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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
emotional
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:
No
Sweet, snarky, silly
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This was so cute and I loved the ace-rep.
Very predictable but it didn't really matter.
Very predictable but it didn't really matter.
I do enjoy a two-person love-triangle, it has to be said. Also nice that Wren already knows he's asexual, that it's not about him realising it - we need more love stories where someone just happens to be ace, and it's not the main part of the story.
CW: previous death of a parent, cancer
CW: previous death of a parent, cancer
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Review updated on 7/21/24:
I absolutely adore Wren Martin. This story a feel good teen angsty story with an Ace main character on the student council who wants to reallocate funds from the Valentine’s Day dance to other legitimate areas of need for the school. Except one problem: the students LOVE the Valentine’s Day dance. Enter rival student council member Leo who proposes the social media app Buddy sponsors the event. The Buddy app is to anonymously match with classmates who have similar interests, even though everyone uses it as a hookup site. No way Wren would EVER download it. But how could he say no to this sponsorship that helps him use the budget for the school’s other needs?
As I was reading the story, it felt predictable in what I assumed the ending would be. Amanda DeWitt decided to throw a late stage plot twist in that had me rethinking everything before the true end of the story. I was rooting for Wren’s growth the entire story and loved watching him figure things out with wonderful friend support along the way.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My life got very busy after requesting this title, so my review is coming late, but I had to post about this book which I ended up loving so much that I ordered a physical copy of as well! Amanda DeWitt is an autobuy author for me after this book, which I enjoyed as much as her first (Aces Wild). Looking forward to book 3!
I absolutely adore Wren Martin. This story a feel good teen angsty story with an Ace main character on the student council who wants to reallocate funds from the Valentine’s Day dance to other legitimate areas of need for the school. Except one problem: the students LOVE the Valentine’s Day dance. Enter rival student council member Leo who proposes the social media app Buddy sponsors the event. The Buddy app is to anonymously match with classmates who have similar interests, even though everyone uses it as a hookup site. No way Wren would EVER download it. But how could he say no to this sponsorship that helps him use the budget for the school’s other needs?
As I was reading the story, it felt predictable in what I assumed the ending would be. Amanda DeWitt decided to throw a late stage plot twist in that had me rethinking everything before the true end of the story. I was rooting for Wren’s growth the entire story and loved watching him figure things out with wonderful friend support along the way.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My life got very busy after requesting this title, so my review is coming late, but I had to post about this book which I ended up loving so much that I ordered a physical copy of as well! Amanda DeWitt is an autobuy author for me after this book, which I enjoyed as much as her first (Aces Wild). Looking forward to book 3!
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
Such a sweet story. After reading Aces Wild, DeWitt seems to have a thing for fourth-wall breaking witty narrators, but this quality fit Wren much better. I loved his high strung neuroticism and sassy attitude
The romance and breaking down of walls between the love interests was really heart warming. My one gripe is it felt like scenes were very short, I would’ve liked to sit in them a bit longer. Also the ending was very short
The romance and breaking down of walls between the love interests was really heart warming. My one gripe is it felt like scenes were very short, I would’ve liked to sit in them a bit longer. Also the ending was very short
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
funny
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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Look, is the twist obvious? Yes. But the payoff still worked and Amanda Dewitt knows how to make it Uber romantic.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
adventurous
emotional
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