Tweet Cute - Emma Lord

Date of Reading: 15/02/2020

Author: Emma Lord

Publisher: Wednesday Books

Publication Date: January 21, 2020

Rating: 4/5

About the book:

A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected.

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.

Review:

        This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020 and the expectations were not unfounded. For one, it didn't really go the way I expected. Happy ending? Yes. Family drama? A bit over the top. The complete role reversals at the end took me by surprise and that is what I loved about this story. Who would have guessed? I am bursting here to tell you who the good party is but reining in so your reading won't be spoiled.

       Now to the parts that could have been improved. Since this is centred around high school I was hoping for more banter and snarky tweets. Somehow the twitter war didn't go well with me, but the Weazel app Jack built brought back the fun. Emma Lord discusses some of the prominent issues faced by any high schooler especially the desire for parental approval, student rivalry and mounting anxiety levels. Well, this is one of those occasions where I felt completely glad to be out of high school.

        Overall, a refreshingly beautiful read that many in the new generation can identify with. One final warning before I wrap up. Make sure to stock your fridge before starting on this one. You are bound to get hungry . . . a lot.

Meet the author:

Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theatre. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. She was raised on glitter, grilled cheese, and a whole lot of love. Her sun sign is Hufflepuff, but she is a Gryffindor rising.