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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

15 reviews

midnightverde'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

5.0

I adored Celine and Bradley. It was nice to see a character who had intrusive thoughts because I have them too. Celine reminded me of a friend I had in high school, which was also really cool to see in a story. A really great romance that just makes you feel good and laugh a bit (the quick wit and humor were wonderful). I highly recommended!

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carseatwarmers's review

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adventurous funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

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lovelymisanthrope's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

I have been hearing all year how cute this romance is, so finally decided to pick it up.
"Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute" follows Bradley and Celine. Bradley has a seemingly perfect, all-star life, except for his struggles with OCD. Celine is obsessed with conspiracy theories, and not at all cool enough for the popular table, where Bradley resides. Bradley and Celine were friends for years, until they were not, now they are academic rivals. When Celine finds an opportunity for a prestigious scholarship, Bradley cannot help but join in to help his own future opportunities. Can these two put aside their differences?
This was such a sweet romance between two beautiful characters. Both Bradley and Celine are flawed in their own ways, but they see each other for who they really are. Celine knows that Bradley struggles with OCD, and she just adjusts for him without him saying anything. Bradley knows that Celine struggles because her dad is not in the picture, and he tries to help her be her best behind the scenes. They are so good for each other.
This book was very sweet, and I think it really highlights what a high school romance would be: innocent, but with lots of chemistry. Bradley's and Celine's chemistry comes off the page from their first interaction. It is evident that something went down between them, but it is also very clear that they both still have feelings for each other.
I had such a great time reading this, and I look forward to reading more from Talia Hibbert in the future!

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kaydeedickins's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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katievallin's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

While this book made me realize I have major distaste for stories that romanticize overachieving teenagers burning themselves out (definitely not because of my own high school experience why would you even say that), Talia Hibbert has made me cry over disability rep once again.

It's also made me realize that British narrators with terrible American accents is my favorite audiobook genre.

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bexi's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

First off, I'm not the target audience for this book since I'm an adult, so keep that in mind.

I thought I'd love this, but it was just fine for me. 😭 It was a bit repetitive and honestly I was kind of bored for half of it. I wish there was more time spent in the woods. Also, I don't think the format worked well for an audiobook.

However, I thought it was cute overall and it seemed appropriate for the audience it was written for. I bumped up my rating a bit for the OCD rep. I thought the author did a good job depicting OCD despite not having it; you can tell she did research and I always appreciate that as an OCD girlie myself.

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