Format Jess Read This Novel In: HardcoverPrint Length: 326 Pages | Publication Date: July 26, 2016
Publisher: Scholastic : Point | ISBN-13: 978-0545850971
Language: English | Main Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary Romance
Jess Obtained This Book Through: Amazon
"P.S. I Like You" by Kasie West
Author's Book Description : Signed, sealed, delivered...
While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Intrigue!
Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters -- sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she's kind of falling for this letter writer. Only who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery, and juggle school, friends, crushes, and her crazy family, she discovers that matters of the heart can't always be spelled out...
Kasie West brings irresistible wit, warmth, and sparkle to this swoon-worthy story of love showing up when you least expect it.
My Book Review : 5 out of 5 stars!! Oh my goodness, you guys!! This novel!!! I don’t know where to begin with this review. *happy sigh* So here we go ...Lily is a shy girl who covers that with false confidence. Yet because of how she portrays herself to everyone else, it means she only has one friend. Her best friend Isabel. But even though she has a “hipster” eclectic sole and style, her goal in life is to be a song writer. And she is still on the brink of being great, IF she can get a “muse” to work for her. So, one day she was “working” on her lyrics during Chemistry class and using the desk as her paper. The following day she finds a response on her desk that someone else wrote. And so begins her exchanges with her secret pen pal. Who could it be? As time goes by she decides to find out who her pen pal actually is but will she be happy once she finally knows ...
I had originally heard about this book from Julie @ Pages and Pens and I am so glad I did! I agree when Julie said that the “passing of notes felt nostalgic” I think it was that charm that sealed my love for it! 😂 But as I stated above I am just giddy for joy about this novel! Lily was a great, well-rounded character. I adored how Lily handled the situations presented to her (even her defense mechanisms 😊) as at her age, though I didn’t have her style, I completely had her personality … just trying to get by and make it through the best way she knew how. And that part where she decided on “taking sides” between who she thought was her secret admirer and Isabel just proved how loyal she was. Can I have her as a friend? 😉
But not just talking about Lily as a character, I enjoyed how this novel shapes its “main characters” and how you get to see all sides of them (the sweet, the good, the annoying, and the somewhat cruel). I’m not sure if this was accurate to high school in the now (as I was born in the 1980’s) BUT it was nice seeing my high school experiences(-ish) being displayed in the present-ish setting. In addition, I enjoyed how Ms. West made her characters feel believable because of the life situations they were thrown in and how we got to “see behind the mask” that some of the characters were showing throughout most of this novel.
Now I cannot complete this glowing recommendation without discussing Cade and eternal love for him too. I mean, reading about him through Lily’s eyes was simply perfect. I loved finding out all of his nuances right beside Lily. Then how they dealt with his family issues and how she overcame the stigma of her own family life … I was completely riveted! It doesn’t hurt that I am a total “seemingly opposites attract” troupe lover so yeah. For me they were a perfect pair.
I HIGHLY recommend this novel to those looking for an entertaining contemporary young adult romance!
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"Of course you can go to lunch with Gabriel," I said. "Don't worry about me. Have fun."
"You could come with us if . . ."
I was tempted to make her finish that sentence. To accept her invitation just to be funny, but I put her out of her misery. "No. I don't want to go on your anniversary lunch. Please. I have a book to write . . . Two-Month Anniversaries Are The Start Of Forever. Chapter One: At sixty days, you'll know it's real if he whisks you away from the drudgery of high school and takes you to Taco Bell."
"We're not going to Taco Bell."
"Uh-oh. Only one chapter in and it's not looking good for you."
Isabel's dark eyes glinted. "Joke all you want, but I think it's romantic."
I grabbed her hand and squeezed. "I know. It's adorable." ~ within Chapter 1
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