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A review by bookishzara
You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
3.75 stars! ⭐️
ARC review: this was a cute, fake dating story that teenage me would have loved. As a 27 year old woman, some of the stuff had me screaming at my kindle like “JAMIE!!! Use your big girl words and communicate” but I really had to remind myself that this is a 17 year old girl and she’s gonna make mistakes, chose the wrong person to love, overthink and not communicate properly. Teenage me definitely would have faked a relationship to get an ex back. I love the ending.. she faced her fear and confessed her love and got her HEA & realized that she can love Ben platonically bc he wasn’t for her.
ARC review: this was a cute, fake dating story that teenage me would have loved. As a 27 year old woman, some of the stuff had me screaming at my kindle like “JAMIE!!! Use your big girl words and communicate” but I really had to remind myself that this is a 17 year old girl and she’s gonna make mistakes, chose the wrong person to love, overthink and not communicate properly. Teenage me definitely would have faked a relationship to get an ex back. I love the ending.. she faced her fear and confessed her love and got her HEA & realized that she can love Ben platonically bc he wasn’t for her.