A review by boonana
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

3.0

I was hesitant to read this at first because of some of the... not so positive reviews I read here. I wasn't going to bother to be honest, but I had ordered it at my library and it came in. I expected it to be bland and have horrible dialogue, and I guess lowering my expectations considerably actually helped me enjoy this book. Although it definitely did not live up to the hype the description gives it, it's interesting and a new take on the classic YA novel. Caden wasn't the best narrator to have for an almost 400 page book, and his obsession with Nicki Minaj was a tad strange. Like other people, I wish Dylan or even Juliet could have had a chapter or two in their perspective. It would have been nice to see things from their point of view. But I got through it, and I don't regret reading it so I guess this is a win for the book. One quick question though: how in the world did two, eighteen year old boys with no family or income manage to buy a house on nice land within a year?? I could handle this whole book, but my disbelief could not be suspended for that. Impossible.