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emilie_nasrallah's review against another edition
5.0
CUTE CUTE CUTE
THIS WAS SO ADORABLE I CAN'T EVEN!
So relatable, the characters were awesome, the writing was fabulous.
Hilarious and beautifully plotted.
CUTE CUTE CUTE
Why is no one talking about this book!?!?!
THIS WAS SO ADORABLE I CAN'T EVEN!
So relatable, the characters were awesome, the writing was fabulous.
Hilarious and beautifully plotted.
CUTE CUTE CUTE
Why is no one talking about this book!?!?!
sarahainslee's review against another edition
3.0
I love the premise of this story. LOVE. Girl born in a pizzeria and doomed to spend the rest of her known life as the Hot n' Crusty baby? I'm in. It's straight of out a wholesome Buzzfeed article and the author really manages to capture the magic of it. You see our main character, Beck, struggle with her public persona, but also come to grow into it and accept it as part of her story.
That said, I feel as if this story would've benefited *without* the romance (I know, I know, I'm clutching my Hallmark-loving pearls too) and was written as more of a self-discovery journey with quirky characters and a potential a love interest to keep things interesting. Instead, we're given the complicated love triangle (GET IT? TRIANGLE? BECAUSE PIZZA? nvm) with dashing Mac and polar opposite Tristian. I never found myself swooning over either of them and actually thought Tristan to be more grating than endearing (GET IT? GRATING? I'll stop now.)
The 'us VS them' storyline between Beck and her two friend groups felt tiring after a few chapters, though most of the blame on that falls yet again on Tristian and how little his motives are fleshed out. The tension resolves by the third act following a pretty major event, but it would've been nice to see the two groups come to understand one another naturally as opposed to being forced into unity for Beck's sake.
Overall, this is a lighthearted and fluffy read (just how I like them) and definitely made me wanna go and grab a slice of pizza more than once. Beck is one of the more realistic and likable YA characters I've read in a while, and while I wish the story was more about her and focused less on her love life, this is a kind of cheesy love story after all.
That said, I feel as if this story would've benefited *without* the romance (I know, I know, I'm clutching my Hallmark-loving pearls too) and was written as more of a self-discovery journey with quirky characters and a potential a love interest to keep things interesting. Instead, we're given the complicated love triangle (GET IT? TRIANGLE? BECAUSE PIZZA? nvm) with dashing Mac and polar opposite Tristian. I never found myself swooning over either of them and actually thought Tristan to be more grating than endearing (GET IT? GRATING? I'll stop now.)
Spoiler
LOVE that Tristian asked Beck if she was comfortable kissing him when she was being cornered by Mac and needed a quick escape. HATED when he turned right around and told her "don't make me regret it" ...umm, okay.The 'us VS them' storyline between Beck and her two friend groups felt tiring after a few chapters, though most of the blame on that falls yet again on Tristian and how little his motives are fleshed out. The tension resolves by the third act following a pretty major event, but it would've been nice to see the two groups come to understand one another naturally as opposed to being forced into unity for Beck's sake.
Overall, this is a lighthearted and fluffy read (just how I like them) and definitely made me wanna go and grab a slice of pizza more than once. Beck is one of the more realistic and likable YA characters I've read in a while, and while I wish the story was more about her and focused less on her love life, this is a kind of cheesy love story after all.
bookmarklit's review against another edition
5.0
Perfection. I’ve only read one other Lauren Morrill book and now I regret that a ton. I loved the pizza place setting, needless to say, and everything else was so cute. Romance, navigating friendships (new and old), finding yourself, etc. All the good stuff I want from a YA contemporary.
saschadarlington's review against another edition
4.0
Beck was born in the bathroom of the local pizza place, making her a minor celebrity for one day a year as her family celebrates her birthday there every year and the local newspaper snaps her picture. Just once she’d like to celebrate somewhere else. Del, the owner of the shop, has even promised her a job there on her 16th birthday and, since she can’t find a job anywhere else, it looks like she’ll be working there.
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill is a light-hearted YA romance that is indeed sometimes cheesy and rightly so. Beck is a closet nerd who can’t really be herself around her friends. She can’t talk to them about the sci-fi show she loves and watches zealously with her dad so she hides that part of herself away until she starts working at the pizza restaurant where her colleagues are fans of the show.
While It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story is considered a romance, I found it to be more a novel of self-discovery as Beck comes to terms with who she is, who her friends are, and her own place in the world. She evolves throughout the novel, learning that one of the best things you can do is be true to yourself.
