere else because I didn't finish the book. I think it'll definitely have an audience!! Just wasn't what I was, personally, hoping for from it.

Unfortunately, though I was really interested in the premise, this story just wasn't for me. The writing and the characters were okay, but overall nothing felt memorable.

It wasn't what i expected and i dont mean it in a negative way. I was expecting something MORE. More of the characters, the plot, the whole written, and by the end, it was just another book. Was it a good book? Yeah, but more of the same thing we've been consuming in the past years

i really tried to enjoy this book but something about it just felt off and i didnt really like it. i didnt connect with any of the characters and it was really hard to read.

Thank you Netgalley for the E-Arc

yeah no this book is not for me. It read like a Disney Channel Original Movie but not in all the worst ways. Not much else to say beyond that for me.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Temperature of Me and You. It was an entertaining story for casual reading, that did not require excessive thought or complicated plot line and characters that were well written although fairly basic for a YA sci-fi queer romance. It was a fun one-time read that I'm glad I was able to read and would thoroughly support, however it was not particularly unique plotline that will stay with me for years to come. A great read for someone who is looking for a new story without the book hangover.

I loved this. I got this around the time I got another book and I'm a mood reader, I was in the mood for the other one so I finished that. I was also in a book slump so instead of 2 days it took me about 20 and at like 24 days left I started this, around like 18 days I finished. I loved the idea plot and outcome. I loved how Dylan was, how he accepted the person who bullied him just because they had no one else to accept them. I love how much he cared for his family, friends, and Jordan. I loved how Jordan was too, desperate to protect Dylan and everyone else. O hated that doctor how could you tell 2 teenagers they're going to die and disrupt their lives because of your science experiment? Anyway I loved it sm defo would recommend

This one was cute! I really enjoyed it. I don't usually reach for a contemporary romance, even if it has a hint of speculativeness to it, but this really surprised me! I thought that the writing was really good.

While there were some things that had me rolling my eyes (not in a bad way, just cause some scenes were overdramatic, but I don't fault the book for that, it's literally about teens 😹) I thought the it was still a moving story and it's a good read for teens!

The Temperature of Me and You is a cute MLM romance with a touch of sci-fi. I loved this mainly for the romance aspect, as I don’t typically read MLM books so this was new for me. 3.5 Stars, rounded up.

The Temperature of Me and You is about a teenage boy who starts to crush on the new boy in town, who he learns early on has fire-powers that are slowly killing him. The main character ends up being passed on these powers, and they're being chased by the men who caused the accident that caused the powers. Throughout all of this, the two boys grow closer.

I really wanted to enjoy this book. I get why other people like it, but it ended up frustrating me so much. I was incredibly bored with how the powers were handled. At some points, the boys seem to have control of everything, then the next, they don't have any control at all. The back and forth that both characters have with each situation was also too much at times and made little sense. Jordan wouldn't want to associate with Dylan because he didn't want him getting hurt, yet would continue to spend time with him. Dylan went through moments of wanting to drop Jordan because he didn't want to end up in a mess, but immediately agreed to go out with him.

It's a decent book. The romance aspect was really cute, and I do enjoy the characters. It's definitely not my favorite, though.

I loved this sweet book and I now see it's being developed as a Disney+ series! I'm very excited to see what happens and what happens next!

I really loved this title, so much that I actually did purchase it for our library system. I thought that the characters were well rounded and thought out, and their relationship developed in a natural way. It didn't feel forced or too over the top.

I wanted to love this book so freaking much. It’s queer ya love story and y’all that is my bread and butter. But this one just did not hit it for me.

First and foremost, I despise the insta-love trope, especially in YA books. It sets a weird expectation for teens who read it. Love as a teenager should not be seen as something that’s rapid or meaningless. Second, I wasn’t really wowed by any of the plot, it had so much potential but maybe needed a little extra spark to hit that top tier level. The first half of the book and the second half also felt like two separate books?? I don’t know. Still processing this book.

I can see what we're going for here but I don't know that it really works. The metaphor is a bit clumsy and Zepka's attempt to explain the science behind the character's abilities try a bit too hard. The ending jumps into more of an industrial thriller than the earlier reflection on relationships. Plenty of fires and running interspersed with brooding and pouting.

*arc provided from publisher via netgalley*

I AM SO SORRY THAT I AM SO LATE IN READING AND REVIEWING THIS.

4.5/5 stars. I REALLY enjoyed this.

I really want to give a professional review, but my mind is foggy and i’m not up for it at the moment.

For now, all I will say is that the characters, the plot, action and representation were fucking amazing and I cannot wait for the adaptation.

I was so excited about this book, it has a pretty cover, an interesting plot and queer characters, but it felt soooo long and boring.

The first half of the book felt really fast-paced and the insta love is not my favorite thing but I was hooked by the story, the romance, and those superpowers. Then in the other half of the book one of the characters just banished and everything turns boring.

It was a funny book with interesting characters that we don't get to know, powers that aren't explained deeper and a happy ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this book so much! It was sweet and cute at parts, but the sci-fi parts of the book were interesting, but the setting was vague, and the book never really said where it was set. I did have some problems with the main character, who came off as whiny and unrealistically and often strange changeability that often did not fit his character at all. I did end up liking Jordan, the love interest, but he quickly revealed all of his secrets to him even though he met him in the same week, and lastly, they didn't seem to have much chemistry. Overall, not bad for a quick read, but also definitely not a favorite. 3.5/5 stars from me!

