Review by booksbystevie - Love at Full Tilt

booksbystevie 's review for:

Love at Full Tilt by Jenny L. Howe

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love at Full Tilt, a novel by Jenny L. Howe, available July 22, 2025!

Let me start by saying that this is the best book by Jenny L. Howe to date! I love, love, loved this scavenger hunt in an amusement park/resort competitors-to-lovers YA romance. Lia and her friends Tess and Issy are on a quest to enjoy their last summer together before college and work split them up, so they all go to Fableland to live out their wildest childhood dreams. Lia wants to win the scavenger hunt to earn enough money to finally stick it to her overprotective parents and go out on her own, with a passion for storytelling and a dream to work for Fable Industries herself. Enter local competitor and college hopeful Mason, the softest of softest boys you’ve ever met, who loves a good book, his two dachshunds, Toast and Waffles, and stealing my freaking heart.

Let me also say that no one writes fat rep like JLH. I, too, felt like I needed this book when I was younger. The rides? The “geometry”? The feeling of clothing being too tight and people thinking you’re an object? There were a couple of moments I felt a bit teary, and Mason was right there to dry my eyes and prove that all bodies are beautiful and attractive. I also felt like Lia’s mom’s anxiety was well done, and her parents’ overprotectiveness had me wondering if they would show up. There are lots of lovely moments between the friend group that I won’t give away without spoiling!

If you are a lover of romance and Jenny’s previous adult books, you will not be disappointed by switching to YA with this story! Plus, the cover is GORGEOUS!

Thank you so much to Jenny L. Howe, Delacorte, and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced (e-)reader copy and a chance to rate and review this book!

5 ⭐️ 0 🌶 (lots of angst and pining!)

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