A review by kristenraeham
Flirty Little Secret by Jessica Lepe

4.0

Secret identities + Jewish / Latinx / mental health rep + DMs on page!

In real life, Lucy is a mess. And she’s crushing on the hot new history teacher.
But her online persona? She has her shit together.

Fletcher is floundering with family drama & his new teaching job.
The best part of his day? Talking to his online pal.

What happens when Fletcher figures out Lucy is his online pal?

Read if you love…
✨guidance counselor + history teacher
🎬You’ve Got Mail
✨friends/coworkers to lovers
🫶🏼dual perspective
✨secret identities
👏🏼SSRI & therapy positive
✨meddling siblings 
💬 DMs on page
✨caretaking
😍he falls first
✨forced proximity 

I binge read this one cover to cover in one sitting and loved it!

Lucy is absolutely so relatable. From the neurodivergence (anxiety, depression, adhd) to her insecurities and so much more. Her family was the perfect cast of side characters, adding depth & so much humor.

I just wanted to hug Fletcher. He is deep in family drama, teaching at a new high school, and just trying to stay afloat.

I’ve read a dozen books with ADHD rep, and this is the book that made me feel the most seen with the way ADHD shows up for me - how a simple to do list with a few things on it can be debilitating, a phone call that would take 2 minutes can take me months to make, and more.

I lovvvved the DMs on page, and how they added depth to the real life interactions and gave us more insight into the online friendship they had built for so long before the present day.

There are so many spoilers I can’t talk about that just made me love this book so much. Their first date is one of my favorites.

📍Massachusetts
✨Representation: ADHD; anxiety; depression; Jewish Latinx FMC
‼️Content: infidelity, not MCs; panic attacks on page