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melissch's review against another edition
4.0
THIS WAS SO CUTE. Super fluffy, super fast. I squealed multiple times.
I might start using “burrito clown” idk
I might start using “burrito clown” idk
luna_bear's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lindaixchel's review against another edition
3.0
My problem with this was the format. Above anything else it was how repetitive and dull it made the story, rendering it unlikable. It sounded so fun at the beginning
heather_19's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really cute and I liked the text format instead of paragraphs. Interesting way to follow a story.
indigoivee's review against another edition
3.0
There’s very little that I didn’t like about the book. It was brilliantly and very originally written. I haven’t quite read a book that was entirely based around text messages, it kind of made it very interesting that we didn’t know what was happening in real life, much like how our main character, Haley was blinded. I loved how from the beginning the conversation between them was flowy and so unawkward. I love how they got to know each other without much biased. I also love the confusion of the two cousin Martin Nathaniel Munroe II, genuinely thought that was hilarious.
I don’t know if you’d call it a love triangle or an enemies to lovers trope, because maybe it was both and maybe it was neither, but it was definitely interesting to read and feel very involved in. It was super cute and romantic but also fast paced and intense. I loved it so much honestly. I love that our main characters were both LGBT without it being their main attributes, I loved how they were both smart and that they were both keen on getting to know one another.
Ugh, I don’t know what else to say without outright spoiling, but it was cute and fun and sweet and awkward and super interesting!
Favourite quote: “Either every guy I’ve ever started to like doesn’t know or, more likely, doesn’t care.”
I don’t know if you’d call it a love triangle or an enemies to lovers trope, because maybe it was both and maybe it was neither, but it was definitely interesting to read and feel very involved in. It was super cute and romantic but also fast paced and intense. I loved it so much honestly. I love that our main characters were both LGBT without it being their main attributes, I loved how they were both smart and that they were both keen on getting to know one another.
Ugh, I don’t know what else to say without outright spoiling, but it was cute and fun and sweet and awkward and super interesting!
Favourite quote: “Either every guy I’ve ever started to like doesn’t know or, more likely, doesn’t care.”
tracy713's review against another edition
1.0
This was terrible. I think it’s entirely possible for an author to write an engaging novel that is told entirely through text. Johnson is not that author. The text messages are too disjointed to understand what’s happening. I understand that there would have to be some reading between the lines and realizing that the characters will be referring to events and conversations that we as readers haven’t witnessed, but so much was left out that I kept wondering if I’d somehow skipped a page or two. I only got 1/3 of the way through the book before giving up, and at that point I still didn’t have a sense of who the characters were, and I hadn’t been made to care about them.
abinthebooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was just very cute. I loved the male protagonist, and the female protagonist (Haley) was kinda stupid I'll give you that. Not in a book smart way because she was very book smart, but she wasn't very observant. Usually I don't like books where the only way the plot can go further is if one of the main characters is stupid. In this case I didn't mind at all. I just found this really cute and really sweet. Just a fun, light hearted contemporary! And our male protagonist Martin is BISEXUAL!
amussoni's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely FLEW through this book. Told entirely in text message threads, Haley converses with Martin Nathaniel Munroe II (the good or the bad one she is unsure). There are two Martin Nathaniel Munroe II (they are cousins) in the AP History course. When she asks which one she is speaking to, all he says is "The good one." Needless to say, she is not speaking to the Martin she thinks that she is. Throughout their messages, Haley and Martin become close and share their struggles and ultimately a romance blossoms. However, over the course of the novel, Haley complains to Martin that his "cousin" keeps coming into the gas station where she works and how irritating she finds him.
It takes Martin a little while before he realizes Haley thinks she is talking to the OTHER Martin. He does not clear things up, however, because he is starting to have feelings for Haley and she has made it extremely clear how she feels about his "cousin" the other Martin.
I loved the unique format of this book. Watching the characters slowly flirt with one another in nerdy ways absolutely melted my heart. The only thing that really irritated me about the story was that Martin waits so very long to clear up that he is the OTHER Martin. And in the end- it isn't even him who tells Haley the truth. Granted, he tried several times to fess up and his plans were foiled, but he essentially spent the whole book leading Haley on under the mask of his cousin. I felt like I was in on the lie he was spinning and it felt uncomfortable. He pulls a lot of technicality answers when Haley asks something about his "cousin." He answers in very vague ways so he isn't TECHNICALLY lying, but nevertheless is not telling Haley the whole truth.
Although I can see the romance building between the two characters, Haley takes the news EXTREMELY well and forgives Martin for lying (well, not TECHNICALLY lying, but never telling the whole truth) to her about who he is even after he realized that she though he was someone else. If I was in her position, I would have taken some time to really work through the fact that he lied to me FOR MONTHS or "bent the truth" and questioned if that kind of behavior would have continued. Overall it wasn't a bad book, a 4.5 out of 5 stars due to the amazing format. The loss of half a star going toward how uncomfortable I felt with being in on the lie and how predictable and painfully Martins continuous plans to tell Haley who he really is are foiled for 99% of the book.
It takes Martin a little while before he realizes Haley thinks she is talking to the OTHER Martin. He does not clear things up, however, because he is starting to have feelings for Haley and she has made it extremely clear how she feels about his "cousin" the other Martin.
I loved the unique format of this book. Watching the characters slowly flirt with one another in nerdy ways absolutely melted my heart. The only thing that really irritated me about the story was that Martin waits so very long to clear up that he is the OTHER Martin. And in the end- it isn't even him who tells Haley the truth. Granted, he tried several times to fess up and his plans were foiled, but he essentially spent the whole book leading Haley on under the mask of his cousin. I felt like I was in on the lie he was spinning and it felt uncomfortable. He pulls a lot of technicality answers when Haley asks something about his "cousin." He answers in very vague ways so he isn't TECHNICALLY lying, but nevertheless is not telling Haley the whole truth.
Although I can see the romance building between the two characters, Haley takes the news EXTREMELY well and forgives Martin for lying (well, not TECHNICALLY lying, but never telling the whole truth) to her about who he is even after he realized that she though he was someone else. If I was in her position, I would have taken some time to really work through the fact that he lied to me FOR MONTHS or "bent the truth" and questioned if that kind of behavior would have continued. Overall it wasn't a bad book, a 4.5 out of 5 stars due to the amazing format. The loss of half a star going toward how uncomfortable I felt with being in on the lie and how predictable and painfully Martins continuous plans to tell Haley who he really is are foiled for 99% of the book.
currentlycheckedout's review against another edition
3.0
Aww that last line was cute. “Can you please put your phone down because I’d very much like to kiss you right now.”