snorthington 's review for:

From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon

3.0

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This book feels like it was written by an awkward teen for an awkward teen, which was fun, but different than the other two books by Sandhya I've read and loved. It was told through emails and diary entries mostly, which was an interesting format, though not my favorite. I enjoyed that it took place in Colorado Springs and that Twinkle learns to stand up for herself and what she deserves in a friendship - maybe those friendship tensions are what made the awkwardness so palpable? Having attended three high schools and having to make new friends every year, the growing pains of high school friendships perhaps feel too real still in my mind 15 years later. I know poor communication is a common trope in both YA and romance novels, but as a trope it really seemed to bother me in this one. I enjoyed this book, but it was definitely mediocre relative to her other two in my opinion.