e-Audio, 06:48:09
Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino & James Fouhey
Release Date: April 25, 2025
Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.
Read from: May 23-24, 2025
Stand-alone (?)
Source: Libby (I also received a free ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning:
For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, YA, LOLThe laugh-out-loud YA romance by two award-winning and bestselling authors, Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, that’s perfect for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before or When Dimple Met Rishi
When Pacy Mercado and Cecil Holloway spot each other during the first week of freshman year, it’s love at first sight. Well, more like love at first fleeting, injury-riddled glance, since the moment is ruined thanks to clumsiness and a criminal case of IBS.
Despite their total lack of game, Pacy and Cecil are drawn to each other. Seven seconds of eye contact turns into days of yearning and stress as they make the mistake of following misguided advice from their friends, dysfunctional families, and strangers on the internet.
But the universe conspires to bring Pacy and Cecil together when they both end up on the WADS committee to plan the freshman dance (that’s Wakeville’s Awesome Décor Society, if you must know).
As they spend more time together, they realize that the other person might be just what they need . . . that is, if they can figure out how to be themselves and embrace the mishaps, mistakes, and hilariously awkward interactions that make up their imperfectly perfect love story.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was hella cute! I knew what it was going to be as soon as I started reading it. When I tell you I NEEDED the laughs this book brought lol Definitely helped me out of my reading slump.
The humor in this one was so good! They were so weird lol And it was strange to watch them be nerdy even though they were interested in things I had no idea about lol But even though I didn’t know about Star Wars or Star Trek, I DO know awkward and these two were definitely that. I had so much fun seeing them navigate first crushes and first loves.
The romance was hilariously true. The way they had no idea what they were doing had me choke laughing. Even their miscommunication had me laughing. And y’all KNOW that’s unusual lol But the funniest part is, I related to a lot of this. The random ass BAD advice from family, the IBS, and the weird interactions they had. I swear it felt like the reading puberty in action lmao They did read a little young, but I didn’t mind. Maybe I’m just as young as them, because I still laughed at everything.
This was a classic romance book where they meet, fall for each other, get forced to work together, and then find out that they actually do like each other. But even if it does seem formulaic, it was still so good. And I gotta say, I was impressed by the fact that they were writing two different people and still were so in sync. They were so cute. I really hope y’all pick this up. If nothing else, for you to love too.
Overall, I give this
