I was provided with an eARC of this book in exchange for a fair review.

It was really nice to read a YA Contemporary with a male MC, written by a male, and done well. This sort of "YA romcom" subgenre is, unsurprisingly, dominated by female MC/female authors, so some change is nice. Cameron was a great MC who was very well written and easy for me to empathize with. HS is hard and it can be tough to navigate relationships when between different, opposite, cliques/friend groups. Plus those teen hormones don't make rational decision making easy.

While I liked Karla, especially as we got to see more of her, I didn't like that she hid her relationship with Cam until he "became popular" and her friends decided he was "accepted". If she'd had the guts to be open about their relationship and not try to change him to fit her world, she may have been able to keep him. However, I'm cool with that not working out because I loved Mackenzie from the start. She and Cam obviously had some grievances to get over, but once they stopped trying to NOT be friends and just let themselves get along, they were so well matched. I also think Mackenzie helps Cam be *more* himself, in a way. Her comfort in her own skin, if you will, was a good example for him.

All in all, this was a fun and enjoyable read and I would suggest it for any in the mood for some low stakes HS love triangle vibes.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, from Inkyard Press and #NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

James Ramos is one to watch out for. The Wrong Kind of Weird is a dynamic novel you'll be talking about for years.

Thank you, Inkyard Press, for allowing me to read The Wrong Kind of Weird early.

James Ramos is an author to watch out for. I loved this book so much! It's heartwarming and witty and Cameron was such a great character! I will highly recommend the story to my students!

The Wrong Kind of Weird follows Cameron, a high school senior as he tries to figure out his feelings for two girls in his class. There’s Karla, student body president with the perfect body and Mackenzie who Cameron feels comfortable with. All in all, this was an okay book. It wasn’t special; there wasn’t anything amazing about it. I did enjoy all the nerding out the author did though!

One particular part I enjoyed was Mackenzie knowing her worth at the end. Quite refreshing!

I literally have nothing to say about this book except that i loved it so much. It was just the perfect read i needed. I LOVED every single aspect about this book. It was just so funny and cute and heart warming. I just loved how it was just about this boy and his current life just unfolding in front of us. (i think i may have liked it even more because it was a book abt a poc) And ofc looking at the romance aspect, I just adore when the mc and their friend whos not really their friend but they enjoy hanging out gets together. So this entire book was like perfect, i would tell everyone to read it because i just fell in love with it completely.

I absolutely ADORED Cameron ! He was the super relatable unpopular high school kid. Totally obsessed with all things anime & I was totally HERE for it. I

Reading how Cameron decides he wants one thing and then works so hard to obtain only to realize it isn’t everything he always thought he wanted was SOOOO cute.

I loved all of his awkward moments, with his mom and sister Cassie, to the awkwardness of a seniors first time.

This story was truly a pleasure to read & I’m so glad I had the opportunity to be chosen to review this book before it’s published. I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy to add to my personal library !