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A review by themaliciousreader
It Had to Be You by Lizzy Charles
3.0
I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was the usual tale of boy meets girl. Boy and girl pretend to date but end up falling for each other. And that’s when shit gets complicated.
The girl was Edelweiss, a junior who has been homeschooled her entire life but wants a true high school experience before going to college. Edelweiss is amazingly beautiful and all the boys hit on her but she doesn’t know how beautiful she is.
The boy was James. James is a football player (a wide receiver from what I got from the games), a senior and captain of the football team. James is incredibly hot and every girl wants him. He’s also actually pretty smart and into litterature. His “ex”, Emma, is a true mean girl, of course.
This book was okay. I kinda enjoyed the story but I feel like it could have been deepened and made longer so that readers could truly form connections to the characters. It was such a fast read, I didn’t have time to feel the growing feelings in the main relationship but also within the friendships. I liked how some characters were secretly related to each other though. I also liked the whole boarding school vibe.
I enjoyed the writing and I’ll be waiting for the next book in this series.
This was the usual tale of boy meets girl. Boy and girl pretend to date but end up falling for each other. And that’s when shit gets complicated.
The girl was Edelweiss, a junior who has been homeschooled her entire life but wants a true high school experience before going to college. Edelweiss is amazingly beautiful and all the boys hit on her but she doesn’t know how beautiful she is.
The boy was James. James is a football player (a wide receiver from what I got from the games), a senior and captain of the football team. James is incredibly hot and every girl wants him. He’s also actually pretty smart and into litterature. His “ex”, Emma, is a true mean girl, of course.
This book was okay. I kinda enjoyed the story but I feel like it could have been deepened and made longer so that readers could truly form connections to the characters. It was such a fast read, I didn’t have time to feel the growing feelings in the main relationship but also within the friendships. I liked how some characters were secretly related to each other though. I also liked the whole boarding school vibe.
I enjoyed the writing and I’ll be waiting for the next book in this series.