A review by sidneyellwood
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

3.0

The Love Interest is not a book that takes itself too seriously, which I like. The hype around it might have disappointed some people, but I went into it knowing that, so altogether I was quite pleased with this book. It pokes fun at YA book stereotypes and writing - at best I would say it's a clever satire of the YA genre and its tropes as a whole. Generally, I did like the characters, except Dylan in That One Moment. The romance could have been a lot less rushed -

Spoiler

it's like we get Dylan telling Caden he isn't gay, there's nothing in between that proves him wrong, and then at the end of the book, they're waking up in bed together

. The writing ... could have done with a lot less description of hot boys, but it was a bit silly and fit into the satirical aspect, so altogether I'm okay with it.