A review by onemorepagecrew
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert is the sweetest, most smile-inducing YA romance.  I devoured the author’s Brown sisters trilogy (not YA, definitely spicy) last year and was excited to see how the author would handle her first young adult romance.  It’s all the humor and heart of her prior books and it perfectly captures those teenage years. 
 
In the book we meet Brad and Celine, two childhood friends who drifted apart in high school and became frosty academic competitors.  They are both signed up for a survival course in the woods with a chance to win a university scholarship and forced to work together.  
 
As they get to know each other again and they are forced to lean on each other, they rebuild a friendship with, much to their surprise, a few romantic sparks.  There’s also their family dynamics and working through their personal aspirations, all that teenage pressure when you first start finding your place in the adult world… it’s really just so well done.  
 
It’s such an adorable and heartwarming story, the pages flew by.  If you have a teenager or if you enjoy YA books, don’t miss out on this one.  
 
Content warnings: Abandonment, Panic attacks 
Parent awareness: Alcohol, Cursing 
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