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To be published by Wednesday Books on 21 Jan 2020
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Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming―mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account.
Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper’s side. When he isn’t trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin’s shadow, he’s busy working in his family’s deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma’s iconic grilled cheese recipe, he’ll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time.
All’s fair in love and cheese―that is, until Pepper and Jack’s spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they’re publicly duking it out with snarky memes and retweet battles, they’re also falling for each other in real life―on an anonymous chat app Jack built.
As their relationship deepens and their online shenanigans escalate―people on the internet are shipping them??―their battle gets more and more personal, until even these two rivals can’t ignore they were destined for the most unexpected, awkward, all-the-feels romance that neither of them expected.
Twitter may be internet hell, and high school may only make it worse, but with Jack and Pepper, it all felt in good fun. This modern YA rom-com was cheesy, literally and figuratively—all. the. food puns.
Tweet Cute was such a playful read, capturing that teen energy without feeling immature or insufferable (the less fun part of being an angsty teen). I loved that Jack and Pepper were individuals with their own goals and passions, rather than your average YA characters who base their self-worth over delusionally obsessive and self-absorbed insta-loves. I loved that they were achievers—building apps, swimming competitively, running baking blogs, helping out with the family business, applying to college. And as much I rooted for them individually, I also rooted for them together. They had great chemistry.
I wonder what it’s like, being that sure of yourself. Knowing what you want so definitively you don’t even care about keeping doors open.
In the midst of chaotic high school schedules—nothing like college admissions to light a fire under your butt!—the deeper questions about purpose and identity creeped up on me, and even though I’ve graduated from college already, I could still relate to these high schoolers.
Lighthearted fun made richer with a hint of soul-searching. Highly recommended if you’re looking for your next YA romance!