A review by tdotrenae
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

When I finish this book, I literally said out loud “THAT was so good!” First of all, THANKS SO MUCH TO netgalley and the publisher for this eARC!! ❤️ It had me kicking my feet and giggling, and oh my gosh, I feel like the teenager that lives inside me would have loved for this to be her life story. This story is about Viola and Jack who lives collide in the most cute and nerdy way, But not without trouble and hiccups and bumps along the way. 

First of all, I love all the side characters in the story ! I feel like they need their own personal shout out because they help this story be so rich and beautiful. Olivia and Bash are amazing. I also really love the enemies to lovers trope. I feel like it was tactically done for a young adult audience that made even me feel giddy on the inside. Not everyone can do a good enemies to lovers trope and Alexene put her foot in this one! I really liked how dimensional all the characters were especially viola and Jack. I loved getting to know them and living inside their brains in this dual POV book! It was such a fun ride. There are things that I really liked about Viola that I wish I was more like as a teenager. 

Honestly, I gave it five stars because there was nothing that I didn’t like about this book. it gives age appropriate romance, slow burn, teenagers who are trying to figure out who they are and who they want to become, and amazing quotes that will be living in my head forever. There are parts of the story where I literally laughed out loud and was giggling, and was so excited for the characters. I even had to pause reading it sometimes to call people to tell them about this book and the characters because they were so real to me. I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves young adult books, or people who have teenagers who are hoping to inspire the next generation of nerdy, but more than just a nerd folks out there. Also, the audiobook narrators are amazing. Be sure to check the audio book version of this amazing book!!