Tweet Cute, written by Emma Lord, is a charming young adult romantic comedy set to be released on January 21, 2020. This debut novel is published by Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press.
If you love young adult rom coms, look no further. This is your next book! I read and adored this book. Check out my review below and get a sneak peek with a book excerpt.
Synopsis
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.
- Author: Emma Lord
- Publisher: St Martins Press
- Publication Date: January 21, 2020
- Genre: YA Romance
Book Review
Pepper is an overachiever who succeeds in everything she sets her mind to, but when her mother asks her to take over the Twitter account for Big League Burger—the family’s successful fast food chain—nothing goes according to plan. She inadvertently begins a war with a local company that quickly spirals out of control.
Jack always thought that he and Pepper had nothing in common aside from being in the same class at their conservative private school. Jack is more of a class clown, always annoying Pepper, whom he sees as being a robot. Jack is uninterested in being popular or first in his class; his twin is more interested in such things.
When a big fast food chain advertises a stolen recipe, Jack sees it as a personal attack on his family’s small business and cannot help but retaliate by exposing BLB on Twitter. If Big League Burger can unapologetically steal a recipe, it means war—a war that brings a different side out of Pepper that he likes quite a bit.
This story was so endearing that I could not put the book down. I wanted to know what would happen next in their daily banter, whether at school or on Twitter. If you enjoy the television show, Gossip Girl, this is a book for you.
The characters are very well developed. I love how different they appear when you first meet them. Everything seems to push them together, even when they fight it. As the story progresses, they both work on their flaws and figure out what they want to do with their lives. Teens will be able to relate to their issues (i.e. finding a career, managing parents’ expectations, fear of disappointing…) but adults will also be able to understand them.
The romance is also very well written. I do not believe in “love at first sight.” Attraction, yes, but not instant love. This story eases into the romance in the most natural way, which is refreshing. I loved reading each page and hope to see more book published from Emma Lord. I highly recommend this book and give it a five-star rating.
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book Excerpt Below
Tweet-Cute-excerpt-FINAL“Tweet Cute delivers in every possible way: a perfect enemies-to-lovers romance, a whip-smart plotline, and endearingly real characters. I devoured it.” – Francesca Zappia, author of Eliza and Her Monsters
“Sweet and fun! An adorable debut that updates a classic romantic trope with a buzzy twist.” – Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately and Serious Moonlight
“A witty rom-com reinvention for the Twitter age, Tweet Cute pairs delicious online rivalry with deeply relatable insights on family pressure and growing up. This fresh, funny read had us hitting ‘favorite’ from page one.” – Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours and If I’m Being Honest
About Emma Lord
Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. She was raised on glitter, grilled cheese, and a whole lot of love. Her sun sign is Hufflepuff, but she is a Gryffindor rising.
TWEET CUTE is her debut novel. You can find her geeking out online at @dilemmalord on Twitter.