My favorite character was Beck’s love interest, Tristan, who comes across as initially broody but who has his life admirably put together. He doesn’t care what others think of him and doesn’t like artifice. He is cool.
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story struck all of the right notes for me. I totally enjoyed this YA escapist fare and, of course, immediately ordered a pizza when I finished reading.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill is a light-hearted YA romance that is indeed sometimes cheesy and rightly so. Beck is a closet nerd who can’t really be herself around her friends. She can’t talk to them about the sci-fi show she loves and watches zealously with her dad so she hides that part of herself away until she starts working at the pizza restaurant where her colleagues are fans of the show.
While It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story is considered a romance, I found it to be more a novel of self-discovery as Beck comes to terms with who she is, who her friends are, and her own place in the world. She evolves throughout the novel, learning that one of the best things you can do is be true to yourself.
My favorite character was Beck’s love interest, Tristan, who comes across as initially broody but who has his life admirably put together. He doesn’t care what others think of him and doesn’t like artifice. He is cool.
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story struck all of the right notes for me. I totally enjoyed this YA escapist fare and, of course, immediately ordered a pizza when I finished reading.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
daylightlantsov's review against another edition
5.0
I seriously cannot believe what I just read.
I can say with all my confidence that I absolutely enjoy cheesy love stories but this one will be the perfect example from now on.
I’m just so satisfied because of the way this book took. I love how the author wrote Beck, how she made her this introvert-geek teenage girl into a friend group full of extroverts. Her development was great and I recall how she made Beck realize that she was actually being the main impediment in her becoming more herself in front of her friends. How she made new friends and started to open up with them is one of my favorite things in this book. OH AND PLEASE LETS TALK ABOUT THAT ‘I DONT LIKE YOU’ TO FRIENDS TO LOVERS! UGH I’M A SUCKER FOR TRISTAN!!!
I can say with all my confidence that I absolutely enjoy cheesy love stories but this one will be the perfect example from now on.
I’m just so satisfied because of the way this book took. I love how the author wrote Beck, how she made her this introvert-geek teenage girl into a friend group full of extroverts. Her development was great and I recall how she made Beck realize that she was actually being the main impediment in her becoming more herself in front of her friends. How she made new friends and started to open up with them is one of my favorite things in this book. OH AND PLEASE LETS TALK ABOUT THAT ‘I DONT LIKE YOU’ TO FRIENDS TO LOVERS! UGH I’M A SUCKER FOR TRISTAN!!!
heykellyjensen's review against another edition
This was cute, light, and fun, while also delving into class -- some teens need to work in order to help out their families vs working because it's good experience --, being yourself, and what happens when you hit bumps in the road with long-time friends. The romance is sweet and the love interest pushes Beck to be true to herself, rather than play the role she thinks people want her to play.
The pizza place setting and framing is clever and fresh.
The pizza place setting and framing is clever and fresh.
anivair's review against another edition
5.0
I love a book that knows what it is.
I have, in my life, read many books that weren't quite sure what kind of book they were. I read more them a few books that couldn't decide whether they were action stories or young adult Romance. I read plenty of fiction that tried to straddle the line between personal horror and Cosmic horror and political Intrigue and did all of them badly.
This was an incredibly fun young adult romance novel and I think that it might be my new example for the apex of the genre. I read this with my daughter and, honestly, it was hard not to read ahead. Lauren Morrill crafted a story I wanted to get to the end of.
It's not going to change literature. It didn't change my world view (much) but I'll be damned if it didn't tackle high school relationships in a way that was honest and in no way condescending.
So from now on, whenever anyone asks me for a fun YA romance, this is my go to recommendation. And I can't really give higher praise.
I have, in my life, read many books that weren't quite sure what kind of book they were. I read more them a few books that couldn't decide whether they were action stories or young adult Romance. I read plenty of fiction that tried to straddle the line between personal horror and Cosmic horror and political Intrigue and did all of them badly.
This was an incredibly fun young adult romance novel and I think that it might be my new example for the apex of the genre. I read this with my daughter and, honestly, it was hard not to read ahead. Lauren Morrill crafted a story I wanted to get to the end of.
It's not going to change literature. It didn't change my world view (much) but I'll be damned if it didn't tackle high school relationships in a way that was honest and in no way condescending.
So from now on, whenever anyone asks me for a fun YA romance, this is my go to recommendation. And I can't really give higher praise.
racham1123's review against another edition
3.0
Lemme tell you, I picked this book up twice and only got as far as ordering pizza both times.