A review by bohan_identity
How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith

1.0

I don't enjoy writing a review that isn't praising a book. But I also think it's not fair to give a low star rating without justification. This was an ARC I got free from a local bookstore. This book is not ready to be published though I think it has a good concept. On paper, this book has everything I want in a book. Unfortunately, it got bogged down by metaphors and similes, as well too much tell, not enough show. Don't tell me that a character is blunt and honest without regard but then never show that happening.

I guess it just boils down to false advertisement. It was a hate to love story because neither of them hated each other. It was barely a version of You've Got Mail because we don't even see most of the letters where they're supposedly falling in love.

I just think it could've been improved and after a lot of changes are made, hopefully it can be edited because the amount of metaphorical language was clunkier than platform shoes that are a size too big.