A review by apple_atcha_reading
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Talia Hibbert is an auto-buy/auto-read author for me. This was my fourth Talia Hibbert novel and I intend to read the rest of her backlist asap.
This was a cute YA romance, with young people ignoring their feelings and pretending their friends can’t see how much they like each other. We follow Brad and Celine on their journey of enemies to friends to lovers, learning they used to be friends until something changed their relationship forever. The romance was cute and sweet, but I also enjoyed reading about Brad and Celine figuring out what they want in life. They were both living lives and aiming for futures they thought they wanted, instead of being honest with themselves. It might be cliche, but I always enjoy reading about young people realizing their dreams and aspirations instead of their parents or other adults.
I read this for the Diverse Baseline Challenge, for the prompt “Fat Main Character”. 
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