goldys44 's review for:

5.0

Bradley and Celine’s love story was soooo sweet. I laughed, swooned, and felt all the feels following them as they both found themselves while also rekindling their friendship.

I appreciate how this love story was far from insta-love. While I wouldn’t necessarily call it a slow burn, we witness the MCs work through a lot before they find their happy ever after. When comparing the characters in Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute to those in other trope loaded popular bestsellers, this book was a breath of fresh air. Their rivalry was based on solid ground, and their real world problems had actual depth for characters their age. Talia Hibbert touched on mental illness, family-ties and self-actualization in a delicate, yet compelling way. 5/5⭐️s