<i>"Looking back, I now accept that forming a relationship with a stranger is supernatural. Flames and floating are pretty cool, but there's no superpower more profound than being yourself and making someone fall in love with you."</i>

TL;DR: The cover is the best part of this book. A cringey, underdeveloped story about 16 y/o Dylan falling "in love" with Jordan, as they navigate teen angst and getting superpowers from a hydrogen fuelcell company. Or something. IDK.
<b><i>I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</b></i>

Vibes: <i>Pushing Daisies</i>' "Dummy" episode + TJ Klune's <i>Extraordinaries</i>
But both of those are better than this.

Genre: True-YA Queer Superhero.

Character MVP: Honestly? None of them. The characters bled together and none of them were particularly likable.

Verdict: 1-star read. Maybe 1.5, for the first two and last two chapters, but definitely rounding down.
I was really, really excited for this one: it had been on my ARC list for a while and then I saw that it was being adapted for Disney+ and moved it up my TBR.

What I Thought I Was Going To Get: a queer YA superhero origin story, where the MCs navigate getting their powers and take down the corrupt company that's trying to use them.

What I Got: Basically 400 pages of Dylan whining and complaining, magically knowing how to use his powers, and action that unfolded in about 3% of the book, near the end.

Which was really disappointing. I so badly wanted to DNF this book, but stuck it out hoping it would get better. Nope. Spoilery Thoughts on what DIDN'T work below:

✖️ -- I was NOT invested in the relationship, or the characters (more on this below)

✖️ -- Dylan was a whiny, self-absorbed protagonist
While 'unlikable protagonists' aren't a deal-breaker for me -- see Margaret Owen's <i>Little Thieves</i>, I did not connect with or care for Dylan at all. He had these weirdly polarized views and then would switch to the other end of the extreme without good reason.

✖️ -- No world-building -- I know it's supposed to be Philly-adjacent, but honestly, it could be anywhere. The most specific details are its cold, there's a Dairy Queen, and there's a Starbucks.

✖️ -- Weirdly crude in some parts. Not enough to be a part of Dylan's character or Zepka's writing vibe, but just enough to be like, "Wow. That was weird and kinda crude" and then back to normal.

✖️ -- Speaking of writing style -- I don't normally mention this, but there were a lot of sentences that were 4-8 words long. Enough so that it stood out to me. Not really a negative, but just contributed to my overall "meh-ness." It gave the writing a choppy, start-and-stop feel; some longer sentences or more varied sentence structure would have improved the flow.
<i>Ugh. This is the most I'm-Clearly-A-Writing-Professor thing I have ever written in a review.</i>

✖️ -- Flimsy plot structure. What is even going on?!?
-where are the parents? Not to be THAT reader, but c'mon. I feel like Zepka was trying to remove them from the plot by making them "cool parents" who don't believe in grounding and buy their kids inappropriate cakes but seriously. They also have a really blase attitude to underage drinking and don't seem to be bothered by Dylan being severely hungover.
-Also. The "evil corporation running experiments on teens" scenario just...didn't work. It was too full of holes for me, and I'm not normally one to nitpick plot holes. But when they start interfering with y ability to read because I'm asking so many questions, I have to mention it.
1. These HydroPro employees are the WORST. They know who Dylan is and approach him a few times, and are apparently tailing two teens, but...I don't know. Don't do anything?
2. I want to appreciate the scientific nature of it, but it just raises too many questions. Like how did Dylan get his powers? Why hasn't Jordan given them to anyone else? IDK. It doesn't seem to matter. You can't call a book scifi and just have half-baked reasons/answers. The believability of sci-fi hinges on, you know, the science behind it.
3. Also, at the end...nothing happens? NO ONE cares that two teenagers are runninn around this suburban town with superpowers? And they just don't do anything with those powers? They just stop using them? I don't buy it.
4. Apparently Dylan stakes out the new HydroPro building, insisting that there are so many ways he can get in, but fails to notice the gatehouse? And then the guard just lets 3 teenagers in to a building late at night without calling or checking on their story? I don't buy it.

✖️ -- Finally, I had 0% investment with this love story. I get that it's teen love but why does Dylan LOVE Jordan so much? And why does Jordan love Dylan? There's not a lot of showing -- just telling, "I love him so much!" I can't wait to see him! -- which makes it hard to understand or be invested in the success of the relationship
I mean, they meet once, where Jordan blows up some ice cream, and all Dylan can do is make "hot" jokes; I feel like the normal reaction would be "WTF? That is NOT normal" and self-preservation would kick in, but nope. Dylan is basically just like, "Oh! Hot sexy boy! I want to kiss him!"
And then he stalks him.
And then Jordan is like, "Yup. You're cute and here are all my super-secret secrets. I have to tell someone, so why not tell this guy who basically stalked me and who I met literally 10 seconds ago?"
Again, I get that its supposed to be YA, and yes, teens can enter into shallow relationships and think with their hormones, but give your target audience some credit.