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magnolia_rae's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
headcanonheadcase's review against another edition
3.0
I throughly enjoyed this sweet YA read. I know the miscommunication trope isn’t for everyone, but done well, it is one of my favorites. And Tweet Cute did it well. Pepper and Jack fell for each other IRL and via app as Wolf and Bluebird. My only complaint is that the reveal of their alter-egos was pushed off until almost the end. I would have liked to see more of Jack and Pepper reconciling their two relationships into one. Otherwise I enjoyed all the snark-filled games of one-up-manship in this cute story of first love.
yifanzhai's review against another edition
4.0
super cute story! i loved pepperjack and there was so much character growth. definitely not a very smut filled book like other YA romances, but it was a super pure and super relatable.
my only complaint is that everyone got into ivies or pseudo-ivies (as an unnamed kid in my english class would call it). like i get that stone hall is this school that breeds ivy-bound students but seriously??? not to hate on paul, but even he got into an ivy
my only complaint is that everyone got into ivies or pseudo-ivies (as an unnamed kid in my english class would call it). like i get that stone hall is this school that breeds ivy-bound students but seriously??? not to hate on paul, but even he got into an ivy
moonyslovebott's review against another edition
4.0
this was so cute that im sleeping on the highway tonight!!!!!!!!!!!! im never gonna find love!!!!!!!!!
happylilkt's review against another edition
4.0
Cute "current" fluff. Teeny bit of mild language at times but super sweet high school romance in NYC
cassidyserhienko's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, I am seriously going to die from cuteness. Despite all of the hype and the fact that this was an Indigo Staff Pick, I didn’t have super high expectations of this - I thought it was just going to be an easy breezy Romance-Lite to get me through the BS that is the start of 2020. And it was, but like, in an awesome way. Was it StEaMy? Was it hAWt? No, but they are also a couple of 17 year old spazzes, and so that is A-Okay with me. I just want them to be stupid, adorable and awkward, which they both were in spades.
I wish that Pepper’s character had gotten the same level of care that Jack did, but while he felt like he was under genuine pressure from his parents and dealing with a serious inferiority complex, the conflicts that Pepper had to go through were all mostly of her own making and resolved very easily. She didn’t feel like she fit in at school and everyone was out to get each other - then she finds out it was all because of a misunderstanding on her part. She’s stressed about getting into a great school and making her mom proud, but her mom doesn’t give af if she even goes to college. The primary conflict that she had to contend with wasn’t even her own, it was the fact that her sister and her mom didn’t get along. None of these things would have been issues if Pepper had just paid attention or talked with her family even a little bit. Most of her issues felt like they were only added in to add obstacles to her relationship to Jack which, fair. But her own challenges could have been more personal and left her genuinely conflicted the way that Jack’s had.
That being said, Pepper and Jack were both amazing characters. Usually in books like this one or both of the leads is annoying as hell but both of them were actually likable. For Jack this isn’t so hard, he’s supposed to be a lovable dumbass, but Pepper could have easily become very frustrating given her pathological need to fit in and beat everyone else. Instead, Lord offset these traits by making Pepper funny, empathetic and confident while still being delightfully awkward. All in all, Tweet Cute was a funny and adorable addition to my rom-com collection.
I wish that Pepper’s character had gotten the same level of care that Jack did, but while he felt like he was under genuine pressure from his parents and dealing with a serious inferiority complex, the conflicts that Pepper had to go through were all mostly of her own making and resolved very easily. She didn’t feel like she fit in at school and everyone was out to get each other - then she finds out it was all because of a misunderstanding on her part. She’s stressed about getting into a great school and making her mom proud, but her mom doesn’t give af if she even goes to college. The primary conflict that she had to contend with wasn’t even her own, it was the fact that her sister and her mom didn’t get along. None of these things would have been issues if Pepper had just paid attention or talked with her family even a little bit. Most of her issues felt like they were only added in to add obstacles to her relationship to Jack which, fair. But her own challenges could have been more personal and left her genuinely conflicted the way that Jack’s had.
That being said, Pepper and Jack were both amazing characters. Usually in books like this one or both of the leads is annoying as hell but both of them were actually likable. For Jack this isn’t so hard, he’s supposed to be a lovable dumbass, but Pepper could have easily become very frustrating given her pathological need to fit in and beat everyone else. Instead, Lord offset these traits by making Pepper funny, empathetic and confident while still being delightfully awkward. All in all, Tweet Cute was a funny and adorable addition to my rom-com collection.