Pepper would be only real criticism about this book and it would feel somewhat nit-picky. Jack felt like someone I might actually meet in real life. Between his family’s historic and failing deli to his tension with his brother and his anxiety over his own future, Jack struggled through a lot in this book. There was tension, there was competition, there was bitterness between them and that felt so real. Jack’s relationship with his twin brother was not at all what I’d expect a romcom twin relationship to be. Although they almost all fit exactly into the romcom tropes I’d expect, at times they broke through that. The same can be said for the siblings and the best friends. They added enough without distracting from the characters we really cared about. Pepper and Jack’s parents were deep, motivated, and, although at times incredibly frustrating, felt real. We read romcoms for the characters and Tweet Cute did not disappoint. While the focus was always the relationship, the added background of the Twitter feud and the app development aspects really gave this story a depth and kept me engaged.īut no one really reads a romcom for the plot, do they? Characters I thought this might read like an adult trying to be a teenager who understands the internet world, but it didn’t seem like that at all. And it didn’t felt forced, which was the biggest surprise. The added internet elements of this story brought a fresh addition to the romcom format. Tweet Cute takes the established romcom tropes and brings such a refreshing, fun story to them that it didn’t lack from being trope-y. It doesn’t subvert any romcom stereotypes, it doesn’t break any molds, it doesn’t offer anything new and exciting to the genre. As the Twitter feud deepens, so does Pepper and Jack’s relationship. An errant tweet accidentally starts a Twitter war with a local NYC deli, whose Twitter account is run by Jack, one of Pepper’s classmates. Her mother, a fast food chain founder, relies on Pepper’s sarcasm and internet savvy to create tweets for their corporate fast food account. You have Pepper who is somewhat new to New York City after growing up in Nashville. In typical romcom fashion, Tweet Cute focuses on the budding relationship of two teenagers. It is a witty, fun, rom com that is, honestly, perfect for a beach read. If you read my Mid-Year Book Tag, you might already know that I really loved this book. But does that mean the book isn’t good? Far from it. If all of that sounds incredibly cheesy and a little bit silly, you’d be right. It focuses on two teenagers who “meet” through a couple of different online platforms, bond over a viral Twitter feud about grilled cheese, and start a budding relationship.

Tweet Cute is a young adult, contemporary novel from Emma Lord.

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