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stormeno's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Terminal illness
skyskyy_'s review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol
cloreadsbooks1364's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book had one of the best protagonists I've ever read!
Wren Martin Ruins It All
By Amanda Dewitt
5/5⭐️
So, this book is about Wren Martin (hence the title). He becomes Student Council president at his school, and tries to obliterate the Valentines Day Dance. Leo, his nemesis, suggests a sponsorship from the anonymous app Buddy, which helps you make friends. Wren signs up to the app in secret, and becomes close with an anonymous match. While preparing for the dance, he also learns a lot about Leo, who might not be as sickeningly perfect as Wren thought......
Wren was one of THE BEST protagonists I've ever read in any novel, ever. He was so chaotic, and hilariously sarcastic all the time. He had to make a lot of decisions in this book, over a very short space of time. He was ambitious, with plans upon plans to make his school a better place. I loved him so much as a character, and he seemed very three-dimensional. The way he was worried about dating due to his asexuality is something that more books need to touch on.
Leo was so sweet!!! I loved his and Wren's banter so much!
I also adored Ryan, Wren's bestie. She was always so supportive and confident. I was glad that she and Wren had each-others backs the whole way.
And of course Wren's 5 chickens get a mention, they were epic! 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
The Buddy app seems like a sweet concept. You answer some questions and are given anonymous matches from your area. I really enjoyed reading Wren and Buddy Boy's conversations! I won't spoil who BB was revealed to be, but if you read a lot of this genre I'm sure you can guess.
This book is medium paced. It's set from the start of the school year to the dance in February, but it skips only a few weeks at most between chapters.
My favourite scene was when Leo and Wren visited the Canopy for the food tasting, it was very funny so I dont want to spoil it.
Overall, I really loved this one. The ace rep was fantastic, the characters were lovable, the plot was entertaining. There is nothing negative I could say!
Queer rep:
Asexual achillean protagonist
Achillean love interest
Achillean background character
(The only sexuality mentioned was ace but the three characters below are all males who were attracted to males without a label being provided, therefore I use the term Achillean, which is an umbrella term for any non-female attracted to other non-females.)
TWs: Death of parent, cancer, grief, alcohol
Wren Martin Ruins It All
By Amanda Dewitt
5/5⭐️
So, this book is about Wren Martin (hence the title). He becomes Student Council president at his school, and tries to obliterate the Valentines Day Dance. Leo, his nemesis, suggests a sponsorship from the anonymous app Buddy, which helps you make friends. Wren signs up to the app in secret, and becomes close with an anonymous match. While preparing for the dance, he also learns a lot about Leo, who might not be as sickeningly perfect as Wren thought......
Wren was one of THE BEST protagonists I've ever read in any novel, ever. He was so chaotic, and hilariously sarcastic all the time. He had to make a lot of decisions in this book, over a very short space of time. He was ambitious, with plans upon plans to make his school a better place. I loved him so much as a character, and he seemed very three-dimensional. The way he was worried about dating due to his asexuality is something that more books need to touch on.
Leo was so sweet!!! I loved his and Wren's banter so much!
I also adored Ryan, Wren's bestie. She was always so supportive and confident. I was glad that she and Wren had each-others backs the whole way.
And of course Wren's 5 chickens get a mention, they were epic! 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
The Buddy app seems like a sweet concept. You answer some questions and are given anonymous matches from your area. I really enjoyed reading Wren and Buddy Boy's conversations! I won't spoil who BB was revealed to be, but if you read a lot of this genre I'm sure you can guess.
This book is medium paced. It's set from the start of the school year to the dance in February, but it skips only a few weeks at most between chapters.
My favourite scene was when Leo and Wren visited the Canopy for the food tasting, it was very funny so I dont want to spoil it.
Overall, I really loved this one. The ace rep was fantastic, the characters were lovable, the plot was entertaining. There is nothing negative I could say!
Queer rep:
Asexual achillean protagonist
Achillean love interest
Achillean background character
(The only sexuality mentioned was ace but the three characters below are all males who were attracted to males without a label being provided, therefore I use the term Achillean, which is an umbrella term for any non-female attracted to other non-females.)
TWs: Death of parent, cancer, grief, alcohol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol
its_vendetta's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
LOVED IT!!! felt it was a little slow to start but when i got into it I GOT INTO IT. Wren martin is me and i am him end of story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Acephobia/Arophobia
pey333's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Cursing
imstephtacular's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Oh I loved this! You’ve got mail vibes, but make it YA and modern. Wren is kind of a pain in the ass, but I also love him so much. This is just full of smooshy feelings, tropes, and real life stuff and I thought the combination was excellent.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, and Grief
axel_p's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Cute, but the twist was really obvious, but I didn't mind
Content Warnings
Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Cancer, and Chronic illness
madzie's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol and Terminal illness
Minor: Cursing, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Bullying
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Thank you Colored Pages Book Tours on insta for the arc! It's been a blast being a part of the book tour. I received a copy of this book for free, but all thoughts are my own.
I was so excited to dig into this book as soon as I even heard about the synopsis a while back (and saw the wonderful cover). And boy, did this deliver!
We have juicy, juicy dramatic irony throughout the story, which is something I already LIVE for, and the payoff is so lovely. I also have to say that Wren was one of thee most entertaining POV characters I've read in a long time. Not only is his inner voice so funny and snarky, but he is stubborn to a fault, incredibly ambitious, and loveable even when "ruining everything," as the title implies. He can be a little bit blind, making several mistakes that made me go, "Oh, honey..."
But those moments just made me love him more 💛
I also have to praise this book's side characters! All of them were loveable and had their contributions to the plot.
This book is definitely a romcom—it had me kicking my feet, giggling, and squealing throughout all of the shenanigans and development of our leads' relationship—but it also put me through the wringer emotionally. There was so much depth within the characters, their relationships, and the story. Y'all don't even want to see how unhinged my notes app became in attempt to document my thoughts for this review. Overall, I thoroughly loved this book! 🥺
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rivals to lovers AND friends to lovers, positive ace rep, hilarious narration, and a good dose of dramatic irony 💛
I was so excited to dig into this book as soon as I even heard about the synopsis a while back (and saw the wonderful cover). And boy, did this deliver!
We have juicy, juicy dramatic irony throughout the story, which is something I already LIVE for, and the payoff is so lovely. I also have to say that Wren was one of thee most entertaining POV characters I've read in a long time. Not only is his inner voice so funny and snarky, but he is stubborn to a fault, incredibly ambitious, and loveable even when "ruining everything," as the title implies. He can be a little bit blind, making several mistakes that made me go, "Oh, honey..."
But those moments just made me love him more 💛
I also have to praise this book's side characters! All of them were loveable and had their contributions to the plot.
This book is definitely a romcom—it had me kicking my feet, giggling, and squealing throughout all of the shenanigans and development of our leads' relationship—but it also put me through the wringer emotionally. There was so much depth within the characters, their relationships, and the story. Y'all don't even want to see how unhinged my notes app became in attempt to document my thoughts for this review. Overall, I thoroughly loved this book! 🥺
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rivals to lovers AND friends to lovers, positive ace rep, hilarious narration, and a good dose of dramatic irony 💛
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia