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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Ewig ist es her, dass ich ein Buch am einem Tag durch hatte, aber der Zeitpunkt hat gerade sehr gut gepasst <3 Die Sogwirkung hat auch nicht geschadet ^^ ich weiß nicht, Wests stories sind nicht perfekt und ich habe eigentlich mit allem Probleme, doch ich komme nicht von ihr los
P.S. I Like You was a fun, sometimes funny, kind of quirky, a little bit fluffy read. It was pretty predictable and spent a little bit too much time talking about feelings for my tastes. Still, it was fun, and if you ever wondered what You've Got Mail would look like if it was set in a high school chemistry class, you should probably check it out.
ya know what screw it, this book is five stars to ME
Kasie West's older stuff is literally so good. Like yes it's a cheesy-sometimes-cringy ya romance BUT it's actually so well done. This story uses tropes but it wasn't written around them, so the overall book is actually realistic and well-rounded. And the moments of cringe really aren't that bad; I found them to be perfectly fitting to how teenagers actually act, so I respected it (a nostalgic cringe, if you will).
If this was published today it would be marketed as an enemies-to-lovers, which I usually don't like, but here it's done well! Our main couple had different ways of tackling issues that at first seemed antagonistic, but once they were able to properly communicate they were able to understand each other. And we as the audience can see right away that the love interest never was a bad guy, just that that was Lily's perception of him. They also had actually cute banter; all of their interactions showed that they had chemistry as characters, which made it fun to root for their relationship.
I'm intentionally not naming the love interest here, as I don't think it's obvious who it is for the first little bit of the story, which I found fun! But his identity is revealed at the right time—in fact, I think the pacing for this whole story was really great. Nothing happened to fast, but also things weren't unnecessarily dragged out to add drama.
I also really liked Lily's family, they were all quirky but loving and it felt like an actual family. Lily was also quirky (not in a not-like-other-girls way, don't worry), and her character was written in a way that showed it well. (And then it was cute when her and the love interest got together, as it was a bit of a hipster/mainstream pairing.)
This book just totally fit the niche of what I want when I'm in the mood for a ya romance <3
Kasie West's older stuff is literally so good. Like yes it's a cheesy-sometimes-cringy ya romance BUT it's actually so well done. This story uses tropes but it wasn't written around them, so the overall book is actually realistic and well-rounded. And the moments of cringe really aren't that bad; I found them to be perfectly fitting to how teenagers actually act, so I respected it (a nostalgic cringe, if you will).
If this was published today it would be marketed as an enemies-to-lovers, which I usually don't like, but here it's done well! Our main couple had different ways of tackling issues that at first seemed antagonistic, but once they were able to properly communicate they were able to understand each other. And we as the audience can see right away that the love interest never was a bad guy, just that that was Lily's perception of him. They also had actually cute banter; all of their interactions showed that they had chemistry as characters, which made it fun to root for their relationship.
I'm intentionally not naming the love interest here, as I don't think it's obvious who it is for the first little bit of the story, which I found fun! But his identity is revealed at the right time—in fact, I think the pacing for this whole story was really great. Nothing happened to fast, but also things weren't unnecessarily dragged out to add drama.
I also really liked Lily's family, they were all quirky but loving and it felt like an actual family. Lily was also quirky (not in a not-like-other-girls way, don't worry), and her character was written in a way that showed it well. (And then it was cute when her and the love interest got together, as it was a bit of a hipster/mainstream pairing.)
This book just totally fit the niche of what I want when I'm in the mood for a ya romance <3
The love interest was predictable. I knew who it would be before the first note was written. I didn't like Lily's personality and the mean girl cliche was pointless and boring.
I love Kasie West books. The stories are so adorable and full of funny moments.
Kasie West never fails to draw me into her teenage romances. West develops characters in a way that makes the reader feel as though they’re right there beside them, living the story. I found myself loving both sides of the school bully, Cade. As the story developed, and characters got closer, I found myself struggling to put the book down. Now before I continue to hype this book up it is true that the beginning does drag. After you are 75-100 pages in, you’re in for good. There’s no turning back until you find the mysterious writer of the chemistry class love notes.